Patent ID: 6938858

Claim:
A spacecraft window assembly for use with an inflatable shell of an inflatable modular structure, the inflatable shell having a debris shield having a window opening, a restraint layer having an opening to receive the window assembly, and an air barrier having a window opening, the openings being substantially in alignment with one another, the spacecraft window assembly comprising: a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section, and a window opening in each section, and one pressure pane being secured to the middle section, and forming a substantially airtight seal with, the middle section; the top section being adapted to securedly receive the debris shield such that the debris shield window opening is substantially in alignment with the pressure pane; the middle section disposed within the opening of the restraint layer and being adapted to fixedly receive the restraint layer such that the window assembly is substantially aligned with the opening of the restraint layer; and the air barrier being secured between the bottom section and the middle section of the window assembly in a substantially airtight manner.