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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Robert Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bigelow Aerospace, North Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assembling and landing a habitable module on an extraterrestrial mass is claimed. At least one inflatable module and a second module are placed into orbit about an extraterrestrial mass. Connecting nodes, propulsion busses, and landing pads are also placed into orbit. A habitable structure is constructed from the modules, busses, pads, and nodes. The structure can be robotically constructed. The habitable structure is then landed onto the surface of the extraterrestrial mass. The landing can be remotely controlled and the modules can be non-occupied.