Performance of solar shieldsThe loss of the micrometeoroid shield from the Orbital Workshop section of Skylab I, about 63 seconds after lift-off, proved to be the harbinger of a prodigious effort to quickly develop a workable substitute for the carefully tailored passive portion of the thermal-control system. The paper describes the intensive ten-day around-the-clock effort in which numerous potential thermal-shield materials were assessed, and during which period ten specific shield designs were developed and carried through various stages of development and test. Thermal-shield materials data are discussed, including optical, strength, fatigue, outgassing, tackiness, ultraviolet radiation, and material 'memory' properties.
Document ID
19750048014
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Schwinghamer, R. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Materials and Processes Laboratory, Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: The Skylab results; Twentieth Annual Meeting