The effects of the natural space environments on spacecraft design, development, and operation are the topic of a series of NASA Reference Publications currently being developed by the Electromagnetics and Environments Branch, Systems Analysis and Integration Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center. This primer, second in the series, describes the interactions between a spacecraft and the natural space plasma. Under certain environmental/spacecraft conditions, these interactions result in the phenomenon known as spacecraft charging. It is the focus of this publication to describe the phenomenon of spacecraft charging and its possible adverse effects on spacecraft and to present the key elements of a Spacecraft Charging Effects Protection Plan.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft Environments Interactions: Protecting Against the Effects of Spacecraft Charging


    Contributors:
    J. L. Herr (author) / M. B. Mccollum (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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