We met with Mr. Scott Miller, who gave us a presentation of the space environment. He discussed the dangers of the space environment, such as reactions of elements in space, such as the oxygen reacting with the metal on the space craft, potentially making the outer layer useless. Mr. Miller also went over the process of sputtering, which is when you take material from one object, and move it to another. The example he showed us was of vaporizing gold, and replacing the gold vapor on another piece of metal.
Other potential dangers include orbital debris colliding with space craft, ultraviolet rays, ion energy deposits ruining electronics, solar particle events, material degradation, and electronic or mechanical malfunctions. Another human risk factor is radiation dose, which is the length of time a person is exposed to radiation in outer space.
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