Principal applications of polymeric materials for various Mariner IV sub-systems were for lubrication, thermal control, and structural application; in addition to evaluating current available data from prior space flights and research, two basic tests were performed to determine best qualified materials; weight-loss test indicated degree of material degradation in vacuum/thermal environment and volatile-condensable-material test indicated probable extent of outgassing materials condensing on critical spacecraft components.
Polymeric applications for Mariner Mars, 1964 spacecraft
Rubber Plastics Age
Rubber and Plastics Age ; 47 , n 7
1966
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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