NASA to use Spartan on next Shuttle in inflatable antenna test
NASA's Spartan astronomy free-flyer will be pressed into service on the next Space Shuttle mission as a platform to test the erection of large inflatable structures in space. Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour will deploy the free- flyer during the 10-day STS-77 science mission and watch...
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