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7354021 Magnet for an ionic drive for space vehicles  
A toroidally shaped magnetic device with distortion-free exit and access ports provides toroidal magnetic ionic drive systems for vehicles that achieve a more operationally efficient, uniform and...
7313362 High altitude airborne craft used as radio relay and method for placing said airborne craft on station  
The present invention relates to an aircraft and to a method of getting the aircraft onto station. According to the invention, said aircraft ( 1 ) includes propulsion means ( 2 ) capable only of...
7278611 Pulsed detonation engines for reaction control systems  
Pulsed detonation engines (PDEs) are adapted for use in reaction control systems (RCS), such as thrusters for orbital correction and control (e.g., for earth-orbiting satellites), divert thrust...
7270300 System and method for an ambient atmosphere ion thruster  
A system and a method for an ambient atmosphere ion thruster having a pair of permeable electrical members for accelerating ambient atmosphere ions which enter the thruster due to a craft's...
7204460 Orbital debris shield  
An orbital debris shield for protecting the hull of a spacecraft is claimed. The shield is comprised of a number of flexible and releasably attached gores that substantially cover the hull....
7198233 Reusable orbital vehicle with interchangeable cargo modules  
A reusable module is affixed atop a reusable orbital vehicle (OV). Various configurations of the reusable module have identical external dimensions in the region of attachment to the OV to permit...
7104507 Very safe manned rocket and method of entertaining  
A rocket includes: 1) an air-breathing external combustion rocket engine including: a fuel tank configured to contain a fuel combustible with air; a working medium tank configured to contain a...
7070151 In orbit space transportation and recovery system  
An In Orbit Transportation & Recovery System (IOSTAR™) ( 10 ) One preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a space tug powered by a nuclear reactor ( 19 ). The IOSTAR™ includes a...
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...
6808145 Dual-mode airbreathing propulsion system  
The present invention includes a method for a dual-mode propulsion system. During the first mode of operation, intake air is liquefied through a cooling heat exchanger and condenser using a...
6779759 Integrated power and attitude control system and method  
An integrated power and attitude control system that includes a plurality of flywheels and a controller. The controller receives power commands and attitude commands and determines the optimum set...
6776372 Method of operating a satellite for end-of-life maneuvers  
A method for operating a satellite ( 10, 34 ) so that a predetermined amount of fuel is left to perform end-of-life maneuvers is provided. A first pressure differential is established between a...
6769651 METHOD FOR PLACING PAYLOAD IN ORBIT BY MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAUNCH VEHICLE OF COMBINED SCHEME WITH CRUISE LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE SYSTEM (LRES), MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAUNCH VEHICLE OF COMBINED SCHEME WITH CRUISE LRES AND METHOD FOR REFINING IT  
The invention relates to a space-rocket technology an can be used for both a pilot-controlled and unpiloted space craft in the earth's orbit. The inventive method consists in igniting-up cruising...
6761335 Apparatus for load transfer between aerospace vehicle components, aerospace vehicles including same, and method of attachment of aerospace vehicle components  
A coupling apparatus and method of attaching a booster rocket motor to a core rocket vehicle and transferring thrust load therebetween. The coupling apparatus includes a load transfer structure...
6755378 System and method for controlling a space-borne propulsion system  
A system and method for controlling a propulsion system of a space-borne object (e.g., a satellite) is based on the principle that temperature in the propellant tank of the propulsion system is...
6745983 Integrated tankage for propulsion vehicles and the like  
Apparatus and methods for integrating structural members inside the body of a propulsion vehicle with tankage used to store fluid propellant and the like. Propulsion vehicles may be made lighter,...
6732978 Combined propulsion system intended for a spacecraft  
The invention relates to a combined propulsion system for a spacecraft, combining an electric propulsion system and a tether propulsion system, characterized in that the electric propulsion system...
6726154 Reusable space access launch vehicle system  
The present invention relates to a reusable space access launch vehicle system which comprises a reusable vehicle, at least one expendable boost propulsion device attached to the reusable vehicle,...
6685141 X33 aeroshell and bell nozzle rocket engine launch vehicle  
Various launch vehicles configurations each include an X33 aeroshell of a booster or orbiter both of which use bell nozzle engines, and a feeding stage for supplying liquid propellant to the...
6666410 Load relief system for a launch vehicle  
A load relief system for a launch vehicle including a wind sensing system responsive to wind speed and direction at selected locations for providing an output of sensed wind speed and wind...
6666409 Crewed on-orbit, returnable, and reusable space vehicle  
A returnable and reusable space vehicle including a main body separate from and releasably mounted to a booster rocket assembly. A crew compartment module is provided that is separate from and...
6631314 Propellant utilization system  
A propellant utilization system for a space vehicle having at least a first thrust source and a second thrust source. The propellant utilization system utilizes a common set of algorithms to...
6629673 Adaptable solid-hybrid rocket for crew escape and orbital injection propulsion  
The present invention relates to a propulsion system for transporting a crew transfer vehicle. The propulsion system has a casing which defines a chamber, a solid propellant system positioned...
6622971 Adapter for connecting rocket stages  
An adapter for connecting at least a first rocket stage of a space vehicle to a second rocket stage of the space vehicle. The adapter is configured to separate with the first rocket stage when the...
