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Solar Sail Boom Deployment Simulator

Simulate the mechanically risky deployment of a solar sail: four telescoping booms extend from a central hub to pull a folded membrane taut. Control boom synchronization and watch the sail unfurl cleanly — or wrinkle, snag and tear when the booms desync.

Space & Astronomy3DModerate60 FPS

Interactive 3D model of the mechanical unfurling of a solar sail: four telescoping booms extend from a central hub, pulling a folded membrane into a taut, flat surface. Tune boom synchronization to see the difference between a clean nominal deployment and a desynchronized deployment that wrinkles, snags and tears.

⚙ Under the hood

Deploy a folded solar sail from a central hub using four telescoping booms. Control boom synchronization and watch the membrane unfurl flat and taut with good sync, or wrinkle, snag and tear when the booms desync — the same failure mode that has doomed real solar-sail missions.

Solar SailBoom DeploymentSpacecraft MechanismsDeployment FailureMembrane Tension

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install