Reducing size and weight of spacecraft, along with demanding increased performance capabilities, introduces many uncertainties in the engineering design community on how spacecraft and spacecraft systems will perform in space. The engineering design community is forever behind on obtaining and developing new tools and guidelines to mitigate the harmful effects of the space environment. Adding to this complexity is the push to use Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and shrinking microelectronics behind less shielding utilizing new materials. The potential usage of unproven technologies such as large solar sail structures and nuclear electric propulsion introduces new requirements to develop new engineering tools. In order to drive down these uncertainties, NASA s SEE Program provides resources for technology development to accommodate or mitigate these harmful environments on spacecraft. This paper will describe the current SEE Program's, currently funded activities and possible future developments.


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    Title :

    Overview of NASA's Space Environments and Effects (SEE) Program Technology Development Activities


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure NATO Advanced Research Workshop ; 2003 ; Rhodes, Greece


    Publication date :

    2003-03-25


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English