Capture and pivot installation fittings

Abstract

Systems and methods for manufacturing a payload fairing are disclosed herein. The systems and method nest scaffolding within a shell of a payload fairing to allow for humans to inspect and otherwise manually work on the interior surface of the fairing during the manufacturing process. The disclosed fairing manufacturing systems and method have a capture and pivot installation fitting that includes a capture bucket on a mold and pivot pin on a nose scaffolding. The pivot pin fits or locks within the capture bucket, thereby forming a capture bucket-pivot pin engagement. The capture bucket-pivot pin engagement controls position and restricts movement to rotation around a single axis while restricting translational movement along all axes. The capture bucket-pivot pin engagement constrains translation along all axes. The capture bucket-pivot pin engagement also constrains rotation around all axes except one to permit the inner bowl to be raised or lowered within the mold.