Deployment Mechanisms & Space Instruments
Astronika
Astronika designs and manufactures deployment mechanisms, in-situ measurement instruments, and electromagnetic actuators for space science missions and small satellites. The company is best known for its flight-proven contributions to the NASA InSight Mars lander, including the MOLE (hammering thermal probe) tether release mechanism. Products include rigid-flex PCBs, coilgun-based actuators, and compact CubeSat deployers.
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- Flight heritage
- NASA InSight Mars lander (MOLE mechanism) product page
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- Flight heritage
- NASA InSight Mars lander (MOLE mechanism)
- Products
- Deployment mechanisms, coilgun actuators, CubeSat deployers
- Technology
- Rigid-flex PCB, electromagnetic actuation
- Applications
- Science missions, CubeSats, small satellites
About
Astronika designs and manufactures deployment mechanisms, in-situ measurement instruments, and electromagnetic actuators for space science missions and small satellites. The company is best known for its flight-proven contributions to the NASA InSight Mars lander, including the MOLE (hammering thermal probe) tether release mechanism. Products include rigid-flex PCBs, coilgun-based actuators, and compact CubeSat deployers.
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