Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment
Subtitle: ICPMSE-6 (Space Technology Proceedings)
Contributors: J. Kleiman (Editor); Zelina Iskanderova (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9781402016905
Subjects: Astronautics; Space vehicles; Materials; Congresses; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Nanotechnology; Chemistry - General; Engineering - Automotive; Technology / Engineering / Automotive; Astrophysics & Space Science; Effect of space environment on; Protection
First sentence: It has only been 44 years since a small Russian aluminum sphere called Sputnik orbited the Earth for three months and, in doing so, launched the Space Age.