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The von Kármán Lecture Series: Spacecraft Origami

Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, collaborated to construct a prototype of a solar panel array that folds up in the style of origami, to make for easier deployment.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/BYU Spacecraft Origami
Jan. 14
Time: 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT; 0300 UTC)
For years, engineers have had to deal with "the tyranny of the fairing," that anything you want to send into space has to fit into a rocket bearing. A field of advanced design has been looking for new ways to improve our engineering, using the centuries-old artform to dream bigger.
Host:
Brian White, Public Services Office, NASA/JPL
Co-Host:
Thalia Khan, Public Outreach Specialist, NASA/JPL
Speaker(s):
Manan Arya, Technologist, NASA/JPL
Lizbeth B. De La Torre, Creative Technologist, NASA/JPL
Webcast:
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