technolgies
Subsurface Access & Sampling | Sample Processing, Manipulation & Containment | End Effectors / On-Orbit Assembly & Servicing | Deployment & Positioning | Docking, Mating & Fastening | Utility Transfer | Extreme Environment
Web Docking System | WAM/WAF — Worksite Attachment Mechanism & Fixture | Vibration Resistant Fastener | Quick Insertion Nut | LAS — Load Attenuation System

Docking, Mating & Fastening

LAS — Load Attenuation System

Product Features

Load Attenuation System, ACM fully deployed Load Attenuation System, ACM stowed
Load Attenuation System, ACM fully deployed
Load Attenuation System, ACM fully deployed

The Load Attenuation System was designed to passively damped and attenuate the loads when two spacecraft dock in space. This attenuation system was designed for the Alignment, Capture and Mate (ACM) docking system being developed by Lockheed.