6612522 Flyback booster with removable rocket propulsion module  
A flyback booster ( 200 ) comprising an aircraft ( 203 ) housing a launch vehicle stage as a removable rocket propulsion module ( 502 ) and several space launch vehicles using variations of the...
6609037 Gimbal pointing vector stabilization control system and method  
A hybrid stabilization system for isolating a pointing vector of a gimbal from the motion of a vehicle base is provided. The hybrid stabilization control system includes a rate feedback loop...
6585193 Spacecraft with integrated pulsed-plasma thrusters  
Various ways of integrating pulsed plasma thrusters with a spacecraft. In one embodiment, pulsed plasma thrusters are mounted on inflatable struts/booms. In another embodiment, pulsed plasma...
6581880 Energy managed electric propulsion methods and systems for stationkeeping satellites  
An electric propulsion (EP) device is used to enable, a stationkeeping satellite to track a prescribed stationkeeping Earth orbit. EP propellant and electric power are throttled to vary the thrust...
6574534 6-degree-of-freedom control apparatus for spacecraft  
A 6-degree-of-freedom control apparatus for a spacecraft includes a plurality of thrusters, thruster modulator, position/velocity detector, target position/velocity generator, attitude/angular...
6568639 Autonomous orbit transfer vehicle  
An orbit transfer vehicle for transporting cargo between a low Earth orbit and a higher Earth orbit having a body and an engine operably coupled to the body. A reaction control system is further...
6547182 Solid rocket motor bolted thrust takeout structure  
A solid rocket motor used as a booster rocket for a launch vehicle is provided with a mounting structure that permits attachment of the rocket motor to the vehicle in a manner that accommodates the...
6513760 Logistics module system and method  
An orbital vehicle ( 34 ) having a propulsion module ( 33 ) and a logistics module ( 36 ). The logistics module includes a generally cylindrical outer shell ( 56, 541, 542 ) with first and second...
6508435 Method for controlling an aerospace system to put a payload into an orbit  
Aerospace technology, in particular, methods for orbital injection of payloads (communication satellites, monitoring satellites, etc.) into low and medium earth orbits with the aid of aerospace...
6499696 Rocket engine with reduced thrust and stagable venting system  
A rocket having a rocket engine vent system for a rocket engine is disclosed. The rocket engine vent system includes at least one rocket engine vent system conduit having a pair of vent apertures...
6497530 Universal flange joint for attaching  
The present invention related to a universal joint assembly for attaching two missile sections together wherein one section is a recycled rocket motor. The joint assembly includes a plurality of...
6494402 Lateral exhaust microthruster  
A microthruster having an inverted exhaust system traps burst diaphragm fragments providing a clean exhaust while an exhaust port provides increased back pressure for efficient combustion of a...
6491259 Halogenated composites for oxygen systems  
The development of polymer composite liquid oxygen (LOX) tanks is a critical step in creating the next generation of launch vehicles. A composite LOX tank will weigh significantly less than...
6488237 Propellant cross-feed system and method  
A propellant cross-feed system of the present invention for use with a two-stage rocket. The rocket (or reusable launch vehicle) includes a booster and an orbiter. The booster includes a booster...
6460807 Missile components made of fiber-reinforced ceramics  
The missile comprises a nose, fixed fins or movable fins, gas rudders, propelling nozzles and blast pipe inserts, combustion chamber liners, tail cone, grid fins, fluid elements and radome or...
6459205 Propulsion device and method of generating shock waves  
For providing a propulsion device particularly for a spacecraft, comprising a plasma chamber in which a plasma can be produced in a propellant, and a focussing arrangement for focussing an...
6435457 Thruster systems for spacecraft station changing, station keeping and momentum dumping  
Spacecraft thruster systems are provided that can realize station changing, station keeping and momentum dumping in spacecraft while minimizing loss of spacecraft service time. The systems are...
6357700 Electrically powered spacecraft/airship  
An spacecraft/airship, which uses buoyancy and thrusters to ascend into space with lifting gas as propellant or fuel for thrusters, which may be conventional thrusters or electric turbojets or ion...
6332592 Method for velocity precision pointing in spin-stabilized spacecraft or rockets  
A method of velocity precision pointing of spin-stabilized spacecraft or rockets is disclosed. This method involves softening the ignition transient of the ramp up phase of thrust, which may be...
6322023 Evolvable propulsion module  
A spacecraft propulsion module (16) that includes an outer cylindrical housing (20), an end wall (22) and a specialized internal structure (50) that is capable of supporting various spacecraft...
6311477 Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including axial thruster and ACS thruster combination  
A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system...
6298868 Multifunctional valve and use of same in reaction control system  
Various types of valves are disclosed, as well as the use of the same in a reaction control system for space travel vehicle applications. Multiple functions are provided by one of these valve...
6293503 Space Launch system with pressure reduction devices between stages  
A rocket having first and second stages constructed with a first interstage region located between the first and second stages. The interstage region further includes methods of and apparatus for...
6290505 Ballistic performance simulator  
Rocket/Missile flight simulation requires the thrust-versus-time profile of a rocket motor conditioned to a specific temperature. The use of program, preferably carried in an Excel spreadsheet, is...
6290185 Solar thermal rocket  
A solar thermal rocket that includes a thermal energy storage section, a radiant inter-heater, a primary solar concentrator, and a propulsion nozzle. The primary solar concentrator is selectively...
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