公开(公告)号：WO2020186107A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：PCT/US2020/022472

申请日：2020-03-12

Applicant: MOMENTUS INC.

Inventor： PARMAN, Matthew ,  SERCEL, Joel ,  KOKORICH, Mikhail ,  SMALL, James ,  SIMON, Nicholas ,  ORR, Nathan ,  AVERY, Samuel ,  STANLEY, Scott

IPC: B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/40 ,  F02K9/60 ,  F02K9/72 ,  F03H1/00

Abstract: A method in a spacecraft for transporting propellant to be consumed by a thruster includes storing the propellant in the spacecraft in a solid state during at least a portion of a take-off procedure and supplying the propellant to the thruster in a liquid or vaporous state when the spacecraft is in space.