The Space Environment : : Implications for Spacecraft Design - Revised and Expanded Edition /

The Space Environment : : Implications for Spacecraft Design - Revised and Expanded Edition / / Alan C. Tribble.

The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public--and NASA--of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. Here, Alan Tribble presents a singular, up-to-date account of a wide range...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Tribble, Alan C.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]
©2004
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 89 figs. 24 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Vacuum Environment and Its Effects
  • 3. The Neutral Environment and Its Effects
  • 4. The Plasma Environment and Its Effects
  • 5. The Radiation Environment and Its Effects
  • 6. The Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Environment and Its Effects
  • Appendix 1. Nomenclature
  • Appendix 2. Acronyms
  • Appendix 3. Physical Constants
  • Appendix 4. The Long Duration Exposure Facility
  • Index

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