Investigations in space have been conducted in both manned and unmanned space vehicles. Space: Technologies, Materials and Structures explains the development of hardware and instrumentation designed to operate in the severe conditions of space. For the operation and repair of such vehicles, engineers and scientists must consider a broad range of practical issues, such as the construction and mounting of extended large structures, discussed here using the Mir space station as a case study. Another consideration is the manufacture of permanent joins by welding and brazing, as well as the application of various coatings by thermal evaporation. Astrophysicists, engineers and applied mathematicians will benefit from this volume.
Biography
Professor B. Paton is the Director of the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute which is part of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Both Professor Paton and the Institute have an established international reputation in development of welding techniques, welding techniques, materials science, engineering and space technology.
