Compact external launcher for small space payloads
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May 2, 2006
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Mar 3, 2005
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Aug 28, 2003
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Aug 28, 2003
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The present invention allows a payload to be launched from the exterior of a conventional launch vehicle with little integration expense. In one example, the invention includes an aerodynamic fairing having an internal cavity to contain a payload, a mounting adapter to attach the fairing to an exterior surface of a launch vehicle, and a release mechanism to separate the payload from the launch vehicle out of the fairing cavity during the launch vehicle's flight.
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