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Meteoroid and orbital debris shielding on the Orbital Maneuvering VehicleNASA's Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) is being designed to withstand a 10-year lifetime in polar and low earth orbits. A large percentage of OMV's lifetime will be spent operating in the vicinity of the Space Shuttle and Space Station or in storage at these manned locations. An extensive analysis has been performed to determine the effects of the meteoroid and orbital debris environments on OMV's external fuel tanks. A finite element model of OMV was constructed using NASTRAN and analyzed with the meteoroid and debris design analysis code BUMPER. The results show that the long design lifetime, and the ever increasing man-made orbital debris environment, will require the use of shielding over the external fuel tanks.
Document ID
19890038033
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kirkpatrick, Marc E.
(TRW, Inc. TRW Space and Technology Group, Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 89-0495
Accession Number
89A25404
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36800
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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