Materials on the International Space Station Experiment-5, Forward Technology Solar Cell Experiment: First On-Orbit Data

Walters, Robert J.; Garner, J. C.; Lam, S.; Vasquez, John A.; Braun, William R.; Ruth, R. E.; Warner, Jeffrey H.; Lorentzen, Justin; Messenger, S.R.; Bruninga, Cdr; Jenkins, Phillip P.; Flatico, Joseph M.; Wilt, David M.; Piszczor, Michael F.; Greer, Lawrence C.; Krasowski, Michael J.

doi:10.1109/wcpec.2006.279880

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“…The US Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored a MISSE-5 experiment that was designed to characterize the durability and electrical output of 39 advanced solar cell samples that could be used on future space exploration vehicles. Understanding the performance of these materials will promote the effort to develop future space power systems that could be better protected against degradation from the space environment [26,27]. MISSE samples that are currently being tested on the ISS include materials that are part of the design of the new Orion vehicle [24].…”

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International utilization at the threshold of “assembly complete”—science returns from the International Space Station

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The European Columbus and Japanese Kibo laboratories are now fully operational on the International Space Station (ISS), bringing decades of international planning to fruition. NASA is now completing launch and activation of major research facilities that will be housed in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory, Columbus, and Kibo. These facilities include major physical sciences capabilities for combustion, fluid physics, and materials science, as well as additional multipurpose and supporting infrastructure. Expansion of the laboratory space and expansion to a 6-person crew (May 2009), is already leading to significant increases in research throughput even before assembly is completed. International research on the ISS includes exchanges of results, sharing of facilities, collaboration on experiments, and joint publication and communication of accomplishments. Significant and ongoing increases in research activity on ISS have occurred over the past year. Although research results lag behind on-orbit operations by 2-5 years, the surge of early research activities following Space Shuttle return to flight in 2005 is now producing an accompanying surge in scientific publications. Evidence of scientific productivity from early utilization opportunities combined with the current pace of research activity in orbit are both important parts of the evidence base for evaluating the potential future achievements of a complete and active ISS.

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International utilization at the threshold of “assembly complete”—science returns from the International Space Station

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“…[16,17] In addition, the monitoring time of past flight tests and on-orbit data analysis is not long enough. [18] The data analyzed in this article come from the MEO orbit, which has the worst irradiation environment. And this article uses longer term on-orbit data for analysis, making the data more referential and accurate.…”

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Long‐Term In Situ Performance Comparison of Si and GaAs Solar Arrays in Medium Earth Orbit

Zhao,

Liu,

Yang

et al. 2023

Energy Tech

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The present work analyzes the long‐term in situ comparison of Si and GaAs solar array based on two BeiDou Navigation Satellite System satellites in medium Earth orbit (MEO). From the 6 year long‐term perspective, both Si and GaAs solar arrays exhibit significant yearly periodic variations in remote sensing current and temperature due to periodic variations in the Sun–satellite distance. The practical in situ photogenerated current degradation of Si and GaAs solar arrays in MEO orbits is analyzed by the light intensity and working temperature after calibrating. The annual degradation coefficients of Si and GaAs solar arrays are calculated to be 0.986 and 0.990, respectively, which means 13.2% and 9.6% current degradation for Si and GaAs solar arrays at the end of the 10 year life MEO satellite. Also, this article examines the temperature of the MEO orbit, with the working temperature ranging from −144.7 to 56.3 °C for Si solar array and −136.9 to 60.9 °C for GaAs solar array. The present work provides a critical accurate degradation parameter for the MEO satellite's precise design and the space application of the low‐cost silicon solar cell.

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A HIL Simulation Facility for Task Verification of the Chinese Space Station Manipulator

Mou

Xiao

Zhang

et al. 2018

2018 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA)

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Materials on the International Space Station Experiment-5, Forward Technology Solar Cell Experiment: First On-Orbit Data

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International utilization at the threshold of “assembly complete”—science returns from the International Space Station

International utilization at the threshold of “assembly complete”—science returns from the International Space Station

Long‐Term In Situ Performance Comparison of Si and GaAs Solar Arrays in Medium Earth Orbit

A HIL Simulation Facility for Task Verification of the Chinese Space Station Manipulator

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