DARPA Proposes Folding Space Telescope Design | Animation

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 16:20 in Astronomy & Space

The Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) will use lightweight membrane optics instead of large-diameter glass mirrors. This design can reduce building and launch costs, putting more eyes in the sky.

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