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January 2021 - 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.
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
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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.

Speaker(s):
Manan Arya, Technologist, NASA/JPL
Lizbeth B. De La Torre, Creative Technologist, NASA/JPL

Host:
Brian White, Public Services Office, NASA/JPL

Co-Host:
Thalia Khan, Public Outreach Specialist, NASA/JPL

Webcast:
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech