ILC is developing many technologies to advance the state-of-the-art in inflatable space structures.
Critical Development Areas:
- Inflatable Rigidizable Materials
- Controlled Deployment Mechanisms
- Manufacturing Techniques for Highly Accurate Structures
- Thin Film Manufacturing and Assembly
- Adaptive Structures
- Multifunctional Inflatable Structures
- Innovative Packing Schemes
Rigidizable Materials Being Applied to Various
- Applications
- Shape Memory Composites
- Ultra-Violet Light Cured
- LED Light Cured
- Thermosets
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