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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
George E Mueller, Kirkland, WA (US);
Henry O Pohl, Seabrook, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kistler Aerospace Corporation, Kirkland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 244172 ; 244-2 ;
Abstract
A recoverable/reusable booster stage has a restartable center liquid-fueled rocket engine mounted in the aft portion of a vehicle body in alignment with the center axis of the body. The booster stage may also include two side liquid-fueled rocket engines mounted in the aft portion of the body in symmetrical relation to the center rocket engine. After booster stage separation, the center engine is restarted to direct the booster stage towards a recovery site.