The Kistler Group now offers low outgassing cables for its titanium housing piezoelectric accelerometers used for space testing. They are suitable for on-ground tests that take place under a vacuum and even allow engineers to leave the test equipment on board of the spacecraft or satellite during its mission. The extreme conditions of outer space pose different challenges to equipment. Standard components can become a problem when used in spacecraft and satellites. For example, standard cable materials may emit gases. The amount of freed gas increases in the artificial vacuum of environmental space tests on the ground or in space itself. These gasses can potentially condensate on sensitive equipment such as camera lenses and might corrupt test results or even endanger the entire mission.
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