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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Ivan Bekey, Annandale, VA (US);
Inventor:
Ivan Bekey, Annandale, VA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01); H05H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular propulsion system includes an array of micromachined field effect electrostatic propulsion devices, each of which is an assembled micromachined device including an array of field effect electrostatic propulsion thrusters, a fuel container of propellant using passive plumbing, electronic power and command controls, with the array of devices disposed about and on a surface of a spacecraft for providing diverse propulsion needs.