| NASA Center: |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
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| Image # : |
9710944 |
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| Date : |
10/30/1997
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Title
Shooting Star Experiment
Full Description
The Shooting Star Experiment (SSE) is designed to develop and demonstrate the
technology required to focus the Sun's energy and use the energy for inexpensive
space propulsion research.
Pictured is an engineering model (Pathfinder III) of SSE and its thermal vacuum
test to simulate in-orbit conditions at the X-Ray Calibration Facility at the
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This model was used to test and
characterize the motion and deformation of the structure caused by thermal
effects.
In this photograph, alignment targets are being placed on the engineering model
so that a theodolite (alignment telescope) could be used to accurately measure
the deformation and deflection of the engineering model under extreme condition,
such as the coldness of deep space and the hotness of the Sun, as well as
vacuum.
Keywords
Shooting Star Experiment SSE X-Ray Calibration Facility
Subject Category
Rocket Propulsion,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
MSFC
- Center Number:
9710944
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000067
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA Emmett L. Given
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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