Orbit Fab, Inc.

Garrett Ailts

Daniel Faber

James Bultitude

Alexander Deuitch

Avery Louie

Sebastian Poler

Phil Putman

Larry Knauer

Wanda Sigur

Material transfer interfaces for space vehicles, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed. A representative system includes a coupling mechanism including a support structure, a latch-arm base movably connected to the support structure, and a latch arm pivotably connected to the latch-arm base. Another representative system includes a service valve portion, a coupling portion configured to receive the service valve portion, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the service valve portion to the coupling portion. The coupling mechanism can include latch arms positioned to pivot between a position in which the latch arms are pivoted outwardly and a position in which the latch arms are pivoted inwardly to capture the service valve portion. The latch arm can be carried by a latch-arm base that translates relative to a support structure of the coupling portion. Material transfer interfaces can include self-aligning ports having faces that engage each other with cup-and-cone structures.

Material transfer interfaces for space vehicles, and associated systems and methods

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Riverdale, UT, United States of America

Garrett Ailts