Re: Giant Inflatable Antennas in Space

Neil Clifford (n.clifford1@physics.oxford.ac.uk)
Mon, 22 Jan 1996 14:43:28 +0000 (GMT)

Dave Mullenix scribbles:

|>    "A prototype of an inflatable radio antenna is scheduled
|>    to make a one-way trip on the space shuttle in May.
|>    Deployed from the shuttle, the mylar antenna will inflate
|>    to 100 feet in length and 50 feet in diameter.  As it rides
|>    for less than a day on a free-flying space platform known as
|>
|>Does anybody know the inclination for this flight?  If that puppy
|>is aluminized, it should be bright!

STS-77, Endeavour 28.5 deg inclination, 296 km altitude 10 day mission
scheduled for May 16. The experiment is SPARTAN-207.

regards,

-- 
Neil Clifford                             <n.clifford@physics.oxford.ac.uk>
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