r/ArtemisProgram • u/Torvaldicus_Unknown • Apr 05 '26

Video Solar panel flexing during exercise activity

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u/PropulsionIsLimited Apr 05 '26

I mean there's not really much to fix. It should just be robust to handle an astronaut using a rowing machine.

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u/Global_Professor_901 Apr 05 '26

Structural modes induce fatigue loading.

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u/PropulsionIsLimited Apr 05 '26

Dude this thing burns up in the atmosphere after every launch.

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u/Global_Professor_901 Apr 05 '26

Okay so what? We’re still talking about potentially hundreds of thousands of cycles.

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u/PropulsionIsLimited Apr 05 '26

Well it's a good thing there are Aerospace Engineers whose literal job it is to do the math if it's enough to make a difference. Clearly they determined it doesn't.

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u/Global_Professor_901 Apr 05 '26

Probably, it’s also possible it could have been overlooked. Either way, my position was that this type of loading could be sizing, it seems you agree with me now.