The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment

Overview of the Space Environment.- Near Earth Space, A Historical Perspective.- Overview from a Systems Perspective.- to the Space Environment.- The Sun - Its Role in the Environment of the Near Earth Space.- The Upper Atmosphere and the Ionosphere.- The Near Earth Particulate Environment.- The Magnetosphere and Its Interaction with the Solar Wind and with the Ionosphere.- Cosmic Radiation.- The Interplanetary Environment.- Environmental Interactions with Materials and Components.- Atomic Oxygen and Its Effect on Materials.- Ultraviolet and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Spacecraft Thermal Control Materials.- Contaminant-Sensitive Systems in the Solar Radiation Environment.- Hypervelocity Impact Physics - Plasma Discharge Phenomena on Solar Generators.- Methodology for Impact Damage Assessment.- Protection and Shielding.- Physics of Energetic Particle Interactions.- Radiation Damage to Surface and Structure Materials.- Hazards to Electronics in Space.- Plasma Interactions at Low Altitudes.- Potential Threats to the Performance of Vacuum-Insulated High-Voltage Devices in a Space Environment.- Surface Charging of Spacecraft in Geosynchronous Orbit.- Space Environment and EMC/ESD Phenomena.- Internal Charging and Secondary Effects.- Environmental Interactions with Space Systems.- Tether Phenomena Observed in the Oedipus-A Experiment.- Results of Space Experiments: CRRES.- An Overview of the Long Duration Exposure Facility: Case Studies for the Effects of the Space Environment on Spacecraft Systems.- Space Power Experiments Aboard Rockets.- Current Collection by High-Voltage Spacecraft.- The Human System in Space.- The Arcing Rate for a High Voltage Solar Array: Theory and Experiments.- Advanced Space Photovoltaic Technology.- A Brief Overview of Electrodynamic Tethers.- Beyond Mars.- Appendices.- Appendix A: Poster Papers.- Appendix B: Organizing Committee.- Appendix C: Lecturers.- Appendix D: Attendees.