(WO/2008/066512) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFUELING SPACECRAFT
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| IPC: | B64D 39/00 (2006.01) | |||||||||||
| Applicants: | THE BOEING COMPANY [US/US]; 100 N. Riverside, Chicago, Illinois 60606-1596 (US). CHRISTY, Craig, A. [US/US]; (US) (US Only). | |||||||||||
| Inventor: | CHRISTY, Craig, A.; (US). | |||||||||||
| Agent: | ARNETT, Stephen E.; PERKINS COIE LLP, P.O. Box 1247, Seattle, WA 98111-1247 (US). | |||||||||||
| Title: | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFUELING SPACECRAFT | |||||||||||
| Abstract: | Systems and methods for refueling spacecraft are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for transferring propellant from a first spacecraft to a second spacecraft includes releasably connecting a first propellant conduit carried by the first spacecraft to a second propellant conduit carried by the second spacecraft, and releasably connecting a first ullage conduit carried by the first spacecraft to a second ullage conduit carried by the second spacecraft. The method can further include transferring propellant from a first propellant tank carried by the first spacecraft to a second propellant tank carried by the second spacecraft via the first and second propellant conduits. As the propellant is flowing from the first propellant tank to the second propellant tank, the method can additionally include transferring ullage from the second propellant tank to the first propellant tank via the first and second ullage conduits. | |||||||||||
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AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). | |||||||||||
| Publication Language: | English (EN) |
| Filing Language: | English (EN) |
