The invention relates to a multifunctional end effector for aerospace maintenance, and solves technical problems that an effector capable of being mounted at a tail end of a soft mechanical arm is lacked at present, and maintenance can be performed aiming at a problem that a satellite solar panel cannot be unfolded or other faults cannot be performed. The multifunctional end effector comprises a cylindrical shell, a gripper mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a transmission wheel train, a reduction gear box, a lifting motor, a gripper motor and a bottom plate, and the gripper mechanism comprises a gripper base, a friction gear, a left memory alloy spring, a right memory alloy spring, a left gripper, a right gripper, a left rolling wheel and a right rolling wheel, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises an inner-layer sleeve, a middle-layer sleeve, an outer-layer sleeve, a driving shaft and a connecting shaft. According to the multifunctional end effector, a special connector for aerospace equipment can be effectively mounted and dismounted, and the special connector can be electrified and heated.