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Znamya was a project to develop and test large [[Spin Stabilized|spin stabilized]] thin-film mirrors in space. Two orbital experiments were performed, Znamya 2 and Znamya 2.5. Znamya 2 was a success, deploying a 20-m spinning circular mirror from a Progress resupply spacecraft after it visited the Russian Mir space station. The Progress spacecraft was used to steer the sail, under control by cosmonauts onboard Mir, and reflect a spot of sunlight down on the Earth. Znamya 2.5 was built to be an improved version of Znamya 2. It failed to deploy completely. | Znamya was a project to develop and test large [[Spin Stabilized|spin stabilized]] thin-film mirrors in space. Two orbital experiments were performed, Znamya 2 and Znamya 2.5. Znamya 2 was a success, deploying a 20-m spinning circular mirror from a Progress resupply spacecraft after it visited the Russian Mir space station. The Progress spacecraft was used to steer the sail, under control by cosmonauts onboard Mir, and reflect a spot of sunlight down on the Earth. Znamya 2.5 was built to be an improved version of Znamya 2. It failed to deploy completely. | ||
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* [http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/2002/06/e/index.htm Analysis of the Znamya 2.5 failure] | * [http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/2002/06/e/index.htm Analysis of the Znamya 2.5 failure] | ||
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/271224.stm BBC News coverage] | * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/271224.stm BBC News coverage] | ||
| − | * [[News_Archive#February 5, 1999|February 5, 1999 | + | * From the [[News Archive]]: |
| − | * [[News_Archive#February 4, 1999|February 4, 1999, | + | ** [[News_Archive#February 5, 1999|February 5, 1999]] |
| − | + | ** [[News_Archive#February 4, 1999|February 4, 1999]] | |
| − | + | ** [[News_Archive#February 3, 1999|February 3, 1999]] | |
| + | * [[Web_Links#General|Columbus 500 Space Sail Cup video, which includes an NBC news segment on Znamya]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Past Missions]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:59, 28 August 2009
Znamya was a project to develop and test large spin stabilized thin-film mirrors in space. Two orbital experiments were performed, Znamya 2 and Znamya 2.5. Znamya 2 was a success, deploying a 20-m spinning circular mirror from a Progress resupply spacecraft after it visited the Russian Mir space station. The Progress spacecraft was used to steer the sail, under control by cosmonauts onboard Mir, and reflect a spot of sunlight down on the Earth. Znamya 2.5 was built to be an improved version of Znamya 2. It failed to deploy completely. [1]
Links
- Space Regatta Consortium project description
- Wikipedia article
- Images and movies
- Analysis of the Znamya 2.5 failure
- BBC News coverage
- From the News Archive:
- Columbus 500 Space Sail Cup video, which includes an NBC news segment on Znamya
References
- Melnikov, VM and Koshelev, VA. Large space structures formed by centrifugal forces. CRC Press, 1998. BibTeX
