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    DEPLOYABLE LUNAR LANDING PADS FOR SPACE MINING APPLICATIONS
    1.
    发明公开
    DEPLOYABLE LUNAR LANDING PADS FOR SPACE MINING APPLICATIONS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20240300677A1

    公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

    申请号：US17586268

    申请日：2022-01-27

    Applicant: Trans Astronautica Corporation

    Inventor： Joel C. Sercel ,  James G. Small

    IPC: B64G1/62 ,  B64G1/22

    CPC classification number: B64G1/623 ,  B64G1/2225

    Abstract: Deployable lunar landing pads for space mining applications are disclosed. In one aspect, a landing pad for deployment on a celestial body includes a deployable surface configured to be stored in a stowed configuration on a spacecraft and be deployed into a deployed configuration on a surface of the celestial body, a landing system configured to land the landing pad on the surface of the celestial body, and a control system configured to control the landing system during landing of the landing pad on the surface of the celestial body and control the deployment of the deployable surface. The deployable surface is further configured to reduce or eliminate scattering of loose material from the surface of the celestial body in the deployed configuration.

    Directing light for thermal and power applications in space
    5.
    发明授权
    Directing light for thermal and power applications in space 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11608196B2

    公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

    申请号：US17382727

    申请日：2021-07-22

    Applicant: Trans Astronautica Corporation

    Inventor： Joel C. Sercel ,  James G. Small ,  Philip J. Wahl

    IPC: B64G1/40 ,  H02S40/22 ,  B64G1/54 ,  B64G1/44 ,  F24S20/20 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24S20/30

    Abstract: Solar collectors can provide power for electricity, thermal propulsion, and material processing (e.g., mining asteroids). In one aspect, an apparatus for collecting solar energy and simultaneously protecting against damage from a resulting energy beam includes a solar energy collection system including at least one concentrator and a target configured to use, store, or convert the solar energy, the collection system configured to cause solar energy to focus on the target, at least one sensor configured to detect misalignment of the concentrator by determining that some or all of the collected solar energy is offset from the target, and a safety system configured to redirect the energy or interpose a safety structure for shielding other non-target systems from receiving too much solar energy from the collection system.

    Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction
    6.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11143026B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

    申请号：US16534321

    申请日：2019-08-07

    Applicant: Trans Astronautica Corporation

    Inventor： Joel C. Sercel ,  Anthony Longman ,  James Small

    IPC: E21C51/00 ,  E21C37/16 ,  B64G99/00 ,  B64G4/00 ,  B64G1/10

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for mining lunar and Martian polar permafrost to extract gas propellants. The method can comprise identifying a plurality of near-polar landing sites in craters in which the surface comprises permafrost in perpetual darkness, wherein such landing sites have perpetual sunlight available at altitudes of about 100 to 200 m. A mining outpost can be established in at least one of the sites and a high altitude solar array deployed at the landing site using a lightweight mast tall enough to generate near continuous power for the outpost. Systems and apparatus are disclosed for mining the permafrost at the landing sites using radiant gas dynamic mining procedures. The systems can comprise a rover vehicle with an integrated large area dome for cryotrapping gases released from the surface and multi-wavelength radiant heating systems to provide adjustable heating as a function of depth.

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