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23 October 1995 Design and producibility of precision beryllium structures for spacecraft applications
Robert E. Hardesty, Todd A. Decker
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Abstract
Basic design guidelines for beryllium precision structures are discussed and a thorough presentation is given on the design evolution of the RGA integrating structure for ESA's XMM Mission. Beryllium producibility issues, manufacturing flowcharts and flight heritage data is reviewed.
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Robert E. Hardesty and Todd A. Decker "Design and producibility of precision beryllium structures for spacecraft applications", Proc. SPIE 2543, Silicon Carbide Materials for Optics and Precision Structures, (23 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.225282
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KEYWORDS
Beryllium

Aluminum

Structural design

Manufacturing

Space operations

Silicon carbide

Space telescopes

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