page_title: Inflatable Antenna Experiment
hierarchical_section_title: Inflatable Antenna Experiment
caption_attribution_description: English: Inflatable Antenna Experiment released from shuttle Endeavour during STS-77 mission. Image ID: s77e5022 Español: Inflatable Antenna Experiment lanzado desde el transbordador Endeavour durante la misión STS-77. Galego: Inflatable Antenna Experiment lanzado desde o transbordador Endeavour durante a misión STS-77.
context_page_description: The Inflatable Antenna Experiment was a NASA experiment that began on May 19, 1996, consisting of an inflatable antenna made of mylar which was launched from the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the 1996 STS-77 mission, in cooperation with the satellite Spartan-207.
  The antenna correctly inflated, separating from Spartan-207, before re-entering Earth's atmosphere a few days later, on 22 May. IAE was intended to pave the way for the development of lightweight inflatable structures for space applications. The IAE was constructed by LGarde, Inc., an American aerospace company based in Orange County, CA.
context_section_description: The Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE) was a NASA experiment that began on May 19, 1996, consisting of an inflatable antenna made of mylar which was launched from the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the 1996 STS-77 mission, in cooperation with the satellite Spartan-207.
  The antenna correctly inflated, separating from Spartan-207, before re-entering Earth's atmosphere a few days later, on 22 May. IAE was intended to pave the way for the development of lightweight inflatable structures for space applications. The IAE was constructed by LGarde, Inc., an American aerospace company based in Orange County, CA.
caption: The deployed Inflatable Antenna Experiment
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