Felonator - 9/1/2007 1:59 PMIt seems that this framework folds up. like stacking up its self. So to retract it you would simply just wind in the cable for framework in. I will try and make more sense of what i just put and some people can jump in with more
is this the same thing?? http://www.st.northropgrumman.com/astro-aerospace/SiteFiles/_docs/pdfs/DS-307-SelfDeployedAstroMast.pdf
The "astro" mast in the middle extends and retracts. It is "collapsible"
It's not an "astro" mast. Astro is/was a different company.And Elroy's dog.
It is a generic term