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US 12,492,017 B2Granted
Independent non-solar powered exploratory craft for orbital rendezvous and positioning framework
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorsEric Joseph Nemanick, Henry Helvajian, Andrea G. Hsu, John H. Schilling
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Abstract
An isotope power source configured to act as a vehicle includes a plurality of radioisotope power sources encased around one or more elements therein to form a tile-shaped spacecraft.
Claims21
An isotope power source configured to act as a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of radioisotope power sources encased around one or more elements therein to form a tile-shaped vehicle, wherein
- each of the plurality of radioisotope power sources are distributed or are centrally located as a single central unit.
An isotope power source configured to act as a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of radioisotope power sources encased around one or more elements therein to form a tile-shaped vehicle, wherein
- each of the plurality of radioisotope power sources are distributed or are centrally located as a single central unit, and
- the one or more elements comprise one or more electrospray propulsion units configured to maneuver the tile-shaped vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.