In the late 1980s, Dr. Benjamin Dolgin of NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed a concept for a high-damping graphite/viscoelastic material for the Strategic Defense Initiative (popularly referred to as 'Star Wars'), as part of a space-based laser anti-missile program called 'Asterix.' Dolgin drummed up this concept with the intention of stabilizing weapons launch platforms in space, where there is no solid ground to firmly support these structures. Without the inclusion of high-damping material, the orbital platforms were said to vibrate for 20 minutes after force was applied - a rate deemed 'unacceptable' by leaders of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Damping Goes the Distance in Golf
2004
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Report
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