Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987eprs.nasaq....c&link_type=abstract
In its Experiments in Planetary and Related Sciences and the Space Station 16 p (SEE N89-14998 06-88)
Physics
Cratering, Experiment Design, Gravitational Effects, Impact, Planetary Surfaces, Space Station Payloads, Acceleration (Physics), Craters, Geology, Shock Waves, Space Commercialization
Scientific paper
An understanding of impact processes in low- and microgravity environments would be advanced significantly by the construction and use of an impact facility on the Space Station. It is proposed that initial studies begin as soon as possible in ground-based impact laboratories, on the NASA KC-135 Reduced-Gravity Aircraft, and in existing drop towers. The resulting experience and information base could then be applied toward an experiment package designed for use on Shuttle orbiters to support pilot studies in orbital environments. These experiments, as well as the first efforts made on the IOC Space Station, should involve the impact of various free-floating targets; such studies would yield a substantial scientific return while providing valuable experience and engineering information for use in refining the design of the dedicated Space Station Impact Facility. The dedicated facility should be designed to support impact experimentation, including but not limited to cratering, asteroid and ring-particle dynamics, and accretional processes.
Cintala Mark J.
Hoerz Friedrich
Schultz Peter H.
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