Protection of spacecraft from meteoroids and orbital debris

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5868942· OSTI ID:5868942

Fraas, A. P.

This report presents a review of information on the incidence of meteoroids and solid debris in orbital space, the damaging effects of these materials, and the principles that may be used to design protective shields for orbiting spacecraft. The report was prepared as part of a current Oak Ridge National Laboratory effort to develop and evaluate conceptual designs of space power systems.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5868942
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-9904; ON: DE86009996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
SPACE VEHICLES
MISSILE PROTECTION
METEOROIDS
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
POWER SUPPLIES
VEHICLES
990000* - General & Miscellaneous