Structural Design PracticesENAE 483/788D - Principles of Space Systems Design
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Structural Design Practices
• Payload interfaces to launch vehicles• Examples of structural design approaches from
past space vehicle structural designs• Examples of current structural concepts for
Constellation vehicles and other human lunar programs
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Shuttle Payload Restraint Configurations
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Orbiter Active Latches
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Orbiter Passive Latches
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Atlas V Payload Fairing Configuration
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Delta IV Bolted Payload Attach Fitting
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Delta IV Pyro Payload Attach Fitting
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Delta IV Marmon Band PAF
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Saturn V First Stage (S-IC) Cutaway
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Saturn V S-IC Intertank Fairing
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Saturn V S-IC Intertank Assembly
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Saturn V S-IC Ground Handling
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N-1 Ground Handling
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Buran Ground Handling
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Saturn V S-II Stage Stacking
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Saturn V S-II LOX Tank Cutaway
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Saturn V S-II Stage Engine Cluster
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Saturn V S-II Thrust Structure Detail
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Saturn V S-II Interstage Jettison
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N-1 Launch Vehicle Interstages
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Saturn V S-IVB/J-2 Thrust Structure
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Mercury Spacecraft Layout
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Mercury Spacecraft Assembly
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Gemini Spacecraft Equipment
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Gemini Spacecraft Layout
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Landing Gear - External Equipment Bays
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Apollo Spacecraft Components
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Soyuz Spacecraft Design
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Lunar Module Overall Configuration
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Lunar Module Ascent Stage Structure
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Lunar Module Ascent Stage Structure
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Lunar Module Descent Stage Structure
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Lunar Module Descent Stage Structures
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Soviet Lunar Lander Concepts
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LK Lunar Landing Vehicle
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LK Spacecraft on Moon
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Project Constellation Structural Examples
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CLV Upper Stage Components
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CLV Upper Stage Structural Elements
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Design Overview - CEV Crew Module
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Pressurized Module Structural Details
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Service Module Structural Design
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Launch Vehicle Adapter Structure
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FEA Load Cases
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Crew Module FEA Sample Results
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Descent Assisted, Split Habitat (DASH)
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DASH Lander Structural Components
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DASH Engine Support Truss Concepts
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Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle
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LRV Suspension
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LRV Steering Assembly
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TURTLE Lunar Rover (2007)
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