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US 2020/0024002 A1Published application
Energy extraction and storage, and propulsion systems for space vehicles
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorEvan R. ULRICH
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Abstract
A space vehicle may extract and store energy, and also include a propulsion system. The space vehicle includes one or more wings connected to a body of the apparatus. Each of the one or more wings includes a propellant system configured to eject mass away from the apparatus, the ejection of the mass causes the apparatus to move from a first position to a second position.
Claims34
An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more wings connected to a body of the apparatus, wherein
- each of the one or more wings comprises a propellant system configured to eject mass away from the apparatus, the ejection of the mass causes the apparatus to move from a first position to a second position.
A space vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of wings with a spin rate of greater than 0;
- and
- a body with a spin rate of 0, wherein
- each of the plurality of wings comprise
- a propellant system located at the tip of each of the plurality of wings,
- the propellant system is configured to eject mass transferring momentum from the propellant system to the space vehicle, thereby moving from a first position to a second position.
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