Design and Mechanical Characterisation of a Large Truss Structure for Continuous Manufacturing in Space

In this paper, large space structures are essential components of significant equipment in orbits, such as megawatt-class solar power plants and long baseline interferometry. However, to realize the in-space fabrication of such megastructures, the primary consideration is the continuous fabrication...

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Main Authors: Peng Li, Hongyang Ning, Jiayong Yan, Bo Xu, Hongjian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/17/6025