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PH508: Spacecraft structures and materials. [FS, Chapter 8] Function: the Spacecraft’s ‘skeleton’. Prinipal design driver: minimise mass without compromising reliability. Design aspects: Materials selection Configuration design Analysis Verification testing (iterative process). Spacecraft structures: I Generalised requirements Must accommodate payload and spacecraft systems Mounting requirements etc. Strength Must support itself and its payload through all phases of the mission. Stiffness (related to strength) Oscillation/resonance frequency of structures (e.g. booms, robotic arms, solar pan