Foreword.

Introduction.

• Growth of Crystals From Solutions in Low Gravity.
• Atomic-Oxygen-Stimulated Outgassing.
• Interaction of Atomic Oxygen With Solid Surfaces at Orbital Altitudes.
• Influence of Extended Exposure in Space on Mechanical Properties of High-Toughness Graphite-Epoxy Composite Material.
• Effect of Space Environment on Space-Based Radar Phased-Array Antenna.
• Space Exposure of Composite Materials for Large Space Structures.
• Effect of Space Exposure of Some Epoxy Matrix Composites on Their Thermal Expansion and Mechanical Properties.
• The Effect of the Space Environment on Composite Materials.
• Microwelding of Various Metallic Materials Under Ultravacuum.
• Evaluation of Long-Duration Exposure to the Natural Space Environment on Graphite-Polyimide and Graphite-Epoxy Mechanical Properties.
• The Effect of Space Environment Exposure on the Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials.
• Space Environment Effects on Spacecraft Materials.
• Balloon Materials Degradation.
• Thermal Control Coatings Experiment.
• Exposure of Spacecraft Coatings.
• Thermal Control Surfaces Experiment.
• lon-Beam-Textured and Coated Surfaces Experiment.
• Cascade Variable-Conductance Heat Pipe.
• Low-Temperature Heat Pipe Experiment Package (HEPP) for LDEF.
• Transverse Flat-Plate Heat Pipe Experiment.
• LDEF Thermal Measurements System.

• Space Plasma High-Voltage Drainage Experiment.
• Solar-Array-Materials Passive LDEF Experiment.
• Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment.
• Investigation of Critical Surface Degradation Effects on Coatings and Solar Cells Developed in Germany.
• Space Aging of Solid Rocket Materials.

• Interstellar-Gas Experiment.
• A High-Resolution Study of Ultraheavy Cosmic-Ray Nuclei.
• Heavy ions in Space.
• Trapped-Proton Energy Spectrum Determination.
• Measurement of Heavy Cosmic-Ray Nuclei on LDEF.
• Linear Energy Transfer Spectrum Measurement Experiment.
• Multiple-Foil Microabrasion Package.
• Study of Meteoroid Impact Craters on Various Materials.
• Attempt at Dust Debris Collection With Stacked Detectors.
• The Chemistry of Micrometeoroids.
• Chemical and Isotopic Measurements of Micrometeoroids by Secondary lon Mass Spectrometry.
• Interplanetary Dust Experiment.
• Space Debris Impact Experiment.
• Meteoroid Damage to Spacecraft.
• Free-Flyer Biostack Experiment.
• Seeds in Space Experiment.
• Space-Exposed Experiment Developed for Students (SEEDS).

• Holographic Data Storage Crystals for LDEF.
• Exposure to Space Radiation of High-Performance Infrared Multilayer Filters and Materials Technology Experiments.
• Effect of Space Exposure on Pyroelectric Infrared Detectors.
• Thin Metal Film and Multilayers Experiment.
• Vacuum-Deposited Optical Coatings Experiment.
• Ruled and Holographic Gratings Experiment.
• Optical Fibers and Components Experiment.
• Passive Exposure of Earth Radiation Budget Experiment Components.
• Effects of Solar Radiation on Glasses.
• Study of Factors Determining the Radiation Sensitivity of Quartz Crystal Oscillators.
• Investigation of the Effects of Long-Duration Exposure on Active Optical System Components.
• Fiber Optic Data Transmission Experiment.
• Space Environment Effects on Fiber Optics Systems.
• Space Environment Effects.

Symbols and Abbreviations.

 

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