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NASA also explored using EVAs for deployment in the 90s: "Neutral Buoyancy Evaluation of Extravehicular Activity Assembly of a Large Precision Reflector" (http
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NASA also explored using EVAs for deployment in the 90s:
"Neutral Buoyancy Evaluation of Extravehicular Activity Assembly of a Large Precision Reflector" (https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.26480 https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.26480)
> The procedure and associated hardware are verified in simulated 0-g (neutral buoyancy) assembly tests of a 14-m-diam precision reflector mockup. The test article represents a precision reflector having a reflective surface that is segmented into 37 individual panels. The panels are supported on a doubly curved tetrahedral truss consisting of 315 struts. The entire truss and seven reflector panels were assembled in 3 h and 7 min by two pressure-suited test subjects.