Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Spacecraft formation – orbit – or interplanetary path
Patent
1988-11-02
1990-01-30
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path
244160, B64G 122
Patent
active
048968471
ABSTRACT:
An aerobrake for an orbital transfer vehicle that permits recovery of the vehicle for refurbishment and reuse after a payload has been deployed in a desired geo-synchronous earth orbit by slowing the vehicle for reentry of the vehicle to a low earth orbit for return to earth by a shuttle vehicle on the like for recovery and reuse. The aerobrake includes a flexible thermal blanket that is folded inwardly against the vehicle in a predetermined stored manner and which, after the payload is deployed, is driven to an extended position by power hinges that drive a plurality of supporting panel members that cooperate with drag links to provide a lightweight strong supporting structure for the thermal blanket.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3118636 (1964-01-01), Kantrowitz et al.
patent: 3604667 (1971-09-01), Moraes
"Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) Concept Definition Study" Report No. GDC ASP 80-012, Feb. 23, 1981, pp. 4-3-1-4-3-18.
Barefoot Galen L.
Duncan John R.
General Dynamics Corporation Convair Division
Gilliam Frank D.
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