Steady as She Goes

Author: Smith, Douglas L.

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 53, Number 4, 1990, pp. 41-43

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 53:4, Summer 1990

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:53.4.Steady

Abstract

Orbiting telescopes must remain rock-steady. "Active structures" that damp out their own vibrations may be the answer.

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