Cosmonauts on the ISS successfully conducted the Perspektiva-KM experiment using transformable structures made of polymer materials. Oleg Kononenko, commander of the Roscosmos cosmonaut corps, talked about this.
The experiment involved shape-memory unfolding and fixation of the shape of structures made of polymer materials and remote control of their behavior in space conditions. The equipment for this experiment was installed during the spacewalk on April 25. The astronauts then started the experiment by assembling the electrical circuit inside the station. Some teams were sent from Earth, and Kononenko was busy photographing and video recording the process.
According to Kononenko, the results of the Perspektiva-KM experiment can be used to create new materials and large-sized space structures such as solar panels and radars.
Source: Ferra
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