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Protection of Materials and Structures From the Space Environment

  • Presents the latest findings on space materials research with a focus on environmental conditions at and around Moon, Mars, Venus and the low Earth orbit as well as the protection of hardware and human life in space
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP, volume 32)

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Table of contents (56 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Analyses of Hubble Space Telescope Aluminized-Teflon Insulation Retrieved After 19 Years of Space Exposure

    • Kim K. de Groh, Deborah L. Waters, Jelila S. Mohammed, Bruce A. Perry, Bruce A. Banks
    Pages 13-26
  3. Effect of Solar Exposure on the Atomic Oxygen Erosion of Hubble Space Telescope Aluminized-Teflon Thermal Shields

    • Aobo Guo, Claire C. Ashmead, Kim K. de Groh, Edward A. Sechkar
    Pages 27-40
  4. Post-flight Analysis of Materials Exposed on the Spectrometer Sub-unit of MEDET (18 Months On-Board ISS)

    • Virginie Rejsek-Riba, Sabine Soonckindt, Sophie Duzellier, S. Remaury, C. Durin, J. M. Desmarres et al.
    Pages 41-55
  5. Polymer Strain Experiment on MISSE 6

    • Deborah L. Waters, Kim K. de Groh, Bruce A. Banks, Edward A. Sechkar
    Pages 57-71
  6. Passive Space Environment Effect Measurement on JEM/MPAC&SEED

    • Yugo Kimoto, Junichiro Ishizawa, Hiroyuki Shimamura
    Pages 73-82
  7. Attenuation of Scattered Thermal Energy Atomic Oxygen

    • Bruce A. Banks, Katelyn T. Seroka, Jason B. McPhate, Sharon K. Miller
    Pages 83-92
  8. The Effect of Tensile Stress on the Erosion of Polyimide in an Atomic Oxygen Environment

    • Ronen Verker, Dan Hassin, Nurit Atar, Eitan Grossman
    Pages 105-113
  9. Critical Evaluation of Testing Results for Russian and Western Space Materials in Ground-Based Simulator Facilities and in Space Experiments

    • Z. Iskanderova, J. Kleiman, V. Issoupov, S. F. Naumov, S. P. Sokolova, A. O. Kurilenok et al.
    Pages 115-131
  10. Accelerated Testing of Thermal Control Coatings Using Synchrotron Radiation and Evaluation of Materials Performance

    • H. R. Fischer, Yu. V. Butenko, C. Mooney, C. Semprimoschnig, M. H. W. Verkuijlen, E. R. H. van Eck et al.
    Pages 133-142
  11. Effects of Secondary Electron Emission Yield of Polyimide Films on Atomic Oxygen Irradiation

    • Kumi Nitta, Eiji Miyazaki, Shinichiro Michizono, Yoshio Saito
    Pages 143-150
  12. The Effects of MEO Radiation Environment on Triple-Junction GaAs Solar Cells

    • Gao Xin, Yang Sheng-sheng, Wang Yun-fei, Feng Zhan-zu
    Pages 151-158
  13. Interaction Mechanism of Soft X-rays with Irradiated Diamond-Like Carbon Films

    • Kazuhiro Kanda, Masahito Niibe, Kumiko Yokota, Masahito Tagawa
    Pages 159-164
  14. Degradation of Silicone Oils Exposed to Geostationary Environment Components: Ultraviolet Radiations and Electron Flux

    • H. Jochem, V. Rejsek-Riba, E. Maerten, A. Baceiredo, S. Remaury
    Pages 165-176
  15. Complex Investigations of New Black Thermal Control Coatings

    • A. V. Grigorevskiy, L. V. Kiseleva, V. N. Strapolova
    Pages 177-185
  16. The Study of Simulated Space Radiation Environment Effect on Conductive Properties of ITO Thermal Control Materials

    • Feng Wei-Quan, Zhao Chun-Qing, Shen Zi-Cai, Ding Yi-Gang, Zhang Fan, Liu Yu-Ming et al.
    Pages 187-197
  17. Effects of Atomic Oxygen and Grease on Outgassing and Adhesion of Silicone Elastomers for Space Applications

    • Henry C. de Groh, Bernadette J. Puleo, Bruce M. Steinetz
    Pages 209-216

About this book

The goals of the 10th International Space Conference on “Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment” ICPMSE-10J, since its inception in 1992, have been to facilitate exchanges between members of the various engineering and science disciplines involved in the development of space materials, including aspects of LEO, GEO and Deep Space environments, ground-based qualification, and in-flight experiments and lessons learned from operational vehicles that are closely interrelated to disciplines of the atmospheric sciences, solar-terrestrial interactions and space life sciences.

The knowledge of environmental conditions on and around the Moon, Mars, Venus and the low Earth orbit as well as other possible candidates for landing such as asteroids have become an important issue, and protecting both hardware and human life from the effects of space environments has taken on a new meaning in light of the increased interest in space travel and colonization of other planets.

 And while many material experiments have been carried out on the ground and in open space in the last 50 years (LDEF, MEEP, SARE, MISSE, AOP, DSPSE, ESEM, EURECA, HST, MDIM, MIS, MPID, MPAC and SEED), many questions regarding the environmental impact of space on materials remain either poorly understood or unanswered. The coming generations of scientists will have to continue this work and tackle new challenges, continuing to build the level of confidence humans will need to continue the colonization of space. It is hoped that the proceedings of the ICPMSE-10J presented in this book will constitute a small contribution to doing so.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc, Markham, Canada

    Jacob Kleiman

  • , Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Masahito Tagawa

  • Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yugo Kimoto

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