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Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 The Space Environment -- 1.3 Spacecraft Design -- 1.4 The Earth's Fields -- 1.5 The Solar-Planetary Relationship -- 1.6 Exercises -- 1.7 References -- Chapter 2: The Vacuum Environment and Its Effects -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 The Vacuum Environment -- 2.3 Vacuum Environment Effects -- 2.4 Modeling, Simulation, and Testing -- 2.5 Design Guidelines and Mitigation Techniques -- 2.6 Exercises

2.7 References -- Chapter 3: The Neutral Environment and Its Effects -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 The Neutral Environment -- 3.3 Neutral Environment Effects -- 3.4 Modeling, Simulation, and Testing -- 3.5 Design Guidelines and Mitigation Techniques -- 3.6 Exercises -- 3.7 References -- Chapter 4: The Plasma Environment and Its Effects -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 The Plasma Environment -- 4.3 Plasma Environment Effects -- 4.4 Modeling, Simulation, and Testing -- 4.5 Design Guidelines and Mitigation Techniques -- 4.6 Exercises -- 4.7 References -- Chapter 5: The Radiation Environment and Its Effects

5.1 Overview -- 5.2 The Radiation Environment -- 5.3 Radiation Environment Effects -- 5.4 Modeling, Simulation, and Testing -- 5.5 Design Guidelines and Mitigation Techniques -- 5.6 Exercises -- 5.7 References -- Chapter 6: The Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Environment and Its Effects -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 The Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Environment -- 6.3 Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Effects -- 6.4 Modeling, Simulation, and Testing -- 6.5 Design Guidelines and Mitigation Techniques -- 6.6 Exercises -- 6.7 References -- Appendix 1: Nomenclature -- Appendix 2: Acronyms

Appendix 3: Physical Constants -- Appendix 4: The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) -- Index

The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public--and NASA--of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. Here, Alan Tribble presents a singular, up-to-date account of a wide range of less conspicuous but no less consequential environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. Conveying a wealth of insight into the nature of the space environment and how spacecraft interact with it, he covers design modifications aimed at eliminating or reducing such environmental effects as solar absorptance increases caused by self-contamination, materials erosion by atomic oxygen, electrical discharges due to spacecraft charging, degradation of electrical circuits by radiation, and bombardment by micrometeorites. This book is unique in that it bridges the gap between studies of the space environment as performed by space physicists and spacecraft design engineering as practiced by aerospace engineers.

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