Phrases with «spacecraft bus»

"Spacecraft bus" refers to the main structure or framework of a spacecraft that carries various components and systems necessary for its functioning. It is like the backbone of the spacecraft that provides support and electrical connections for instruments, sensors, communication systems, and other equipment onboard. Just like a bus carries passengers, the spacecraft bus carries and connects different parts of the spacecraft. Full definition

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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver -: The «Adapting Commercial Spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle» study will define system concepts for a Solar Electric Propulsion Module based on an existing commercial spacecraft bus and NASA Hall thrusters. (sciencedaily.com)
These two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope observatory — Webb's combined science instruments and optics, and its combined spacecraft bus and sunshield (called the spacecraft element)-- will be integrated at Northrop Grumman in 2018. (cemag.us)
Power: Gallium Arsenide triple junction solar arrays, 10 kW at Earth and 1.4 kW at Ceres Orbit Altitude: At target asteroids: As high as 4,500 km and as low as 25 km Reliability: Redundant and cross-strapped spacecraft bus electronics Mission Life: 10 years (aerospaceguide.net)
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Phrases with «spacecraft bus»

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