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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bigelow Aerospace, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/56 (2006.01); E21C 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A regolith container for use with regolith on an extraterrestrial mass is disclosed. The filled container covers a portion of a spacecraft to provide the spacecraft with a measure of protection against space debris and radiation. The container can be compartmentalized to reduce the loss of regolith should from the container if a single compartment is penetrated.