Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for rapidly assembling a launch vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 快速组装运载火箭的方法和系统
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Application No.: US511345Application Date: 1995-08-04
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Publication No.: US5850989APublication Date: 1998-12-22
- Inventor: Howard D. Trudeau , David L. Sutphin , Donald E. Damon , Ernest R. Bedegrew , Filamon T. Cabrera , Douglas B. Pereyda , Robert J. MacDonald , Daniel H. Hada , Frank C. Havens , Allan R. Tomasek , Lee O. Taylor , Larry W. Edwards
- Applicant: Howard D. Trudeau , David L. Sutphin , Donald E. Damon , Ernest R. Bedegrew , Filamon T. Cabrera , Douglas B. Pereyda , Robert J. MacDonald , Daniel H. Hada , Frank C. Havens , Allan R. Tomasek , Lee O. Taylor , Larry W. Edwards
- Applicant Address: MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: MD Bethesda
- Main IPC: B64F1/04
- IPC: B64F1/04 ; B64G1/00 ; B64G1/40 ; B64G1/64 ; B64G5/00 ; F02K9/34 ; B64F1/10 ; B64F1/12 ; F41F3/04
Abstract:
A method and a system of assembling a launch vehicle vertically on an aboveground platform are presented in the present invention. The method of the present invention enables a rapid assembly of the launch vehicle; thus substantially reducing the final cost of the launch vehicle. The system of the present invention includes a plurality of specially designed tools that enable the rapid assembly of the launch vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US5013420A Gel electrophoresis/electro-blot apparatus Public/Granted day:1991-05-07
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