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Space Flight -Space Flight -
AstronauticsAstronautics
Mohammad TawfikMohammad Tawfik
University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Science and Technology
Zewail CityZewail City
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Space Environment!
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Vacuum!
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Above 120 km, air density becomes extremely
low!
No lift and no oxygen!!!
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Thermal Environment
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No atmosphere to cushin thermal transitions
-270 to 120 C!
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No convection to cool down vehicles
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Radiation!
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Full Electromagnetic Spectrum –
Radio waves to X-Rays
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Weightlessness
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Continuous free fall vs Microgravity
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Some Numbers
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Minimum orbital velocity is 7.8 km/s (28Mm/hr)
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Minimum Orbit altitude 250 km!