Protection of Space Materials from the Space Environment: Proceedings of ICPMSE-4, Fourth International Space Conference, held in Toronto, Canada, April 23–24, 1998 (Space Technology Proceedings, 4)

Proceedings of ICPMSE-4, Fourth International Space Conference, held in Toronto, Canada, April 23-24, 1998 This publication presents the proceedings of ICPMSE-4, the fourth international conference on Protection of Materials and Structures from the Low Earth Orbit Space Environment, held in Toronto April 23-24, 1998. The conference was hosted and organized by Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc. (ITL), and held at the University ofToronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Twenty two industrial companies, six universities and fourteen government agencies from Canada, USA, United Kingdom, France, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands were represented by over 75 participants indicating increasing international co-operation in this critical arena of protection of materials in space. Twenty-seven speakers, world experts in their fields, delivered talks on a wide variety of topics on various aspects of material protection in space. Representatives from the Canadian, American, European and Israeli space agencies as well as from leading space research laboratories ofmajor aerospace industries gathered at UTIAS to discuss the latest developments in the field of material and structure protection from the harsh space environment Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Monte Carlo Computational Modeling of the Energy Dependence of Atomic Oxygen Undercutting of Protected Polymers....Pages 1-14 Dynamics of Atomic-Oxygen-Induced Degradation of Materials....Pages 15-31 Generalization of the Predictive Model of Erosion of Carbon-Based Materials by Atomic Oxygen....Pages 33-50 Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization of Polymers Modified by Atomic Oxygen and Ultraviolet Radiation....Pages 51-72 Effect of Atomic Oxygen Exposures on the Tribological Properties of Molybdenum Disulfide Lubricants....Pages 73-84 Influence of Shielding Upon the Structure and Properties of Polymer Composite Materials, Exposed on the Surface of the Mir Orbital Complex....Pages 85-93 Cleanliness Support of Vehicle Fairings for Spacecraft....Pages 95-101 In Situ Xps Studies of Kapton Exposed to 5 EV Atomic Oxygen....Pages 103-113 A Low Cost, Lightweight Reusable Sensor for Atomic Oxygen Detection....Pages 115-123 Large-Scale ECR-CVD Preparation of Integrated Thin-Film Structures For Space Applications....Pages 125-136 Non-Silicone Inorganic Polymer-Based Coatings for Atomic Oxygen Protection in Leo — Part 2....Pages 137-143 Research Aspects of Scaling-Up Implantox Technology for Protection of Polymers in Space by Ion Implantation....Pages 145-163 A Comparison of Space- and Ground-Based Facility Environmental Effects for Fep Teflon....Pages 165-179 Evaluation of Low Earth Orbit Environmental Effects on International Space Station Thermal Control Materials....Pages 181-195 Some Aspects of the Degradation of Fep Teflon Material Under The Action of VUV, the Sun and Ground Test VUV Facilities....Pages 197-209 Evaluation of the COF MDPs Chromic Acid Anodization in Leo Environment....Pages 211-228 A Database for the Selection of Surfaces and Materials for Space- and Ground-Based Applications....Pages 229-233 Thermal Control Materials and Coatings Currently Being Developed in France for Use in Low Earth Orbit....Pages 235-242 Modification of Thermal Control Paints by PHOTOSILTM Technology....Pages 243-252 Simulated Solar Flare X-Ray and Thermal Cycling Durability Evaluation of Hubble Space Telescope Thermal Control Candidate Replacement Materials....Pages 253-279 Radiation-Induced Effects in SiO 2 Protective Coatings on Polymeric Spacecraft Materials....Pages 281-290 Influence of Electron and Proton Fluxes on Optical Properties of Protective Enamel....Pages 291-294 Meteoroid Hazard in the Leo Space Environment....Pages 295-303 Characterizing the Annual Meteoroid Streams....Pages 305-329 Oxidation Kinetics of VB Group Metals by Atomic and Molecular Oxygen....Pages 331-337 A New Approach in Developing Methods for Better Protection of Materials and Structures from Leo Space Environment....Pages 339-349 Back Matter....Pages 351-359 The IMCPSE-4 meeting continued the discussions started in 1992 when this conference series was started. The proceedings of IMCPSE-4 conference contain the latest developments in the area of the effects of the space environment on materials and structures in the low Earth orbit and on ways to prevent and/or reduce them. The main mandate of the meeting, as in the past years was to: promote the dissemination of experimental data and experience among research organizations, and scientists gathered in ground and flight experiments; provide a tool for engineers, material scientists, and management in space and aerospace sectors to learn about the latest advances in the field of material's and structures' protection in LEO environment and to provide a basis for interaction and utilization of each others' capabilities in cross pollenization of ideas; review the latest research and development in topics such as: effects of LEO environment on materials and structures, predictive models for interaction of materials with LEO environment factors, and alternative ways for protection from LEO environment.