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Detailed Design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment

Detailed Design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment

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Technology & EngineeringAstronomy & SpaceGeneral Education

ISBN10: 1288332645
ISBN13: 9781288332649
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 21 2012
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This research effort builds upon the previous design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment (RIGEX). RIGEX is a Space Shuttle experiment that will study the effects of the zero-gravity space environment on the deployment and modal analysis of three in-atable and rigidizable tubes using a sub-Tg rigidizationtechnique. By comparing space-based modal testing with similar ground-based tests, the experiment intends to verify and validate ground-testing techniques as a viablesubstitute for zero-gravity tests, thus minimizing cost and complexity for future AirForce and commercial spacecraft rigidization implementations.With the transition from the Space Shuttle's Get-Away-Special (GAS) canisterto its Canister for All Payload Ejections (CAPE) in 2004, there have been severalrequirements and associated modi cations a ecting the design.

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