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NASA Engineers Use Origami As Inspiration When They Fold Up Solar Panels For Their Trip To Space. Shown
NASA Engineers Use Origami As Inspiration When They Fold Up Solar Panels For Their Trip To Space. Shown
NASA Engineers Use Origami As Inspiration When They Fold Up Solar Panels For Their Trip To Space. Shown

NASA engineers use origami as inspiration when they fold up solar panels for their trip to space. Shown here: the Miura fold. Once a piece of paper (or solar array) is all folded up, it can be completely unfolded in one smooth motion. You can read more about origami in space here, and learn how to do the Miura fold in this video:

Image: Astronaut Scott Parazynski repairs a damaged ISS solar panel (NASA)

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