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Space Environment Testing

Space environment testing is a crucial methodological approach and research area within aerospace engineering and space science. It involves subjecting materials, components, and integrated systems to controlled conditions designed to simulate the various extreme factors present in the outer space environment, such as hard vacuum, intense thermal cycling, particle and electromagnetic radiation, plasma effects, and micrometeoroid impacts. This rigorous evaluation is essential for assessing performance degradation, identifying potential failure modes, and validating the design robustness and longevity required for the successful and reliable operation of spacecraft, satellites, and associated technologies in their intended orbital or interplanetary trajectories.

107

Publications

3.7K

Citations

496

Authors

130

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Authors

496

Leading researchers in Space Environment Testing. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

PublicationsCitationsH-Index
CU

University of Surrey

5

98

5

EG

Goddard Space Flight Center

3

383

3

TF

Los Alamos National Laboratory

3

88

3

AR

Brookhaven National Laboratory

3

218

3

KA

Goddard Space Flight Center

3

121

3

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1–5 of 496

Institutions

130

Leading universities and research organizations in Space Environment Testing. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

PublicationsCitationsH-Index
Glenn Research Center

Cleveland, United States

36

691

11

Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, United States

30

1.1K

10

Langley Research Center

Hampton, United States

27

755

7

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, United States

11

142

6

El Segundo, United States

14

363

6

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Venues

Leading journals and conferences in Space Environment Testing. Counts cover only their publications on this concept, not their overall record.