By adapting principle of carpenter's steel tape measure, family of extendible space structures can be developed; concept and principle of STEM (storable tubular extendible member); application to antennas and booms for high altitude rockets, satellites and manned space vehicles; types of STEM devices employing motorized or self-extending mechanisms; factors to consider in materials selection, loads experienced by structures, current applications and specifications.


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    Title :

    Unfurlable metal structures for space exploration


    Additional title:

    Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sci


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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