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Earth from Space

Boom Deployment Mechanism

As a research assistant for Cornell Space Structures Lab, I am working on a boom deployment mechanism that can deploy an ultra lightweight boom from a CubeSat without the boom buckling or blossoming. To do this, I have designed a low-friction membrane that surrounds the boom at every region, except when the boom exits the CubeSat and holds it tight through springs that are attempting to revert back to their original length.

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