Embodiments provide a spacecraft airlock system. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for attaching space exposed payloads to a space station. The spacecraft airlock system provides a defined volume of space payload to the international space station. The airlock further includes a means of attaching to a space station, a closed structure attached to said means, said means of attaching is capable of robotic manipulation, and a cooling system for cooling payload components within said closed structure.
Spacecraft systems airlock for international space station access and interface and methods of operation
2020-12-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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