Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study whose objective was to develop empirical equations to characterize the hole formation and cracking phenomena associated with the penetration of some of the multi-wall systems being considered for the International Space Station Alpha. The significance of the work performed is that these equations can be used in a survivability analysis to determine whether or not module unzipping would occur under a specific set of impact conditions and the time available for module evacuation prior to the onset of incapacitation due to air loss. The correlation coefficients for the equations obtained exceeded 0.8 in most cases; hence, it is believed that the equations developed have a rather good fit to the experimental data.
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