Printed Electronic Devices in Human Spaceflight (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781289253677)

The space environment requires robust sensing, control, and automation, whether in support of human spaceflight or of robotic exploration. Spaceflight embodies the known extremes of temperature, radiation, shock, vibration, and static loads, and demands high reliability at the lowest possible mass. Because printed electronic circuits fulfill all these requirements, printed circuit technology and the exploration of space have been closely coupled throughout their short histories. In this presentation, we will explore the space (and space launch) environments as drivers of printed circuit design, a brief history of NASA's use of printed electronic circuits, and we will examine future requirements for such circuits in our continued exploration of space.

Author: Nasa Technical Reports Server (Ntrs),John B. Bacon
ISBN-10: 1289253676
ISBN-13: 9781289253677
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 07/29/2013
Pages: 28
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.06d