Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling #autonomous spacecraft docking operations.
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SwRI develops technology to deploy stabilized solar arrays, enabling spacecraft docking

Solar array deployments can be challenging to test, because testing occurs on the ground under atmospheric conditions.