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The IN-STEP Inflatable Antenna Experiment was intended to demonstrate high payoff technology for large, inflatable space antenna structures, in a realistic operational environment.
A description is given of the hardware developed for the In- Space Technology Experiment Program (IN-STEP) flight experiment, which was flown to demonstrate the concept of large inflatable antennas in space.
The topics are presented in viewgraph form and include the following: potential space antenna applications; experiment objectives; experiment technical approach; experiment scenario; spartan services; experiment orbital configuration; experiment canister structure; surface measurement system configuration; and orbital functional sequences.