Flexible membrane mirror (IMAGE)

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Flexible membrane mirror

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Membrane mirrors made using the new technique are flexible enough to be rolled up. This could be helpful for storing the mirrors inside of a launch vehicle.

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Sebastian Rabien, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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