The report defines four basic classes of thermal control surface and the research being carried out on each type of surface. Details are given of the apparatus used to measure the reflectance properties of the surfaces and the facilities available to simulate the space environment. Finally, a description is given of the preliminary design of a satellite-borne experiment designed to test thermal control surfaces in space. (Author)


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    Title :

    Thermal Control Surface Research at the Royal Aircraft Establishment


    Contributors:
    A. E. Smith (author)

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    37 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English