Detailed Design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment

<p>This research effort builds upon the previous design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment (RIGEX). RIGEX is a Space Shuttle experiment that will study the effects of the zero-gravity space environment on the deployment and modal analysis of three in-atable and rigidizable tubes using a sub-Tg rigidizationtechnique. By comparing space-based modal testing with similar ground-based teststhe experiment intends to verify and validate ground-testing techniques as a viablesubstitute for zero-gravity tests thus minimizing cost and complexity for future AirForce and commercial spacecraft rigidization implementations.With the transition from the Space Shuttle's Get-Away-Special (GAS) canisterto its Canister for All Payload Ejections (CAPE) in 2004 there have been severalrequirements and associated modi cations a ecting the design.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>