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Fabricating Structural BeamsAutomatic machine described in new report has demonstrated on Earth feasibility of machine fabricating beams for huge structures in space. Such structures include solar mirrors, radiometer reflectors, microwave power transmitters, solar-thermal power generators, and solar photoelectric generators, ranging in size from few hundred meters long to tens of kilometers long.
Document ID
19810000369
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Engler, E. E. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Ehl, J. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Muench, W. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Morfin, H. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Huber, J. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Braun, R. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Marx, W. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Alberi, A. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Romaneck, R. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Johnson, C. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Giannuzzi, O. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Weyhreter, A. (Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Fabrication Technology
Report/Patent Number
MFS-25228
Accession Number
81B10369
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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