NASA's exploration missions to Mars and the moon may be jeopardized by dust that will adhere to surfaces of (a) Optical systems, viewports and solar panels, (b) Thermal radiators, (c) Instrumentation, and (d) Spacesuits. We have developed an active dust mitigation technology, the Electrodynamic Dust Shield, a multilayer coating that can remove dust and also prevents its accumulation Extensive testing in simulated laboratory environments and on a reduced gravity flight shows that high dust removal performance can be achieved Long duration exposure to the space environment as part of the MISSE-X payload will validate the technology for lunar missions.


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    Title :

    Space Environmental Testing of the Electrodynamic Dust Shield Technology


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual Meeting of the Electrostatics Society of America ; 2013 ; Cocoa Beach, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2013-06-11


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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