MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

Deployable structures and mechanisms have become a cornerstone of modern space engineering, enabling the realisation of large apertures, antennas, and other functional systems from compact launch ...

If you've ever opened an umbrella or set up a folding chair, you've used a deployable structure - an object that can transition from a compact state to an expanded one. You've probably noticed that ...

Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Col. Eric Felt, left, and Benjamin Urioste, a research engineer, prepare to break a satellite piñata, following the ...

Redwire, a new leader in mission critical space solutions and high reliability components for the next generation space economy, announced today that it has acquired Deployable Space Systems, Inc.

In a joint project with NASA, DLR successfully tested booms for deployable satellite structures in an aircraft hangar in Braunschweig. The long-term goal of the cooperation is to test the deployable ...

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Transition waves provide a platform for realizing deployable structures that can be expanded quickly and locked into place after deployment, according to a study. Deployable structures, such as the ...

Rivian could add a deployable roof-top canopy to the list of accessories for its EVs, if a recent patent filing is any indication. The automaker filed a patent application titled "Canopy with ...

Abstract: Deployable space structures are compacted and stowed during launch, and unfurled to their full dimensions once in space, enabling the large systems necessary to advance space science and ...