CTD has begun to identify several terrestrial applications where this technology can be leveraged. For instance, CTD is actively pursuing multiple commercial, and military applications (both terrestrial and non-terrestrial) for rollable composite tubes and structures. These include the development of rollable bridge structures and portable solar arrays.
Successful achievement of the objectives defined for this program can provide a significant capability to NASA and NASA contractors to aid in the development of many future NASA small satellite missions. At present, many of these missions are limited with regards to the orbits / altitudes to which they can launch without risk of surpassing the required re-entry timeline. The ability to have passively deployed rolled de-orbit device like the proposed RODEO system is extremely advantageous. The highly predictable rolled composite booms proposed will not only enable the RODEO low cost de-orbit device, but they could eventually lead to additional NASA advanced boom applications (such as magnetometers).
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