Reflector deployed from cylindrical package about one-fifth as wide. Large paraboloidal, otherwise curved, or flat reflectors automatically deployable from, and retractable into, compact packages, according to proposal. Reflecting surfaces consist of rigid panels, stacked in compact packages along with deployment mechanisms becoming parts of supporting structures upon deployment.
Foldable Large Reflectors
NASA Tech Briefs ; 16 , 10
1992-10-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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