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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Paulo C. Lozano, Arlington, MA (US);
David Krejci, Vienna, AT;
Oliver Jia-Richards, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); F03H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/405 (2013.01); B64G 1/64 (2013.01); F03H 1/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Spacecraft thruster systems are disclosed. In some instances, a spacecraft thruster system may include stacked ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers. The ion thrusters and/or ion thruster layers may be sequentially activated and jettisoned from the thruster system after use.