Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Expendable Multistage Pressure-Fed Ablative-Cooling Nontoxic Non-Heavy Launch Vehicle
An expendable launch vehicle is provided using pressure-fed liquid propellant fixed steering ablatively-cooled rocket engines. The vehicle is manufactured minimizing toxic or exotic metals and maximizing the use of conventional, inexpensive composites and 3D printed parts. Fuselage, fairing, stage shells, adapters, propellant tanks, and even engine combustion chambers are unified for all stages, are ablatively cooled, and, like the fairing, integral propellant tanks and adapters, are made of composites or 3D printed parts. Using non-toxic materials with non-toxic by-products, and non-toxic fabrication methods, using mostly non-metallic components allows for an environmentally neutral design.
» Number: US2024409240A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 12/12/2024
» Applicant: TARDIGRADE SPACE SYSTEMS LLC?[US]
» Inventor: FAKAS SERGII?[UA]; CARPENTER MICHAEL L?[US] (2)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
