Sky effect on solar cells calibrated at 80,000 feet

Ritchie, D. W · 1968 · 2 pictures

A 1968 NASA technical report by D. W. Ritchie on calibrating solar cells at high altitude, issued for engineers working on spacecraft power systems. Photographs show wired circuit boards and cell mounting plates in hard flash-lit black and white, alongside line diagrams of shading devices with labelled angles and hatched energy cones.

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