Degradation & Longevity

Material degradation, UV exposure, and lifetime management

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Research Questions (10)

Energy storage technology for 30-year station life P0 Radiation degradation rate at L4/L5 location P0 MLI long-duration performance and degradation at L4/L5 P0 Thin-film PV radiation degradation rates at 0.3-0.5 AU P1 End-of-life disposal protocol for orbital tugs P1 Optical surface degradation from micrometeoroids P1 End-of-life disposal for failed swarm nodes P1 Thin-film substrate long-term UV degradation P2 Cold-welding and mechanism degradation P2 Radiator durability and contamination over decades P2

Blog Posts (4)

Resolved: Will Our Thermal Insulation Survive 20+ Years in Space? Powering the Future: How We Chose Battery Technology for a 30-Year Space Station Resolved: Passive Disposal for Failed Swarm Nodes Resolved: What Happens to 800+ Tugs at End of Life?

Validations (3)

Hall thrusters can achieve 50,000+ hours of operational lifetime P0 Perovskite solar cells will degrade at 0.5-1% per year in the space radiation environment P1 ISS solar arrays degrade at approximately 2-3% per year in the LEO environment P0

Mapped Tags

degradationoptical-degradationUV-degradationlongevitylifetimeend-of-lifedisposal

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