Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), Glenn Research Center (GRC), Langley Research Center (LaRC), and Aeroflex, Inc. have partnered to develop and test actuator hardware that will survive the stringent environment of the moon, and which can also be leveraged for other challenging space exploration missions. Prototype actuators have been built and tested in a unique low temperature test bed with motor interface temperatures as low as 14 degrees Kelvin. Several years of work have resulted in specialized electro-mechanical hardware to survive extreme space exploration environments, a test program that verifies and finds limitations of the designs at extreme temperatures, and a growing knowledge base that can be leveraged by future space exploration missions.
Keywords:
Space Sciences (General)
Type:
NF1676L-12946
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ESMATS 2011, 14th European Space Mechanism and Tribology Symposium; Sep 28, 2011 - Sep 30, 2011; Constance; Germany
Format:
application/pdf
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