1999
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(99)00071-8
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Columbus debris shielding experiments and ballistic limit curves

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“…Kevlar and Nextel are widely used to protect human space infrastructures from meteoroids and debris impacts in low-Earth orbit, and form the basic elements of the MicroMeteoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD) protection system Rampini et al 2003). Notable examples are the European Space Agency's Columbus Attached Pressurized Module (Beruto et al 1997;Destefanis and Faraud 1997;Destefanis et al 1999), which is currently scheduled for launch in 2007 (Fig. 1), the interconnecting elements Node 2 and Node 3, and the Automated Transfer Vehicle Integrated Cargo Carrier (Destefanis et al 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kevlar and Nextel are widely used to protect human space infrastructures from meteoroids and debris impacts in low-Earth orbit, and form the basic elements of the MicroMeteoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD) protection system Rampini et al 2003). Notable examples are the European Space Agency's Columbus Attached Pressurized Module (Beruto et al 1997;Destefanis and Faraud 1997;Destefanis et al 1999), which is currently scheduled for launch in 2007 (Fig. 1), the interconnecting elements Node 2 and Node 3, and the Automated Transfer Vehicle Integrated Cargo Carrier (Destefanis et al 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From this perspective, the shielding effects of materials and structures already present in the spacecraft, but designed for other purposes, are important. In fact, the Micro-Debris Protection System (MDPS), the Multi-Layer Isolation (MLI) materials, and the primary aluminum shell, constituting the Habitat Protection System (HPS), designed to have good ballistic, thermal, and structural properties, respectively [4], can also offer good protection from direct radiation interaction [5]. However, the presence of extremely energetic heavy ions in the GCR spectrum, such as Fe, that can penetrate tens of centimeters of shielding materials, producing a secondary particle cascade, is a big concern for both the human crew [3] and the electronics inside the spacecraft [8].…”
Section: Impact Of Spacecraft-shell Composition Onmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 Although these technologies are a fundamental starting point for the development of a high-shotfrequency gun, their implementation to a gun for impact testing represents a technological challenge. In fact, the masses launched for impact testing can be as heavy as several grams ͑for example, meteoroid shields of the International Space Station's Columbus module have been tested by shooting 15 mm diameter aluminum projectiles at 7 km/s͒ 16 whereas pellet refueling involves the acceleration of masses which are just a few milligrams. 9,15 The object of this paper is a high-frequency two-stage light-gas gun specifically developed for impact testing capable of accelerating 100 mg projectile up to 5 km/s and 70 mg projectile at 5.5 km/s.…”
Section: B High-shot-frequency Gunsmentioning
confidence: 99%