Light scattering by manned spacecraft atmospheres

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Feb 1969

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Planetary and Space Science, Volume 17, Issue 2, p. 143-154.

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This paper discusses the problem of space contamination due to the presence of manned vehicles. The effects of a debris atmosphere on the observations of dim light sources is examined and evaluated. Such problems as contamination of exposed optical surfaces, and the scattering of light by ice particles originating from the leakage of cabin water vapour are considered. The numerical estimates of the brightness of the debris clouds surrounding the Gemini, Apollo, and ATM spacecraft are presented and compared with Newkirk's (1967) results. If the assumptions made in this analysis are accurate, then observations of such dim light phenomena as the solar corona and the inner zodiacal light from the Apollo and ATM vehicles will be extremely difficult-if not impossible.

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