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Theoretical and experimental study of a method for the protection of spacecraft from high–speed particles

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In this paper, we perform numerical simulation and experimental determination of the limiting resistance of the spacecraft design elements used when developing anti-meteorite protection of spacecraft as well as protection against space debris. One possible way to increase the efficiency of protective shields and satisfy the requirements of the mass characteristics of the latter is the use of mesh barriers.

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    A. V. Gerasimov, S. V. Pashkov & Yu. F. Khristenko

  2. Lavochkin Research and Production Association, Khimki, Moscow oblast, 141400, Russia

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Original Russian Text © A.V. Gerasimov, D.B. Dobritsa, S.V. Pashkov, Yu.F. Khristenko, 2016, published in Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, 2016, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 126–134.

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Gerasimov, A.V., Dobritsa, D.B., Pashkov, S.V. et al. Theoretical and experimental study of a method for the protection of spacecraft from high–speed particles. Cosmic Res 54, 118–126 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952516020015

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