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NINE FOOT BEARING for
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

One of three design concepts for bearings to allow rotation to optimize the angle of the solar array panels using a low-energy motor.

Ball Aerospace Space Systems/ NASA

Diametric-angle illustration hand rendered in water color & airbrush from flat orthographic blueprints


9 foot bearing for solar panels
   
   
 
     
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