Physical Sciences, Inc.

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

Alan H Gelb

Prakash B Joshi

B David Green

Bernard L Upschulte

Dean M Lester

Ingvar A Wallace

W David Starrett

David B Oakes

Allan Dokhan

Edward J Salley

Kophu Chiang

John Hagge

A method of forming a metalized polymeric bubble in a space, microgravity environment is described. A liquid polymer bubble having a predetermined diameter is formed from a mixture comprising a liquid polymer and at least one of a UV curing material, a stabilizer, a UV absorber, or a surfactant. The liquid polymer bubble is cured with radiation to form a rigid polymer bubble. The rigid polymer bubble is then metalized with a metal to form the metalized polymeric bubble.

Microgravity fabrication and metalization of large, lightweight polymeric bubbles and films for space system applications

A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft.

Method for fabricating structural propellants

Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant

A fuel cell for the electrolytic production of hydrogen chloride and the generation of electric energy from hydrogen and chlorine gas is disclosed. In typical application, the fuel cell operates from the hydrogen and chlorine gas generated by a chlorine electrolysis generator. The hydrogen chloride output is used to maintain acidity in the anode compartment of the electrolysis cells, and the electric energy provided from the fuel cell is used to power a portion of the electrolysis cells in the chlorine generator or for other chlorine generator electric demands. The fuel cell itself is typically formed by a passage for the flow of hydrogen chloride or hydrogen chloride and sodium chloride electrolyte between anode and cathode gas diffusion electrodes, the HCl increa

H.sub.2 /C.sub.12 fuel cells for power and HCl production - chemical

A process for making chlorine gas and concentrating caustic soda comprising:

Process for generating chlorine and caustic soda using a membrane

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Alan H Gelb