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MISSE 6 Stressed Polymers Experiment Atomic Oxygen Erosion DataPolymers and other oxidizable materials used on the exterior of spacecraft in the low Earth orbit (LEO) space environment can be eroded away by reaction with atomic oxygen (AO). For spacecraft design, it is important to know the LEO AO erosion yield, Ey (volume loss per incident oxygen atom), of materials susceptible to AO erosion. The Stressed Polymers Experiment was developed and flown as part of the Materials International Space Station Experiment 6 (MISSE 6) to compare the AO erosion yields of stressed and non-stressed polymers to determine if erosion is dependent upon stress while in LEO. The experiment contained 36 thin film polymer samples that were exposed to ram AO for 1.45 years. This paper provides an overview of the Stressed Polymers Experiment with details on the polymers flown, the characterization techniques used, the AO fluence, and the erosion yield results. The MISSE 6 data are compared to data for similar samples flown on previous MISSE missions to determine fluence or solar radiation effects on erosion yield.
Document ID
20130011518
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
deGroh, Kim K.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Banks, Bruce A.
(Alphaport, Inc. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Mitchell, Gianna G.
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
Yi, Grace T.
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
Guo, Aobo
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
Ashmeade, Claire C.
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
Roberts, Lily M.
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
McCarthy, Catherine E.
(Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH, United States)
Sechkar, Edward A.
(ZIN Technologies, Inc. Middleburg Heights, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2013
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2013-217847
E-18632
Meeting Information
Meeting: 12th International Symposium on Materials in the Space Environment (ISMSE-12)
Location: Noordwijk
Country: Netherlands
Start Date: September 24, 2012
End Date: September 28, 2012
Sponsors: European Space Agency. European Space Research and Technology Center, ESTEC
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 799362.01.04.04.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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