An expandable structural module for a toroidal space station structure. The expandable structural module comprises a first bulkhead and a second bulkhead forming first and second opposite ends of the expandable structural module. The first bulkhead is arranged to be attached to a corresponding bulkhead of a further expandable structural module. The expandable structural module further comprises a plurality of adjustable structural members connecting the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead. The expandable structural module is transformable between a collapsed configuration in which the first bulkhead and second bulkhead are held a first distance apart by the adjustable structural members, and an expanded configuration in which the first bulkhead and second bulkhead are held a second distance apart by the adjustable structural members, the second distance being larger than the first distance.
EXPANDABLE STRUCTURAL MODULES FOR TOROIDAL SPACE STATION STRUCTURES, SPACE STATION SUBSTRUCTURES, TOROIDAL SPACE STATION STRUCTURES, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING TOROIDAL SPACE STATION STRUCTURES
ERWEITERBARE STRUKTURMODULE FÜR RINGFÖRMIGE RAUMSTATIONSSTRUKTUREN, RAUMSTATIONSUNTERSTRUKTUREN, RINGFÖRMIGE RAUMSTATIONSSTRUKTUREN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON RINGFÖRMIGEN RAUMSTATIONSSTRUKTUREN
MODULES STRUCTURAUX EXTENSIBLES POUR STRUCTURES DE STATIONS SPATIALES TOROÏDALES, SOUS-STRUCTURES DE STATIONS SPATIALES, STRUCTURES DE STATIONS SPATIALES TOROÏDALES ET PROCÉDÉS DE CONSTRUCTION DE STRUCTURES DE STATIONS SPATIALES TOROÏDALES
2023-08-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
Space station structures development
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