Component

Primary Structure

The main load-bearing frame of the spacecraft, which carries the launch loads and provides the rigid backbone to which everything else is mounted.

Knowledge connections

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

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