Materials International Space Station Experiment, International Space Station, low Earth orbit, flight experiments, atomic oxygen, radiation, degradation
Space Environment and Experiments Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center
Consultant to Alphaport
Durability and Protective Coatings Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center
Space Environment and Experiments Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center
Space Environment and Experiments Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center
ASRC Aerospace
ASRC Aerospace
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者（英）
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構特別資料
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Special Publication: Proceedings of International Symposium on "SM/MPAC & SEED Experiment"
巻
JAXA-SP-08-015E
ページ
91 - 119
発行年
2009-03-31
会議概要（会議名, 開催地, 会期, 主催者等）（英）
International Symposium on "SM/MPAC & SEED Experiment" (International Congress Center EPOCHAL TSUKUBA, 10-11 March 2008)
抄録（英）
NASA Glenn Research Center (Glenn) has 39 individual materials flight experiments (> 540 samples) flown as part of the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) to address long duration environmental durability of spacecraft materials in low Earth orbit (LEO). MISSE is a series of materials flight experiments consisting of trays, called Passive Experiment Carriers (PECs) that are exposed to the space environment on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). MISSE 1-5 have been successfully flown and retrieved and were exposed to the space environment from one to four years. MISSE 6A & 6B were deployed during the STS-123 shuttle mission in March 2008, and MISSE 7A & 7B are being prepared for launch in 2009. The Glenn MISSE experiments address atomic oxygen (AO) effects such as erosion and undercutting of polymers, AO scattering, stress effects on AO erosion, and in-situ AO fluence monitoring. Experiments also address solar radiation effects such as radiation induced polymer shrinkage, stress effects on radiation degradation of polymers, and radiation degradation of indium tin oxide (ITO) coatings and spacesuit fabrics. Additional experiments address combined AO and solar radiation effects on thermal control films, paints and cermet coatings. Experiments with Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) seals and UltraFlex solar array materials are also being flown. Several experiments were designed to provide ground-facility to in-space calibration data thus enabling more accurate in-space performance predictions based on ground-laboratory testing. This paper provides an overview of Glenn's MISSE 1-7 flight experiments along with a summary of results from Glenn's MISSE 1 & 2 experiments.
内容記述（英）
Physical characteristics: Original contains color illustrations
NASA Glenn Research Center's Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE 1-7)
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