Structural dynamics experimental activities in ultra-lightweight and inflatable space structures

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Pappa, Richard S ^a   Lassiter, John O ^b   Ross, Brian P ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; NASA; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE PLATFORMS;

EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; GOSSAMER SPACECRAFT; INFLATABLE SPACE STRUCTURES; NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; TENSIONED MEMBRANES; ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHTS;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 85067322252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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