Orbital debris shield

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2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With propulsion

Reexamination Certificate

active

10875710

ABSTRACT:
An orbital debris shield for protecting the hull of a spacecraft is claimed. The shield is comprised of a number of flexible and releasably attached gores that substantially cover the hull. Interleafed between layers of the gores are layers of a spacing material. As debris collides with the gores, the material is shocked and breaks up to some degree. As the shocked debris disperses through a layer of the gore, the spacing material interacts with the debris. After dispersing through a number of layers of the gores and the spacing material, the debris transfers a significant portion of kinetic energy and the probability of the remaining particles piercing the hull is significantly decreased.

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