Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Spacecraft formation – orbit – or interplanetary path
Patent
1993-03-16
1995-03-14
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path
244 2, 244160, B64G 110
Patent
active
053970829
ABSTRACT:
A space transport architecture (STA) for robotic operations on a planet. The STA comprises and an earth launch vehicle (ELV) (10), adapted to carry a space transfer vehicle (STV) (15) and associated payloads (17) into low earth orbit (LEO). The space transfer vehicle (STV) (15), carried by the ELV (10), is adapted to carry associated payloads from LEO in the planetary orbit and to dispense these payloads (17) from planetary orbit for landing in the locus of at least one planetary exploration site. At least one planetary lander (17) is carried by the STV. The lander (17) is adapted to carry a plurality of robotic operational platforms (58) and deploy these platforms in the locus of the exploration site. A plurality of robotic operational platforms (58) is carried by each of the landers (17).
REFERENCES:
Parkinson "Prospects For Interplanetary Exploration" Spaceflight, vol. 24 No. 3 Mar. 1982, pp. 97-102.
"Planetary Entry Systems" General Electric Brochure Jan. 1979.
Reed, "High-Flying Mini Sniffer RPV Mars Bound" Aeronautics & Astronautics, Jun. 1978 pp. 26-39.
Barefoot Galen L.
Drummond William H.
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