NEW EUROPEAN TECHNICAL STANDARDS SYSTEM FOR SPACE PAINTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
September 1st, 2017
STANDARDS are being drawn up to ensure international best practice is consistently applied in durability testing of coatings for use in space projects.
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) is an initiative established to develop a coherent, single set of user-friendly standards for all European space activities – and its experts are now drafting technical rules for coatings used on satellites, rockets, probes and other space equipment.
This will allow coatings to be tested regarding their ability to cope with extreme thermal conditions ...
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