THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY SPACE EXPERIMENT (HTSSE-II) DESIGN

The high temperature superconductivity space experiment (HTSSE) progra m, initiated by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in 1988, is descri bed, The HTSSE program focuses high temperature superconductor (HTS) t echnology applications on space systems, The program phases, goals, an d objectives are discussed. The devices developed for the HTSSE-II pha se of the program and their suppliers are enumerated, Eight space-qual ified components were integrated as a cryogenic experimental payload o n DOD's ARGOS spacecraft, The payload was designed and built using a u nique NRL/industry partnership and was integrated and space-qualified at NRL.