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Space Structures GmbH. Your competent partner for mechanical subsystems for space application. FEM Analysis (NASTRAN, ANSYS), Thermal Analysis (ESAtan, Thermica), CAD Design (SOLIDWORKS), Fracture Control (NASGRO), Vibro-Acoustic Analysis (VA One), Optimisation (Optistruct). We consult you from the first draft until the manufactured and tested product. Profit from our vast experience with Prime and Subcontractors, Spacecraft Operators and Launch Service Providers.

Space Structures GmbH . Mechanical Subsystems for Space Application

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Certified according to EN 9100:2018 and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System standards.

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Quality Management System

Fracture Control Plans

Potential Fracture Critical Items (PFCIL)

Definition of loads and cycles

Selection of most suitable verification methods

- Fatigue verifications according to ESAFATIG, EN 1993-1-9
- Fracture mechanics analyses with ESACRACK, NASGRO

 Relevant fatigue and crack growth analyses

Our offer includes**:**

The **European service module of Orion** capsule will bring humans back to the Moon based on our fracture control work for its secondary structures.

ECSS-E-ST-32-01C standard

ECSS-E-HB-32 handbook series

NASA-STD-5019A

NASA-HDBK-5010

Standards and processes followed**:**

ESACRACK & ESAFATIG

NASGRO

The tools that we use**:**

Would you like to know more about this **service?**

Space Structures GmbH is responsible for the development of the internal secondary structures for the International Habitation Module (IHAB). 

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Lunar Gateway

Internal Secondary Structures

I-HAB Habitation Module

CMMU MMS

Electronic units

Space Structures GmbH team was responsible for all mechanical aspects of the project on system level.

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SmallGEO Hispasat 36W-1

Spacecraft platform

Fatigue & Fracture Control

Any space mission is a complex system and requires according system engineering know-how.

Space System Engineering

Our extensive design know-how and experience helps designing complex parts and assemblies for extreme applications.

CAD Design

Lightweight structures for space applications with their complex details often require more than a standard analysis.
This is where our special structural engineering know-how comes in.

Structure Engineering

Our team has extensive expertise in providing fatigue and fracture control for a wide variety of projects ranging from small satellites, pressurised life support systems on the ISS to secondary structures of the Orion European service module.


Extreme temperatures and vacuum make thermal control in space a huge challenge.

Thermal Engineering

What is the most severe environment for a spacecraft? The tests! Because of additional margins to ensure the flight environments are covered.

Test Engineering

Craig-Bampton Model Condensation and Coupled Load Analysis (CLA) are essential steps to verify a spacecraft is compatible with launching on a particular launcher.

Model Condensation & Coupled Load Analysis (CLA)

Helping you navigate **decisions**

We provide deep subject matter expertise over the **space project Phases B2, C & D**

We approach each mission individually, selecting optimized solutions, that will be best suited for the specification and your business needs.

Optimised solutions

Our strategy is to always employ the best manufacturing technology for the given design task.

Best technologies

We deliver goals within the given constraints by breaking down the work into clearly defined work packages that come from the overall project plan.

Fatigue & Fracture Control

Do you know what a potential fracture critical item is? We do!

Our offer includes:

Standards and processes followed: