118 pgs, 1994, AIAA
ISBN 1-56347-108-6

Over the years, NASA and USAF have led the sponsorship of accumulating comprehensive collections of measurements and models of the space environment for their own requirements and priorities. The data, assembled, analyzed and enjoyed by scientists, has not always been easily accessible nor easily understood by engineers. The publication presents papers from a special AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting held to encourage interaction between working level scientists from NASA and USAF and engineers from industry and government who design, build, and operate space systems. Topics are limited, but material is up to date and comprehensive.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Ionospheric Models
2. The Space Radiation Environment
3. Neutral Density Models for Aerospace Applications
4. Orbital Debris Environment: An Update
5. Space Debris Reentry Risk Analysis
6. Thermal Environment in Space for Engineering Applications