External spacecraft materials are crucial for protecting satellites from the harsh space environment. This study evaluates the radiation effects of low Earth orbit (LEO) space weather, focusing on high-energy electron and atomic oxygen (AO) exposure, on several modern spacecraft materials. The materials under investigation are “flight duplicates" of samples scheduled for launch as part of the Materials International Space Station Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) mission in 2025. To observe changes in stress distribution within weathered polymers, the experimental setup based on the photo elasticity technique was developed


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    Title :

    Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Innovative Spacecraft Materials under a LEO Simulated Atomic Oxygen Environment


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    Conference:

    Space Simulation Conference ; 2024 ; Annapolis, MD, US


    Publication date :

    2024-10-21


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English





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