The present invention provides a space vehicle comprising an optical system having a field of view, the optical system comprising at least two optical elements spaced from one another along an optical axis of the optical system, thereby defining an interior cavity of the optical system; at least one control system, the control system comprising at least one physical element configured for performing one or more functions for enabling operation of the vehicle; and at least one holding assembly for holding the at least one control system, the holding assembly comprising a folding mechanism configured and operable to move between a folded position corresponding to an inoperative mode of the optical system, and a deployed position corresponding to an operative mode of the optical system, such that in the folded position of the folding mechanism, the control system that is held by the holding assembly is at least partially located in the interior cavity of the optical system for stowage, and in the deployed position of the folding mechanism, the control system that is held by the holding assembly is located outside the interior cavity and outside the field of view of the optical system, thereby allowing operation of the optical system.


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    Title :

    DEPLOYABLE SPACE VEHICLE


    Contributors:
    YACOBY EREZ (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-02-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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