File:Solar sail tests.jpg
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English: A 20-meter solar sail and boom system, developed by ATK Space Systems of Goleta, Calif., is fully deployed during testing at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Blue lights positioned beneath the system help illuminate the four triangular sail quadrants as they lie outstretched in Plum Brook's Space Power Facility -- the world's largest space environment simulation chamber. The sail material is supported by a series of coilable booms, which are extended via remote control from a central stowage container about the size of a suitcase, and is made of an aluminized, plastic-membrane material called CP-1. The material is produced under license by SRS Technologies of Huntsville, Ala. The deployment, part of a series of tests in April, is a critical milestone in the development of solar sail propulsion technology that could lead to more ambitious inner Solar System robotic exploration. |
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Source | http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/exploration_gallery.html (direct link) |
Author | NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center |
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Image title | ATK Space Systems' Solar Sail during testing at the Plumbrook Test Facility in Sandusky, OH |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
Camera model | NIKON D1X |
Exposure time | 1/15 sec (0.066666666666667) |
F Number | f/6.3 |
Date and time of data generation | 08:56, 24 April 2005 |
Lens focal length | 17 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
File change date and time | 10:20, 4 May 2005 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 08:56, 24 April 2005 |
Image compression mode | 4 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Tungsten (incandescent light) |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 57 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 57 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 57 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 25 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Hard |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
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