MultiMission Modular Spacecraft

MultiMission Modular Spacecraft is a NASA design of modular spacecraft, intended to save cost and ease servicing.[1][2][3]

MMS were intended to be 'Shuttle compatible', i.e. recoverable/servicable by the Space Shuttle orbiter.[3]

It was used for:[4]

Component modules

Basic modules:[1]

  • Modular Attitude Control Subsystem (MACS)
  • Power module
  • Command and Data Handling

all mounted on a triangular module support structure.

Optional modules:[1]

  • Propulsion module
  • Instrument module interface (Ring)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Multimission modular spacecraft (MMS)
  2. ↑ The Multimission Modular Spacecraft for the 80's
  3. 1 2 NASA standard Multimission Modular Spacecraft for future space exploration
  4. ↑ Fairchild: MMS (Multi-Mission Modular Spacecraft)
  5. ↑ TOPEX/Poseidon: Perspectives on an Ocean Planet - MMS
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