SPACECRAFT OF MODULE SKELETON CONSTRUCTION Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: space engineering; spacecraft of modular skeleton construction. SUBSTANCE: spacecraft is made in form of part of regular tetrahedral lattice whose cells are formed by cylindrical sections with assembly module coupled to them. Difference in distances of any two external module of skeleton from center of mass of spacecraft is less than length of section. All components of lattice are filled with respective sections and modules, owing to which spacecraft may be extended practically unlimitedly. EFFECT: increased rigidly of structure; increased net volume. 3 cl, 1 dwg