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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3): Mechanisms and Lessons Learned from a CubeSat Solar Sail DeployerThis is an overview of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) technology demonstration project mechanisms, their development, the testing they underwent, as well as the lessons learned in those activities. This overview includes an overall description of the primary deployment mechanisms and ground support equipment (GSE) needed for packaging the solar sail system.
Document ID
20240003158
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nigel R. Schneider (Analytical Mechanics Associates (United States) Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Gregory D. Dean (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Olive R. Stohlman (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Jerry E. Warren (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Juan M. Fernandez (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
W. Keats Wilkie (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Todd C. Denkins (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Date Acquired
March 14, 2024
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance
Engineering (General)
Mechanical Engineering
Meeting Information
Meeting: 47th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Country: US
Start Date: May 15, 2024
End Date: May 17, 2024
Sponsors: Mechanisms Education Association
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80LARC23DA003
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
Mechanisms
solar sails
deployable structures
composites

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