A parabolic antenna is a simple enough device ... In this way relatively huge reflectors can be built in space, with easy folding and very little weight. The linked article describes the antenna ...

NASA’s Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, allows agency missions ... skeleton of the 112-foot-wide (34-meter-wide) parabolic reflector before it was bolted to a 65-foot ...

Parabolic reflectors are pretty handy devices. Whether you’re building a microwave antenna or a long-distance ... which is where this pressure-formed space blanket mirror might come in handy.

Key infrastructure is currently on-hand to develop additional full-motion parabolic dish space-tracking systems—a 40-foot, a 24-foot, and two 20-foot diameter systems. These additional ground ...