Devices for measuring asteroid particle properties.
Impact mass flash spectrometer and multiple film and optical meteoroid detectors for measuring asteroid particle properties
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Impact mass flash spectrometer and multiple film and optical meteoroid detectors for measuring asteroid particle properties
Hypervelocity launcher designed for analyzing physical, chemical and aerodynamic problems associated with planetary entry and meteoroid impact
Radar meteor surveys from opposite hemispheres, showing meteor showers containing small number of meteoroids association with known comets
Ionic spectral lines emitted by vapors of high and low velocity meteoroids, investigating excited ions and metastable molecules production reactions
Analytic model and basalt impact tests for correlating lunar crater properties with mass and velocity of impacting meteoroid
Weighting factor for correction of photographic bias caused by variation in mass and velocity of sporadic meteoroids
Meteoroid environment model for cometary origin near earth to lunar surface
Fracture of bumper protected fuel tanks subjected to hypervelocity meteoroid impact, applying method of characteristics to stress wave propagation in tank walls
Satellite measurements of small particles near- earth space density compared with chemical estimates of terrestrial cosmic material, suggesting particles origin in meteoroid ablation
Meteoroid penetration damage to spacecraft system, showing particle mass density distribution as protection criterion
Detection and measurement of meteoroid hazards by optical system using reflected sunlight
Meteoroid concentration, radiation effects, earth albedo criteria, and geomagnetism affecting spacecraft design
Optimal steady state thermal design for fin-tube single and double surface space radiators, including meteoroid protection and pumping power weight penalties
Spacecraft design for manned interplanetary missions, considering structural materials and weights, cryogenic insulation, meteoroid protection, landing gear, etc
Structural configurations effect on momentum imparted to spacecraft by hypervelocity meteoroid impact
Ionized gas density monitor as meteoroid detector, describing operation in ionization chamber, proportional counter and glow tube modes
Simulation of secondary meteoroid flux by impact of single projectiles on thin sheet aluminum and nylon cloth to define penetration mechanics of spacecraft structures and space suit material