Deployable structures and mechanisms have become a cornerstone of modern space engineering, enabling the realisation of large apertures, antennas, and other functional systems from compact launch ...

University of Illinois researchers 3D print flat carbon-fiber structures that morph into curved satellite components in space ...

A $750,000 deployable satellite boom structure development contract has been awarded by the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) space vehicles directorate to Colorado based mechanical systems ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

Starsys Inc., a SpaceDev Company has been awarded two contracts totaling $2.45 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, for continued development of deployable ...

From muscle atrophy to bone loss, astronauts face a number of health risks while in space. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. It's easy to understand why. The human body ...

Redwire, a new leader in mission critical space solutions and high reliability components for the next generation space economy, announced today that it has acquired Deployable Space Systems, Inc.

Accurate storm predictions not only save resources and money, but also lives. To build the next generation of predictive weather models, we need to measure a storm from space across time over its ...

Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Col. Eric Felt, left, and Benjamin Urioste, a research engineer, prepare to break a satellite piñata, following the ...

Researchers have harnessed the domino effect to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment. If you've ever opened an umbrella ...