The MIR Environmental Effects Payload (MEEP) was attached to the Docking Module of the MIR space station for 18 months during calendar years 1996 and 1997 (March 1996, STS 76 to October 1997, STS 86). A solar panel array with more than 10 years space exposure was removed from the MIR core module in November 1997, and returned to Earth in January, 1998, STS 89. MEEP and the returned solar array are part of the International Space Station (ISS) Risk Mitigation Program. This space flight hardware has been inspected and studied by teams of space environmental effects (SEE) investigators for micrometeoroid and space debris effects, space exposure effects on materials, and electrical performance. This paper reports changes in cleanliness of parts of MEEP and the solar array due to the space exposures. Special attention is given to the extensive water soluble residues deposited on some of the flight hardware surfaces. Directionality of deposition and chemistry of these residues are discussed.


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    Title :

    Mir Environmental Effects Payload and Returned Mir Solar Panel Cleanliness


    Contributors:
    G. A. Harvey (author) / D. H. Humes (author) / W. H. Kinard (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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