Next-generation spacecraft will require an order-of-magnitude reduction in flight mass compared to current spacecraft designs. These microspacecraft will need innovative design approaches integrating different subsystem functions and new technologies. Multifunctional structure designs offer enabling technology for the microspace- craft by incorporating electronics and thermal control functions into the spacecraft structural elements. In the multifunctional structure design, bulky black boxed, cable harnesses, and connectors are eliminated, and the elec- trical connections are based on flexible circuit patches and jumpers.
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