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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Blue Origin, Llc, Kent, WA (US);
David Degenhardt, Kent, WA (US);
Kyle Patrick Doyle, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Aaron Kornuta, Federal Way, WA (US);
Zachary Reid Tolley, Kent, WA (US);
Blue Origin, LLC, Kent, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for achieving pristine microgravity in low earth orbit (LEO) using electric propulsion. Long-duration, low thrust, electric thrusters provide a constant thrust force for a pristine microgravity environment within a given volume of a space vehicle experiencing drag forces in LEO. Large space vehicles in LEO configured to be pressurized for human habitation, for instance having a mass of at least 40,000 kg and an internal volume of at least 400 m, can use the electric propulsion systems and methods to achieve a quasi-steady acceleration less than or equal to 1.0 μg for durations of 180 consecutive days or longer.