NSSDCA ID: 1973-027A-33
Mission Name: SkylabThe objective of Skylab experiment M415 was to determine the degradation effects of pre-launch, launch and space environments on the thermal absorption and emission characteristics of various coatings commonly used for passive thermal control. The principal elements of this experiment consisted of two panels, each containing 12 thermal sensors arranged in four rows of three. Three different thermal control coating samples were mounted on the sensors in each row. All of the coating samples were thermally isolated from surrounding structures. Unlike experiment D024 (73-027A-23), detailed spectral reflection measurements could not be made since the coatings were not retrieved. Thermal properties were measured by temperature sensors and the data telemetered to the ground.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Eugene C. McKannan | Principal Investigator | NASA Johnson Space Center |