Internal Electrostatic Discharge Tests of Micro-D Connectors for Planned Europa Mission
Abstract
A serious threat to spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter is internal electrostatic discharge (IESD). For an upcoming NASA mission to Jupiter, a test campaign was performed to characterize the IESD threat to the spacecraft... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- James Chinn (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
- Wousik Kim (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
- Dennis Thorbourn (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
- Eduardo Martin (Columbus Technologies and Services Inc)
- Nora Low (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
- Marianne Smithfield (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
Topic Areas
Testing / Mitigation , Spacecraft Charging , Radiation
Session
Session 5c » Testing and Mitigation (15:10 - Tuesday, 16th May)
Paper
ASEC_extended_abstract_chinn_170512.docx
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