The solar sail uses a novel boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials that can be rolled up.
Credit: NASA
NASA fully deployed its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System on Aug. 29 and has started testing it. The solar sail uses a novel expanding tubal boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials that can be rolled up inside a cubesat for launch and then unrolled when deployed. The fully...
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