Patent ID: 11878816
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A reusable modular spacecraft comprising:
a spacecraft bus structure configured to support spacecraft subsystems;
a plurality of interchangeable housing components configured to be interchangeably received and supported by said spacecraft bus structure;
said spacecraft bus structure comprising a plurality of compartment openings, each of said plurality of compartment openings configured to removably receive a respective one of said plurality of housing components;
each of said plurality of compartment openings comprising at least four inside corners, wherein each of said at least four inside corners are configured to receive a respective outside corner edge of said respective one of said plurality of housing components;
said spacecraft bus structure configured to hold each of said plurality of housing components separately from each of other of said plurality of housing components;
at least one of said plurality of compartment openings configured to hold said respective one of said plurality of housing components in an orientation that is at least substantially perpendicular with respect to another said respective one of said plurality of housing components disposed in another of said plurality of compartment openings; and
a wireless system configured to permit wireless communication between each of said plurality of interchangeable housing components and spacecraft subsystems supported by said spacecraft bus structure.