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A 3D Printed Alumnium Mirror Could Enable Enhance CubeSat Observations

August 18, 2025
A 3D Printed Alumnium Mirror Could Enable Enhance CubeSat Observations
By Andy Tomaswick (https://ift.tt/6mBFiNX)

Engineering drawings of the prototype mirror, including installed in a 3U CubeSat frame. Credit- I. Aziz et al.

Compact, reflective, easy to manufacture mirrors are a critical component for advancing astronomical technology in space. Mirrors are a key component in most telescopes, though they are notoriously hard to manufacture with the necessary precision, especially at large scales. A new paper from researchers in the UK uses additive manufacturing to make a thin, flexible, and lightweight mirror out of aluminum and analyzes its properties to see if it will be useful in applications such as CubeSats.



August 19, 2025 at 02:40AM
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