SPACECRAFT WITH OPEN SIDES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structural arrangement for a spacecraft that minimizes or eliminates redundant structures.SOLUTION: An electronic module 300 is supported on a central cylinder 150 extending through a center of a spacecraft. The electronic module 300 includes a load-carrying module structure 302 having a plurality of module sides 304. The module sides 304 include rigid panels 314 for mounting spacecraft equipment and forming closed sides 306 of the spacecraft 146. The central cylinder 150 is configured to support loads acting on the spacecraft, including axial loads, bending loads, and torsional loads. The central cylinder may be the only closed cross-section extending along a longitudinal axis of the spacecraft.