Thermomechanical Fatigue of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite in Space

Table 1

Safe planets, moons, and asteroids for UD CFRE in the inner solar system [16].

Star, planets, moons, and asteroids in the inner solar system
Star	Planet	Moon	Asteroid	Temperature range (°C)	Safety
Sun				5.507	Not safe
	Mercury			−173 to 427	Not safe
	Venus			464	Not safe
	Earth			−69 to 58	Safe
		Earth’s moon		−233 to 123	Not safe
	Mars			−140 to 20	Safe
		Mars’s moon, Phobos		−40	Safe
		Mars’s moon, Deimos		−40	Safe
	Ceres			−106 to −34	Safe
			Eros	−46	Safe
			Gaspra	−92	Safe
			Ida	−73	Safe
			Itokawa	−67	Safe