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Protecting the Space Station from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997) / Chapter Skim
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... This report is the National Research Council assessment of ISS program efforts to protect the space station from meteoroids and debris. Both the overall ISS risk management process (which primarily addresses cost and schedule risks to the program)
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... The ISS program should initiate an accelerated shield testing program to ensure that the currently planned shield designs are effective against the expected threat and to aid in the design of future shields. Increased emphasis should be placed on the lower velocity regimes and on gaining a better understanding of secondary ejecta.
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... As part of this effort, NASA should intensify its work with the Russian Space Agency to identify and resolve differences in damage control hardware and procedures. The program also needs to study the failure modes of shielded pressure walls and to assess the capability of the ISS to continue safe operations with damaged wiring, piping, and other systems.
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Key Terms

  • space station
  • damage control
  • debris environment
  • iss risk
  • space agency

  • orbital debris
  • iss shields
  • debris hazard
  • debris ait
  • control hardware

  • russian space
  • orbiting laboratory
  • management schemes
  • properly weigh
  • approach appears

  • recent meteoroid
  • potentially damaging
  • schedule risks
  • close encounter
  • structural integrity

  • council assessment
  • management processes
  • avoidance maneuver
  • outdated models
  • operational lifetime

  • future iss
  • iss configurations
  • maneuvering capability
  • unique nature
  • addresses cost


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