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TSS-1R Failure Mode EvaluationSoon after the break of the tether during the Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R) mission in February, 1996, a Tiger Team was assembled at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center to determine the tether failure mode. One possible failure scenario was the Kevlar' strength member of the tether failed because of degradation due to electrical discharge or electrical arcing. During the next several weeks, extensive electrical discharge testing in low vacuum and plasma environments was conducted in an attempt to reproduce the electrical activity recorded by on-board science instruments during the mission. The results of these tests are presented in this paper.
Document ID
19970021635
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vaughn, Jason A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
McCollum, Matthew B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Kamenetzky, Rachel R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1997
Publication Information
Publication: Thirty-first Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
97N22563
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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