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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Vance D. Brand, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Walter Ray Morgan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vance D. Brand, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Walter Ray Morgan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a space launch system and method to propel a payload bearing craft into earth orbit. The invention has two, or preferably, three stages. The upper stage has rocket engines capable of carrying a payload to orbit and provides the capability of releasably attaching to the lower, or preferably, middle stage. Similar to the lower stage, the middle stage is a reusable booster stage that employs all air breathing engines, is recoverable, and can be turned-around in a short time between missions.