Recoverable booster stage and recovery method
US6158693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/625
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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.
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