Hypervelocity impact tests were conducted to simulate the damage that meteoroids will produce in the Shuttle Orbiter leading edge structural subsystem material. The nature and extent of the damage is reported and the probability of encountering meteoroids with sufficient energy to produce such damage is discussed.


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    Title :

    Hypervelocity impact tests on Space Shuttle Orbiter thermal protection material


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1977-06-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English