Alan C. Tribble

The Space Environment (eBook, PDF)

Implications for Spacecraft Design - Revised and Expanded Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 of less conspicuous but no less consequential environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. Conveying a wealth of insight into the nature of the space environment and how spacecraft interact with it, he covers design modifications aimed at eliminating or reducing such environmental effects as solar absorptance increases caused by self-contamination, materials erosion by atomic oxygen, electrical discharges due to spacecraft charging, degradation of electrical circuits by radiation, and bombardment by micrometeorites. This book is unique in that it bridges the gap between studies of the space environment as performed by space physicists and spacecraft design engineering as practiced by aerospace engineers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780691213071
• Artikelnr.: 59076806

Autorenporträt

Alan C. Tribble is a rocket scientist who has spent over ten years designing dozens of spacecraft for various missions. Formerly with Boeing's Space Systems Division, he now does research and development with Rockwell Collins. His other books include the Princeton Guide to Advanced Physics and A Tribble's Guide to Space (both Princeton).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments
Ch. 1
Introduction
1
Ch. 2
The Vacuum Environment
23
Ch. 3
The Neutral Environment
63
Ch. 4
The Plasma Environment
101
Ch. 5
The Radiation Environment
137
Ch. 6
The Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Environment
169
Ch. 7
Conclusions
185
Appendix 1: Nomenclature
189
Appendix 2: Acronyms
191
Appendix 3: Physical Constants
193
Appendix 4: The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF)
195
Index
199