Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology that enables spacecraft to utilize precision pointing algorithms for attitude control. SwRI is currently integrating the Parallelogram ...

Deployable composite structures and mechanisms represent a frontier in materials engineering, where innovative fabrication techniques and advanced design principles are utilised to create lightweight, ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI is currently integrating the ...

Abstract: Modern deployable space structures have enabled spectacular missions like the James Webb Space Telescope, but they are constrained by fairing size and by a tradeoff between deployed size and ...

The ability for structures to change geometry in order to deliver a particular capability can be useful in a range of applications, including biomedical engineering, robotics, aerospace and civil ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

The rapid advancements in satellite technology have been inextricably bound up with the support provided by sophisticated space folding mechanisms. In addition, with the rapid progression of space ...

DCubed CEO and founder Thomas Sinn, left, and engineer Michael Kringer hold a model of the company's planned in-space manufacturing payload at the company’s booth during the 37th Annual Small ...

A deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will help NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) map soil moisture and the freezing and thawing cycles ...

Deployable structures are structures that can change their shape and size (automatically) from a compact configuration to a large, open configuration. They could be described as structures capable of ...