DE3660664D1 - Apparatus and method for transporting a spacecraft and a fluid propellant from the earth to a substantially low gravity environment above the earth - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for transporting a spacecraft and a fluid propellant from the earth to a substantially low gravity environment above the earth

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DE3660664D1
DE3660664D1 DE8686902089T DE3660664T DE3660664D1 DE 3660664 D1 DE3660664 D1 DE 3660664D1 DE 8686902089 T DE8686902089 T DE 8686902089T DE 3660664 T DE3660664 T DE 3660664T DE 3660664 D1 DE3660664 D1 DE 3660664D1
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earth
spacecraft
transporting
substantially low
low gravity
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Harold Rosen
Alois Wittmann
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/14—Space shuttles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
DE8686902089T 1985-03-01 1986-02-24 Apparatus and method for transporting a spacecraft and a fluid propellant from the earth to a substantially low gravity environment above the earth Expired DE3660664D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US06/707,278 US4699339A (en) 1985-03-01 1985-03-01 Apparatus and method for transporting a spacecraft and a fluid propellant from the earth to a substantially low gravity environment above the earth
PCT/US1986/000379 WO1986005158A1 (en) 1985-03-01 1986-02-24 Apparatus and method for transporting a spacecraft and a fluid propellant from the earth to a substantially low gravity environment above the earth

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DE3660664D1 true DE3660664D1 (en) 1988-10-13

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US (1) US4699339A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0213199B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS62502187A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3660664D1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1986005158A1 (enExample)

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US6845949B2 (en) * 2002-07-23 2005-01-25 The Boeing Company System and methods for integrating a payload with a launch vehicle
US7114682B1 (en) * 2004-02-18 2006-10-03 Kistler Walter P System and method for transportation and storage of cargo in space
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US7156348B1 (en) 2005-03-11 2007-01-02 Kistler Walter P Platform and system for propellant tank storage and transfer in space
US7559508B1 (en) 2006-12-07 2009-07-14 Taylor Thomas C Propellant depot in space
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US4699339A (en) 1987-10-13
EP0213199B1 (en) 1988-09-07
EP0213199A1 (en) 1987-03-11
JPH0567479B2 (enExample) 1993-09-24
JPS62502187A (ja) 1987-08-27
WO1986005158A1 (en) 1986-09-12

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