The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Near Earth Space, A Historical Perspective....Pages 1-22
Overview from a Systems Perspective....Pages 23-44
Introduction to the Space Environment....Pages 45-66
The Sun - Its Role in the Environment of the Near Earth Space....Pages 67-101
The Upper Atmosphere and the Ionosphere....Pages 103-116
The Near Earth Particulate Environment....Pages 117-146
The Magnetosphere and Its Interaction with the Solar Wind and with the Ionosphere....Pages 147-181
Cosmic Radiation....Pages 183-204
The Interplanetary Environment....Pages 205-232
Atomic Oxygen and Its Effect on Materials....Pages 233-257
Ultraviolet and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Spacecraft Thermal Control Materials....Pages 259-266
Contaminant-Sensitive Systems in the Solar Radiation Environment....Pages 267-271
Hypervelocity Impact Physics - Plasma Discharge Phenomena on Solar Generators....Pages 273-290
Methodology for Impact Damage Assessment....Pages 291-298
Protection and Shielding....Pages 299-351
Physics of Energetic Particle Interactions....Pages 353-381
Radiation Damage to Surface and Structure Materials....Pages 383-405
Hazards to Electronics in Space....Pages 407-435
Plasma Interactions at Low Altitudes....Pages 437-465
Potential Threats to the Performance of Vacuum-Insulated High-Voltage Devices in a Space Environment....Pages 467-489
Surface Charging of Spacecraft in Geosynchronous Orbit....Pages 491-511
Space Environment and EMC/ESD Phenomena....Pages 513-564
Internal Charging and Secondary Effects....Pages 565-580
Tether Phenomena Observed in the OEDIPUS-A Experiment....Pages 581-603
Results of Space Experiments: CRRES....Pages 605-653
An Overview of the Long Duration Exposure Facility: Case Studies for the Effects of the Space Environment on Spacecraft Systems....Pages 655-667
Space Power Experiments Aboard Rockets....Pages 669-711
Current Collection by High-Voltage Spacecraft....Pages 713-729
The Human System in Space....Pages 731-778
The Arcing Rate for a High Voltage Solar Array: Theory and Experiments....Pages 779-794
Advanced Space Photovoltaic Technology....Pages 795-823
A Brief Overview of Electrodynamic Tethers....Pages 825-835
Beyond Mars....Pages 837-853
Plasma in the Environs of Spacecraft....Pages 855-859
Radiation Damage Effects on Spacecraft Materials....Pages 861-865
Surface Charging and Its Prevention....Pages 867-872
Imaging of X-Rays and Energetic Neutral Atoms with Rotating Modulation Collimators....Pages 873-878
Test and Validation of MCT Detectors for PMIRR on the Mars Observer Spacecraft....Pages 879-887
A Combined Test Facility for Space Research and Technology....Pages 889-895
Irradiation Damage Assessment of Electronics....Pages 897-903
Meteoroid and Debris Environment and Effects....Pages 905-911
Atomic Oxygen Protective Coatings....Pages 913-919
Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Behavior of Graphite Epoxy Composite Coupons....Pages 921-927
ISEE-1 Measurements of the Near Earth Energetic Electron Environment....Pages 929-933
Low Earth Orbit Space Plasma High Voltage System Interactions....Pages 935-942
Photothermal Investigation of Gold Coated Kapton Samples Exposed to Atomic Oxygen....Pages 943-948
Back Matter....Pages 949-962