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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Momentus Space Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Hummelt, San Jose, CA (US);
Vladlen Podolsky, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicolas Gascon, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
MOMENTUS SPACE LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F03H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0093 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
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. In some implementations, the microwave energy ionizes and further heats the propellant in the propellant chamber. The partially ionized and heated propellant may exit the propellant chamber via a nozzle to generate thrust.