Flight Results from the Middeck Active Control Experiment (MACE)

The middeck active control experiment (MACE) was designed as a Space Shuttle flight experiment to demonstrate high authority active structural control in zero-gravity (0-g) conditions based on analysis, ground testing, and on-orbit control redesign. MACE is a multidisciplinary project that is at the forefront of flexible structural control. MACE was first flown on STS-67 in March 1995, and a summary of the program objectives and mission experimental results is provided.

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