Satellites gather speed and travel through a variety of different atmospheric conditions during orbit. Many of the fluctuations in temperature and atmosphere are unlike anything experienced on Earth. This is one of the challenges faced when sourcing materials for the construction of satellite parts.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2017-12-12
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/whitepaper-metal-plating-and-multilayer-insulation-satellite-parts/
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