A releasable apparatus that connects first and second space objects, such as a spacecraft and a space vehicle, in predetermined spaced relationship is described. The apparatus comprises at least one probe member mounted on the first object, having an elongated shank portion, the distal end of which is provided with a tapered nose portion. At least one drogue assembly is mounted on the second space object for releasably capturing the probe member upon the first and second objects being brought into close proximity with each other.
Apparatus for Releasably Connecting First and Second Objects in Predetermined Space Relationship
1982
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Joint And Clamp Band System For Releasably Connecting Space Craft Elements
European Patent Office | 2019
|JOINT AND CLAMP BAND SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY CONNECTING SPACE CRAFT ELEMENTS
European Patent Office | 2018
|JOINT AND CLAMP BAND SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY CONNECTING SPACE CRAFT ELEMENTS
European Patent Office | 2020
|