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An essential component of the STEREO IMPACT investigation is its nearly 6 m long boom that provides several of the instruments with a sufficiently clean magnetic environment and minimally restricted fields of view, while having the required rigidity to ensure the spacecraft pointing accuracy for the STEREO imaging investigations. Details of the customized telescoping IMPACT Boom design, construction and testing are described in this review. The successful completion and verification of the IMPACT Booms represents a demonstration of the use of Stacers as motive forces for rigid boom deployment.
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Ullrich, R., McCauley, J., Turin, P. et al. The STEREO IMPACT Boom. Space Sci Rev 136, 185–201 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-008-9334-3
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