Methods of accelerating a target vehicle to a higher orbit via a kinetic energy storage and transfer (KEST) space vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9938027
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14963830

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Methods of accelerating a target vehicle to a higher orbit via a Kinetic Energy Storage and Transfer (KEST) vehicle are provided. The KEST vehicle is configured to transfer kinetic energy to the target vehicle by way of a catching mechanism using one or more brakes on one or more associated tethers along which the braking mechanism traverses, accelerating the target vehicle into a higher orbit, potentially even beyond the Earth.

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THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION2310 EAST EL SEGUNDO BLVD MS M1/040 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

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Hickman, Robert Alan Palos Verdes Estates, US 5 10

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