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| Inflatable structures offer performance enhancements over mechanical deployable structures in many applications via their ability to be packaged into small volumes of varying shape, provide mass reductions, and enhance reliability due to their simplicity. Reductions in packaged volume of the structure may also yield significant launch cost reductions by enabling more efficient use of launch vehicle volume or transitioning onto smaller launch vehicles. |
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Benefits
- Lower System Mass
- Lower Development & Production Cost
- Low Packing Volume (high efficiency)
- Fits into Complex Packing Areas
- Smaller Launchers Yield Lower Launch Cost
- Reduced Complexity System (high Reliability)
- Controlled Deployment
- Rigidizable Components (Packaged & Deployed soft and becomes rigid on orbit)
- Long Life (robust & durable)
- Design Flexibility (shapes and cross-sections)
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