A modular device for a spacecraft includes a propulsion system having a tank, a plenum, and a manifold, wherein the propulsion system is integrally formed with a structural frame of the spacecraft. A method of manufacturing the modular device is also discussed, the method including utilizing an additive manufacturing process to construct the propulsion system.
Integrated propulsion and primary structure module for microsatellites
2017-10-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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