The Flight Model Discharge System (FMDS) Program has completed its fourth year. The FMDS is a spacecraft charge control system designed to overcome the problem of charge buildup on a space vehicle which occurs during periods of adverse space environmental conditions. An overview of the FMDS system is presented, followed by an in-depth treatment of the significant technical developments that have occurred during the past year. The major areas covered include the plasma generator and electrostatic analyzer testing. Keywords: Spacecraft charging, Charge control system, Automatic active discharge system, Flight model discharge system. (JHD)
Flight Model Discharge System
1988
85 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Electric charge , Adverse conditions , Automatic , Electrostatic analyzers , Space flight , Models , Plasma generators , Space environments , Spacecraft , Test and evaluation , Electric discharges , Neutralization , Spacecraft charging , FMDS program , Flight model discharge system
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