New contamination engineering technology for active on-orbit surface cleaning

Jimmy L. Clark; Douglas R. Jungwirth; Wilfried Krone-Schmidt; Mark A. Culpepper; Philip T. C. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.400822

20 September 2000 New contamination engineering technology for active on-orbit surface cleaning

Jimmy L. Clark, Douglas R. Jungwirth, Wilfried Krone-Schmidt, Mark A. Culpepper, Philip T. C. Chen

Proceedings Volume 4096, Optical Systems Contamination and Degradation II: Effects, Measurements, and Control; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.400822
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The goal is the Active Cleaning for Space-systems (ACES) project is to develop and demonstrate a new means for on-orbit cleaning of particle contaminants from optical surfaces on satellites. This paper describes the rationale for on-orbit cleaning, a carbon dioxide (CO₂) snow cleaning system, and a future Space Shuttle experiment with that system. The experiment and hardware designs are described in some detail to show how all experiment objectives will be met.

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Jimmy L. Clark, Douglas R. Jungwirth, Wilfried Krone-Schmidt, Mark A. Culpepper, and Philip T. C. Chen "New contamination engineering technology for active on-orbit surface cleaning", Proc. SPIE 4096, Optical Systems Contamination and Degradation II: Effects, Measurements, and Control, (20 September 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.400822

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