Abstract: An aerospace frame accommodates propellant tanks for facilitating propellant operations in space. The frame includes at least two plates for supporting the propellant tanks; at least one brace supporting the plates; and a cavity between two plates that accommodates a removable propellant tank.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2007
Date of Patent:
July 14, 2009
Inventors:
Walter P. Kistler, Thomas C. Taylor, Robert A. Citron