This is an overview of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) technology demonstration project mechanisms, their development, the testing they underwent, as well as the lessons learned in those activities. This overview includes an overall description of the primary deployment mechanisms and ground support equipment (GSE) needed for packaging the solar sail system.


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    Title :

    Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3): Mechanisms and Lessons Learned from a CubeSat Solar Sail Deployer


    Contributors:
    N. Schneider (author) / G. Dean (author) / O. Stohlman (author) / J. Warren (author) / J. Fernandez (author) / K. Wilkie (author) / T. Denkins (author)

    Publication date :

    2024


    Size :

    35 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English