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Shape memory epoxy foams and composites were tested in April 2013, on board the BION-M1 spacecraft through the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, with the aim to study their behaviour in microgravity for future applications. The on-orbit Ribes_Foam2 experiment consisted in the heating of three samples in various configurations having different shapes (a prototype of actuator, a sheet of composite laminate and...
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