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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Momentus Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Parman, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joel Sercel, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mikhail Kokorich, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James Small, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nicholas Simon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nathan Orr, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Samuel Avery, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Scott Stanley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
MOMENTUS SPACE LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 1/546 (2013.01); B64G 1/401 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.