Invented and developed by Canadian engineers, the STEM is regarded as one of the most unusual machine elements to appear in some time. STEM was designed originally for use as an extendible antenna in spacecraft, but is now finding increasing application as a retractable mast in down-to-earth applications. (Author)
Storable Tubular Extendible Members
1966
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Civil Engineering , Extendable structures , Spacecraft components , Pipes , Winding , Tapes , Structural properties , Storage , Configuration , Polyester plastics , Glass textiles , Titanium , Beryllium alloys , Copper alloys , Stainless steel , Satellites(Artificial) , Maraging steels , Aluminum alloys , Molybdenum , Beryllium , Canada , Reprints , STEM(Storage Tubular Extendible Member)
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