AEDC conducts space environment test for U.S. Navy

The Space and Missiles Combined Test Force (CTF) at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) recently completed its first Space Threat Assessment Test & Evaluation (STAT) for the U.S. Navy.

Engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division requested several candidate electronic components be exposed to low energy electrons they would experience on-orbit. The test was funded under a Naval Innovative Science and Engineering project that focuses on single electron effects in advanced electronics.
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