An experimental test program has been conducted to ascertain the strength losses to which representative space tether materials may be prone upon impact by hypervelocity particles of known size, density, and velocity, when the tether is under tensile loading typical of flight design loads. Twelve hypervelocity impacts were followed by tensile tests to failure to determine residual strength; relationships are established between particle velocity and strength loss due to impact damage, as well as between tether strength loss and the relationship between particle and tether diameters. Tentative design criteria are formulated in terms of a design factor allowing for strength degradation by impact.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Hypervelocity impact testing of tethers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Intl. Conference on Space Tethers for Science in the Space Station Era ; 1987 ; Venice, Italy


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Results of hypervelocity impact tests on tape tethers

    Van Noord, J. / Robinson, J. / Piekutowski, A. | AIAA | 2002



    Survivability to Hypervelocity Impacts of Electrodynamic Tape Tethers for Deorbiting Spacecraft in LEO

    Francesconi, A. / Giacomuzzo, C. / Branz, F. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2013


    Hypervelocity impact testing of cables

    Jex, David W. | TIBKAT | 1973