Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.

Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.

Abstract: A single-person spacecraft includes a pressurized crew enclosure, an external equipment bay, and an overhead crown assembly.

Abstract: A single-person spacecraft includes a pressurized crew enclosure, an external equipment bay, and an overhead crown assembly.

Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.

Abstract: A single-person spacecraft includes a pressurized crew enclosure, an external equipment bay, and an overhead crown assembly.

Abstract: A contamination removal system for continuous cleaning of contamination from an exposed contaminated surface of a substrate by creating and moving a laser induced shock wave array across the contaminated surface includes a laser beam source and laser beam delivery assembly receiving a beam generated at the laser beam source and directing the beam for the generation of a shock wave array. The beam delivery assembly includes mirrors and beam splitters which split the laser beam into many laser beams. The contamination removal system also includes a control assembly composed of an analog or digital controller and a motion controller linked to the operating components of the present system and ensuring proper operation thereof. A substrate motion control/holder assembly supports the substrate adjacent the beam delivery assembly.

Abstract: An enclosure for transporting articles upon a spacecraft. The enclosure includes an external enclosure composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a spacecraft. The interconnected walls include a first wall selectively coupled to a plurality of sidewalls such that the first wall may be moved to open the internal space defined by the plurality of interconnected walls. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets and the edge connecting members are lightweight, high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.

Abstract: An enclosure for transporting articles upon a spacecraft. The enclosure includes an external enclosure composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a spacecraft. The interconnected walls include a first wall selectively coupled to a plurality of sidewalls such that the first wall may be moved to open the internal space defined by the plurality of interconnected walls. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets and the edge connecting members are lightweight, high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.

Abstract: A system and method for non-destructive examination of parts using three-dimensional CT imagery. The system comprises a computer controlled x-ray source, a scintillator screen, and an amorphous silicon sensor array, which electronically records and transmits a series of images taken from different angles back to the computer system having a CAD/CAM software program. The part being examined is stored as a CAD/CAM record. The various images from the silicon sensor array are stored in the computer system and reconstructed as a three-dimensional CT image. That CT image is converted to the CAD/CAM coordinate space so a comparison between the CT image and the stored drawing of the part being examined may be made to detect any defects in the part. The overlaid or superimposed images are displayed for an analyst so that determination of a defect and a location can be made.