Lightweight mirror systems for spacecraft-an overview of materials and manufacturing needs

Lightweight mirror systems for spacecraft-an overview of materials and manufacturing needs

The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory overview of large space mirrors, conventional mirror materials, and manufacturing methods, and suggest possible materials, processes, and manufacturing research and development approaches to enable the large lightweight mirrors required for fut...

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1. Verfasser: Carlin, P.S.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aircraft manufacture
Biomedical optical imaging
Costs
Focusing
Manufacturing processes
Mirrors
Optical sensors
Optical surface waves
Pulp manufacturing
Telescopes
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory overview of large space mirrors, conventional mirror materials, and manufacturing methods, and suggest possible materials, processes, and manufacturing research and development approaches to enable the large lightweight mirrors required for future space systems.
ISSN:1095-323X
2996-2358
DOI:10.1109/AERO.2000.878393