Inflatable docking station/garage for Mars rover

Details Inflatable docking station/garage for Mars rover Inflatable docking station/garage for Mars rover

2003-12-10

2008-10-14

Katcheves, Basil (Department: 3635)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Shaped or strengthened by fluid pressure

C052S173300, C052S002220

Reexamination Certificate

active

07434355

ABSTRACT:
An inflatable docking station for a Mars roving vehicle (Mars rover) provides a recharging station as well as a storage facility for the Mars rover during adverse environmental conditions. The docking station/garage allows for extended operational life for the Mars Rover, allows for the Mars rover to operate at the polar regions of Mars, where extreme cold conditions restrict rover operation, and provides for a warmer habitat for the Mars rover. Conventional planetary roving vehicles only be deployed from the warmer equator region of the planet surface. However, these roving vehicles may never explore the polar regions because the roving vehicle may not have enough stored power. The docking station/garage provides a remote outpost for, among other things, storing and recharging the Mars Rover to allow it to reach more remote areas.

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