Integrated spacecraft cradle and shuttle structure

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1983-12-23

1986-07-15

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Load accommodation

244158R, 410 49, 410 77, B64C 120, B64G 122

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046001697

ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft is mounted in a cradle secured in the space shuttle by means of a suspension system including four cradle attachment members secured to the upper longeron bridge of the shuttle, in which provision is made for movably mounting one attachment member on the cradle to provide a component of movement substantially normal to the adjacent longeron bridge to accommodate misalignment between the longeron bridges and the attachment members without the need for removing the spacecraft and cradle from the shuttle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2593472 (1952-04-01), McGinn
patent: 2843345 (1958-07-01), Sikorsky
patent: 3815849 (1974-06-01), Meston
patent: 4359201 (1982-11-01), Thomson et al.
patent: 4395004 (1983-07-01), Ganssle et al.

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