SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: space engineering; spacecraft. SUBSTANCE: proposed spacecraft has fuselage with crew cabin, tail unit in form of two keel struts and upper and lower stabilizers, payload compartment, wing at multiple sweep, power plant, orbital maneuvering system with actuating members and landing gear made in form of multi-axle truck, nose wheel and tail steerable wheel. Spacecraft is provided with two passenger sections located on sides of fuselage on wing planes, aft hatch with flange for communication with payload compartment, hemispherical cover coupled hermetically and detachably to said flange of aft hatch. Passenger sections and payload compartment are provided with windows. Flange of aft hatch is provided with smoothly distributed with holes. Fitted in flange of aft cover are studs with threaded ends; hemispherical cover is made integral with handle located in its cavity. EFFECT: extended functional capabilities of spacecraft. 7 dwg