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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Nanoracks, Llc, Webster, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael David Johnson, Tomball, TX (US);
Mark David Rowley, Friendswood, TX (US);
Michael Desmond Lewis, Kemah, TX (US);
J. Brockton Howe, League City, TX (US);
Assignee:
NanoRacks, LLC, Webster, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/52 (2006.01); B64G 1/14 (2006.01); B64G 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/641 (2013.01); B64G 1/52 (2013.01); B64G 1/646 (2013.01); B64G 1/14 (2013.01); B64G 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments provide a spacecraft airlock system. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for attaching space exposed payloads to a space station. The spacecraft airlock system provides a defined volume of space payload to the international space station. The airlock further includes a means of attaching to a space station, a closed structure attached to said means, said means of attaching is capable of robotic manipulation, and a cooling system for cooling payload components within said closed structure.