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Glass fiber processing for the Moon/Mars program: Center director's discretionary fund final reportGlass fiber has been produced from two lunar soil simulants. These two materials simulate lunar mare soil and lunar highland soil compositions, respectively. Short fibers containing recrystallized areas were produced from the as-received simulants. Doping the highland simulant with 8 weight percent B2-O3 yielded a material which could be spun continuously. The effects of lunar gravity on glass fiber formation were studied utilizing NASA's KC-135 aircraft. Gravity was found to play a major role in final fiber diameter.
Document ID
19930003927
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Tucker, D. S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ethridge, E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Curreri, P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1992
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-108379
NAS 1.15:108379
Accession Number
93N13115
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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