Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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Last updated Nov 5, 2026
Co-inventor of the reflective film flown on ASTRA
A payload about one cubic meter in size rode a SpaceX rideshare rocket into orbit on March 30, 2026, carrying composite struts, aluminum joints, a perforated reflective film and a robot arm. Over the following months the robot picked up those parts and built a section of a truss in open space, with no astronaut involved.
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