Expected meteoroid environment is defined in terms of particle flux as function of particle mass; specific reference is made to Apollo mission; impact hazard to spacecraft as result of meteoroid environment is analyzed on basis of vulnerability of various materials and structures; effectiveness of "meteoroid bumper concept" in protecting spacecraft from meteoroid impact is treated analytically and experimentally, particularly with regard to second sheet or main hull response.


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    Title :

    Meteoroid environment and its consequences to spacecraft structures


    Additional title:

    J Environmental Sciences


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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