3 patents
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Spacecraft Thermal and Fluid Management Systems
9 Jun 22
To manage propellant in a spacecraft, the method of this disclosure includes storing propellant in a tank as a mixture of liquid and gas; transferring the propellant out of the tank; converting the mixture of liquid and gas propellant into a single phase, where the single phase is either liquid or gaseous; and supplying the single phase of the propellant to a thruster.
Mikhail Kokorich, Joel Sercel, Aaron Mitchell, Gedi Minster, Yuqi Wang, Lee Wilson, James Small
Filed: 5 Mar 20
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Spacecraft structure configured to store frozen propellant
7 Jun 22
A spacecraft structure for transporting propellant to be consumed by a thruster includes storing the propellant in the spacecraft in a solid state during at least a portion of a take-off procedure and supplying the propellant to the thruster in a liquid or vaporous state when the spacecraft is in space.
Matthew Parman, Joel Sercel, Mikhail Kokorich, James Small, Nicholas Simon, Nathan Orr, Samuel Avery, Scott Stanley
Filed: 27 Jan 20
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Pierced Waveguide Thruster
26 Aug 21
The disclosed propulsion system of a space vehicle and the methods of operating the propulsion system use a microwave energy source to heat propellant in a propellant chamber that pierces and traverses a waveguide carrying the microwave energy.
Jason Hummelt, Vladlen Podolsky
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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