公开(公告)号：US5927653A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-27

申请号：US632786

申请日：1996-04-17

申请人： George E. Mueller ,  Walter P. Kistler ,  Thomas G. Johnson ,  Henry O. Pohl ,  Chris McLain ,  Allan S. Hill ,  Jason E. Andrews ,  Thomas C. Taylor ,  Aaron Cohen ,  Dale Myers ,  Adam P. Bruckner ,  Steven C. Knowles ,  Richard Warwick

发明人： George E. Mueller ,  Walter P. Kistler ,  Thomas G. Johnson ,  Henry O. Pohl ,  Chris McLain ,  Allan S. Hill ,  Jason E. Andrews ,  Thomas C. Taylor ,  Aaron Cohen ,  Dale Myers ,  Adam P. Bruckner ,  Steven C. Knowles ,  Richard Warwick

IPC分类号： B64G1/00 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/62 ,  B64G1/64 ,  B64G5/00

CPC分类号： B64G1/401 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/402 ,  B64G1/62 ,  B64G1/641 ,  B64G5/00

摘要： A two-stage wingless reusable aerospace vehicle having upper and lower stages that take off from a take-off area and separate at a separation point along a first trajectory. The separation forces are generated by air retained between the upper and lower stages, which is at a pressure higher than ambient pressure at the separation point. The lower stage is then propelled along a return trajectory to a landing area. After separation from the lower stage, the upper stage continues to an Earth orbit for deployment of a payload. After deploying the payload, the upper stage moves out of the Earth orbit, re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, and returns to the take-off and landing area. The upper and lower stages are powered by liquid oxygen and kerosene engines. The aerospace vehicle is transported to a take-off area by a transport vehicle having a first fixed carriage and a second translatable carriage that is adapted to move the upper stage relative to the lower stage for assembly of the aerospace vehicle while in the horizontal position. The transport vehicle then pivots the aerospace vehicle from the horizontal to the vertical position for launching.

摘要翻译： 一种两级无翼可重复使用的航空航天器，具有从起飞区域起飞并且沿着第一轨迹在分离点分离的上段和下段。 分离力由保持在上部和下部之间的空气产生，其处于高于分离点处的环境压力的压力。 然后，下阶段沿着返回轨迹被推进到着陆区域。 在与下级分离之后，上级继续到地球轨道，用于部署有效载荷。 部署有效载荷后，上级移出地球轨道，重新进入地球大气层，返回起飞和着陆区域。 上层和下层由液氧和煤油发动机提供动力。 航空航天车辆通过具有第一固定支架和第二可平移滑架的运输车辆被运送到起飞区域，该第二可平移滑架适于在水平位置组装航空航天器时相对于下部台阶移动。 然后，运输车辆将航空航天器从水平轴枢转到用于发射的垂直位置。

公开(公告)号：US06186039B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-13

申请号：US09030511

申请日：1998-02-25

申请人： George E. Mueller ,  Aaron Cohen ,  Dale D. Myers ,  Henry O. Pohl

发明人： George E. Mueller ,  Aaron Cohen ,  Dale D. Myers ,  Henry O. Pohl

IPC分类号： F41A900

CPC分类号： F41F3/04 ,  B64G1/002 ,  B64G5/00

摘要： A spacecraft launch system includes a support assembly and a seat coupled to a hinge having a hinge axis. In operation, the support assembly and the seat rotate about the hinge axis to move the spacecraft from a horizontal position to a vertical position for launching. The launch system may incorporate an alignment technique that includes alignment members and actuators.

摘要翻译： 航天器发射系统包括支撑组件和联接到具有铰链轴线的铰链的座椅。 在操作中，支撑组件和座椅围绕铰链轴线旋转以将航天器从水平位置移动到用于发射的垂直位置。 发射系统可以包括对准技术，其包括对准构件和致动器。

公开(公告)号：US6158693A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-12

申请号：US30724

申请日：1998-02-25

申请人： George E. Mueller ,  Henry O. Pohl

发明人： George E. Mueller ,  Henry O. Pohl

IPC分类号： B64D17/78 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/40 ,  B64G1/62 ,  F02K9/94 ,  B64G1/00

CPC分类号： F02K9/94 ,  B64D17/78 ,  B64G1/14 ,  B64G1/401 ,  B64G1/402 ,  B64G1/62

摘要： A recoverable/reusable booster stage has a restartable center liquid-fueled rocket engine mounted in the aft portion of a vehicle body in alignment with the center axis of the body. The booster stage may also include two side liquid-fueled rocket engines mounted in the aft portion of the body in symmetrical relation to the center rocket engine. After booster stage separation, the center engine is restarted to direct the booster stage towards a recovery site.

摘要翻译： 可恢复/可重复使用的增压器级具有安装在车身后部与车身中心轴线对齐的可重启中心液体燃料火箭发动机。 升压级还可以包括以与中心火箭发动机对称的方式安装在船体后部的两侧液体燃料火箭发动机。 在升压级分离后，重新启动中心发动机以将增压器引导到恢复位置。