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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bigelow Aerospace, North Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/56 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/56 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shield comprised of carbon nanotube materials is used to provide a level of protection to a spacecraft. Shield segments are produced in a facility in space. The segments are transported from the facility to a vicinity of a spacecraft hull. The segments are assembled over the hull to substantially cover an area of the hull.