Patents Assigned to NanoRocks, LLC
  • Spacecraft systems airlock for international space station access and interface and methods of operation
    Patent number: 10850872
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a spacecraft airlock system. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for attaching space exposed payloads to a space station. The spacecraft airlock system provides a defined volume of space payload to the international space station. The airlock further includes a means of attaching to a space station, a closed structure attached to said means, said means of attaching is capable of robotic manipulation, and a cooling system for cooling payload components within said closed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NanoRocks, LLC
    Inventors: Michael David Johnson, Mark David Rowley, Michael Desmond Lewis, J. Brockton Howe