Lockheed Martin Astronautics has developed the Multifunctional Structure (MFS) concept as a new system for spacecraft design that eliminates chassis, cables, connectors and folds the electronics into the walls of the spacecraft. Concurrent engineering will be essential to integrate the electronic, structure and thermal design. Design methodologies are in work to manage all power, grounding and shielding concerns. The MFS approach offers significant savings in mass and volume and supports the "faster-better-cheaper" philosophy in new spacecraft programs. The technology will be demonstrated as an experiment on the New Millenium Program Deep Space 1 (DSI) mission.


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    Title :

    Multifunctional structures technology experiment on Deep Space 1 mission


    Contributors:
    Barnett, D.M. (author) / Rawal, S.P. (author)


    Publication date :

    1997-01-01


    Size :

    905208 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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