Manned space flight programs will always have windows as part of the structural shell of the crew compartment. Astronauts and cosmonauts need to and enjoy looking out of the spacecraft windows at Earth, at approaching vehicles, at scientific objectives and at the stars. With few exceptions spacecraft windows have been made of glass, and the lessons learned over forty years of manned space flight have resulted in a well-defined approach for using this brittle, unforgiving material in NASA's vehicles, in windows and other structural applications. This chapter will outline the best practices that have developed at NASA for designing, verifying and accepting glass (and ceramic) windows and other components for safe and reliable use in any space system.
Structural Design of Glass and Ceramic Components for Space System Safety
Second IAASS COnference: Space Safety in a Global World ; 2007 ; Chicago, IL, United States
2007-05-14
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF GLASS AND CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR SPACE SYSTEM SAFETY
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