Space Inflatables > Space Deployable Inflatable Antennas > Rigidizable Reflectors Program Goals Low Cost Scaleable to Large Diameters (25 m+) Minimum Packed Volume Rigidize in Vacuum Rigidize on command Demonstrate that curvature could be maintained after rigidization Results Summary 3 Month Study Effort With 4 Prototype Demonstration Units Antenna Surface Was 3D Formed to Predetermined Shape (Rigidizable Laminate) Demonstrated Deployment and Rigidization in a Vacuum Chamber Demonstrated Thermal Curing Via a Controllable Heat Source Surface Accuracy of 1.5 mm RMS Attained with prototype tooling (0.3 mm RMS projected for flight unit)

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