Shape formation in interfacial flows

PT Brun - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
Interfacial fluid dynamics has a rich history of systematically exploring intricate flows studied
for their technological and heuristic value. Surface tension typically forms exceptionally …

Sha** a gallium alloy and an ionic liquid into spherical mirrors for future liquid-based telescopes—experimental setup and demonstration in parabolic flights

O Luria, K Gommed, M Elgarisi, I Gabay… - Journal of …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Space telescopes play a key role in the exploration of our universe, from imaging planets to
gathering spectra of distant stars. To date, all space telescopes are manufactured on Earth …

Structural Requirements and Scaling Analysis of a Fluidic Mirror Space Telescope Support Structure

C Gregg, E Balaban - 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The NASA FLUTE project proposes large-scale (50m) fluidic telescopes for astronomy
applications. To continue to explore the universe, astronomers require larger and larger …

Deployable optics for the buccaneer main mission (BMM)

F Agenbag, PS Alvino, DC Bandara… - The Aeronautical …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is currently preparing for the launch of the
Buccaneer Main Mission (BMM) satellite, the successor to the Buccaneer Risk Mitigation …