Assured crew return vehicle

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1989-12-28

1991-11-12

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244163, 244162, B64G 162

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050641514

ABSTRACT:
The invention teaches a return vehicle for use in returning a crew to Earth from low earth orbit in a safe and relatively cost effective manner. The return vehicle comprises a cylindrically-shaped crew compartment attached to the large diameter of a conical heat shield having a spherically rounded nose. On-board inertial navigation and cold gas control systems are used together with a de-orbit propulsion system to effect a landing near a preferred site on the surface of the Earth. State vectors and attitude data are loaded from the attached orbiting craft just prior to separation of the return vehicle.

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