Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods

• Main Authors: Hekman, Benjamin Michael, Sullivan, Robert Bryan, Chow, Kenneth Siu-Kin, Glogowski, Michael Joseph, Llorens, William A, Ortiz, Oliver Benjamin, Cipollo, Peter Michael, Treachler, Daniel Carl, Reavill, James Dulin, Lieberbaum, Mark, Nicholson, James Garret, Niederstrasser, Carlos Guillermo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2020
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

Spacecraft servicing devices or pods and related methods may include a body configured to be deployed from a host spacecraft at a location adjacent a target spacecraft and at least one spacecraft servicing component configured to perform at least one servicing operation on the target spacecraft. The...