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ISIS Shuttle Experiment
Program Details
  • ILC Dover / JPL / GSFC Team
  • Multiple Layer Membrane Shield (15 x 33m)
  • Passive Telescope Cooling with shade
  • Light shield
  • Controlled Deployment (roll-up / wire brake)
  • Rigidization of Tubes (Thermoset GR/EP)
  • Year 2001 Shuttle flight experiment (ISIS) 1/3 Scale
1/2 Scale Model Deployment at ILC Dover
ISIS Flight Unit Design
Membranes :
  • Four 1/2 mil Polyimide Membranes w/ coatings
  • Z-folded Membranes
  • V-groove cross-section for thermal escape
  • Shield packs around central pass-through
Support Structure :
  • 12 mil GR/EP Tubes (heat cured)
  • Roll-up with deployment control devices
  • Tip spacers support membranes and transmit load into tubes
  • Self contained inflation system
1/2 Scale Mode During Deployment

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