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7387279 Method and apparatus for supplying orbital space platforms using payload canisters via intermediate orbital rendezvous and docking  
In a space platform supply system, a canister containing supply for a space platform is launched into orbit using a launch vehicle. An intermediate space vehicle rendezvous and docks with the...
7344111 Reversible space plane  
A reversible aerospace plane includes an air intake at a first end of the aerospace plane, at least one heat exchanger disposed in the aerospace plane, an engine at a second end of the aerospace...
7267303 Method and system for providing cruciform steered, bent biconic and plasma suppression for maximum accuracy  
A system for reducing plasma induced communication disruption is disclosed. The system utilizes an electrophilic gas injectant, bent reentry vehicle nose shaping and a number of flaps configured to...
7237752 System and method for reducing plasma induced communication disruption utilizing electrophilic injectant and sharp reentry vehicle nose shaping  
The present invention discloses a system and a method for reducing plasma induced communication disruption utilizing electrophilic injectant and sharp reentry vehicle nose shaping. Injecting...
7219859 Multipurpose modular spacecraft  
A reentry vehicle includes a nose section, a modular section comprised of two or more connected modules, a flared section. The nose section is connected to a first end of the modular section, and...
6945498 Commercial experiment system in orbit  
An orbital experiment system with different internal experiment locations within a reusable launch vehicle making daylong delivery trips to space. The experiments get access to the attributes of...
6921051 System for the delivery and orbital maintenance of micro satellites and small space-based instruments  
A low cost, on demand, dedicated launch system is provided for placing micro satellites or space-based instruments at orbital and sub-orbital altitudes and velocities. The invention describes a...
6869048 De-orbit instrument package  
An instrument package for carrying on board observation instruments is for launching from space. The instrument includes a housing, a power supply, a communication system and an internal instrument...
6827313 Multi-crew modules for space flight  
A system for launching a space for humans into orbit comprises a launch vehicles. There are multiple separate crew modules mounted in relationship to the launch vehicle. The multiple crew modules...
6817580 System and method for return and landing of launch vehicle booster stage  
A recoverable/reusable booster stage has air-breathing jet engines mounted on the inter-tank ring in alignment with the center axis of the booster body. The jet engines provide supplemental lift on...
6398166 Method of controlling acceleration of a spacecraft reentering the atmosphere to accommodate adventure travelers  
A method for controlling the acceleration of a vehicle ( 10 ) reentering the sensible atmosphere, comprising executing a lofting translational rocket burn at an altitude of greater than about 40 km...
6158693 Recoverable booster stage and recovery method  
A recoverable/reusable booster stage has a restartable center liquid-fueled rocket engine mounted in the aft portion of a vehicle body in alignment with the center axis of the body. The booster...
6076771 System and method for controlling a re-entry vehicle  
A re-entry vehicle includes a flare-stabilized cylindrical body with a center of gravity displaced from a centerline to define a windward side of the body upon re-entry. The body orients at an...
5873549 Vehicle rotation and control mechanism  
A nose assembly and method for controlling the rotation and stabilizing the orientation of a vehicle during landing maneuvers. The vehicle includes a nose assembly that is coupled to an airframe...
5664742 Plume avoidance maneuvers  
A maneuver for minimizing perturbations on a released re-entry body due to ases exhausted from the nozzles of the post-boost control system in which after release of the re-entry body from a...
5322248 Methods and arrangements tailoring aerodynamic forces afforded by a payload to reduce flight loads and to assist flight control for the coupled system  
An arrangement for controlling the flight of a launch vehicle and a coupled payload, such a spaceplane, from launch to the separation of the payload from the vehicle. The launch vehicle is provided...
5318256 Rocket deceleration system  
A rocket deceleration system for a spacecraft, comprises a first set of active canted rockets for attenuating a horizontal velocity of the spacecraft and a portion of the vertical velocity thereof....
4961550 Method and device for protecting a liquid rocket booster from impact and environmental damage to permit recovery and reuse  
A method and device for protecting a first stage liquid rocket booster from impact damage and environmental damage so as to permit recovery from a sea water landing and reuse without major rehaul...
4834324 Multiconfiguration reusable space transportation system  
A space transporation system comprises several different modular units usable in a plurality of different configurations for different payloads and space missions. The units include a first stage...
4830314 Recovery system for rocket engine  
The disclosure is directed to a system for recovery of liquid fuel rocket engines used in space flight. The system comprises a sphere with a normally circumferential open portion for containing a...
4784350 Passive step trimmer for a maneuvering re-entry body (U)  
A passive step trimmer for a maneuvering re-entry body (MRB) which uses existing inertial forces acting on the MRB to deploy a free flowing mass from the rear of the MRB to trim the MRB altitude....
4741502 Method and apparatus for launching a spacecraft by use of a recoverable upper rocket stage  
An apparatus and method for launching a spacecraft including a payload and a delivery stage having a rocket engine powered by fluid bipropellant from the earth into a high energy orbit and for...
4623106 Reentry vehicle having active control and passive design modifications  
A modular improved forward section and improved aft section containing an tive-control package are disclosed which can be retrofitted to existing sphere-cone geometry reentry bodies (RBs) and which...
4240601 Method for observing the features characterizing the surface of a land mass  
A method wherein a propeller driven, hydrazine powered aircraft is remotely piloted through rarefied atmosphere of a selected planet, including the planet Earth, and employed as a communication...
4186900 Disintegratable aerodynamic brake  
A disintegratable aerodynamic brake is disclosed for use on a re-entry vehicle for retarding vehicle speed upon re-entry. The brake is connected to the travelling vehicle and is fabricated from a...
3826451 MANGETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES  
1. A power supply for re-entry vehicles, comprising: A magnetohydrodynamic generator having a magnet, electrodes positioned in e field thereof, and conductors extending from said electrodes to...
3702588 DEVICE FOR A FLARE  
A braking device for a flare unit including a combustible flare composition attached to a parachute which unit is ejected from a missile a predetermined period of time after firing of the missile...
3698659 FERRY SYSTEM  
This invention relates to an auxiliary lift system to provide a means of transportation for large lifting entry vehicles.
3604667 PLANETARY LANDER  
A drag ring penetrometer combination of the type employed for determining the atmospheric and surface characteristics of planets, the drag ring aerodynamically stabilizing and decelerating the...
3558080 AEROSPACE VEHICLE  
The invention disclosed concerns means for effecting reentry of a space vehicle and it consists basically in providing a casing for the vehicle body, which casing is rotatable relative to the body...
3433435 TENSION STRING DRAG STRUCTURES FOR PLANETARY ENTRY VEHICLE  
3424402 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SPACE VEHICLE  
3421714 RE-ENTRY VEHICLE FOR SMALL PACKAGES  
3405887 Ring wing tension vehicle  
3330503 Re-entry guidance system  
3295790 Recoverable single stage spacecraft booster  
3287019 Maneuverable target for anti-missile systems  
3270908 Space capsule  
3265328 Marine propulsion apparatus for spacecraft  
3262365 Space capsule ejection assembly  
3210025 Empennage construction for a space missile  
3181824 Spacecraft re-entry retarding means  
3169724 Space vehicle reentry sensor  
3160366 Outer space vehicle with means controlling its rate of entering the atmosphere of a planet  
3158336 Assembly for recovering a capsule  
3154265 Control system for automatic soft landing of a rocket vehicle  
3147936 Dual configuration vehicle  
3105658 Variable lift-drag re-entry vehicle  
3086463 Method and means for increasing the drag on falling missiles  
3079113 Vehicle parachute and equipment jettison system  
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