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Deployable Mechanisms

The hinges, booms, and release devices that unfold solar arrays, antennas, and instrument booms after launch — single-use mechanisms that must work the first time.

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

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