Materials studied in laboratory and orbiting satellites were camphor, naphthalene, and biphenyl; materials were successfully used for following applications -- time-delay switches, temporary structures or seals, which disappear after launch; encapsulation of delicate devices and operations, and as source of propulsion impulse for gentle control operations.
Spacecraft application of subliming materials
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 2 , n 3
1965
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Spacecraft application of subliming materials
AIAA | 1965
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