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Experiment Title: Space Aging of Solid Rocket Materials
Original Principal Investigator(s): Jones, Dr. Leon - Invest. Role: Original, Jones, Dr. Leon - Invest. Role: Present, Smalley, Jr., R.B. - Invest. Role: Original,
Experiment Description:Solid-rocket motors continue to be used extensively in space applications, and future missions have been identified in which the solid motor may be stored in space for an extended time before firing. This indicates a need to gather direct information on the effects of extended storage of rocket materials in the combined vacuum and thermal conditions of space. Tests have been performed in high vacuum to determine outgassing characteristics, but only limited testing has been done on the effects of vacuum on the mechanical and ballistic properties of the materials themselves. Most vacuum aging has been plagued by mechanical problems and subsequent back contamination of the material samples.
Associated Tray(s) Tray Location: Center ring - Orientation: Interior, center ringPhotograph Classification: None
Associated Photograph(s):
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JSC - None
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