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Meteoroid/orbital debris impact damage predictions for the Russian space station MIRComponents of the Mir space station have been exposed to the meteoroid/orbital debris (M/OD) environment for up to 11 years. During this period, no M/OD impact perforation of the pressure shell of the manned modules were reported. The NASA standard M/OD analysis code BUMPER was used to predict the probability of M/OD impact damage to various components of Mir. The analysis indicates a 1 in 2.2 chance that a M/OD impact would have caused a penetration resulting in a pressure leak of the Mir modules since its launch up to the February 1997. For the next five years, the estimated odds become 1 in 3. On an annual basis, penetration risks are 60 percent higher, on the average, in the next five years due to the larger size of Mir and the growth in the orbital debris population.
Document ID
19980005966
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Christiansen, E. L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX United States)
Hyde, J. L.
(Lockheed Martin Corp. Houston, TX United States)
Lear, D.
(Lockheed Martin Corp. Houston, TX United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1997
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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