MNT-based gossamer space frame

Collection of Technical Papers - CANEUS 2004 - Conference on Micro-Nano-Technologies for Aerospace Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 116-123

  Cheung, Cynthia Y ^a,c   Curtis, Steven A ^a,c   Rilee, Michael L ^b,c   Oberright, John E ^a,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GSI ^*  (United States)

^c NASA GSFC/Code 695   (United States)

^d NASA GSFC/Code 592   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDRESSABLE RECONFIGURABLE TECHNOLOGY (ART); MARS EXPLORATION; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS; SUPER MINIATURIZED ADDRESSABLE RECONFIGURABLE TECHNOLOGY (SMART);

ACTUATORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FABRICATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MILLIMETER WAVES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 19944402529     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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