NRP-1350, NASA REFERENCE PUBLICATION: THE NATURAL SPACE ENVIRONMENT - EFFECTS ON SPACECRAFT (NOV-1994)

NRP-1350, NASA REFERENCE PUBLICATION: THE NATURAL SPACE ENVIRONMENT - EFFECTS ON SPACECRAFT (NOV-1994)., The effects of the natural space environments on spacecraft design, development, and operation are the topic of a series of NASA Reference Publications currently being developed by the Electromagnetics and Environment Branch, Systems Analysis and Integration Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center. This primer provides an overview of the natural space environments and their effect on spacecraft design, development, and operations, and also highlight some of the new developments in science and technology for each space environment. It is hoped that a better understanding of the space environment and its effect on spacecraft will enable program management to more effectively minimize program risks and costs, optimize design quality, and successfully achieve mission objectives.