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Is the CubeSat Kit structure hard-anodized?

April 26, 2017cubesat hard-anodized kit structure

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Is the CubeSat Kit structure hard-anodized?

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All surfaces that come in contact with the CubeSat launcher are hard-anodized to prevent galling. Hard-anodizing is an insulating process. In order to provide the shielding of a Faraday-cage, the remaining surfaces of the CubeSat Kit are gold alodyned to maintain electrical conductivity.