Title:
"MESTON" SPACECRAFT WITH AN ESCAPE SYSTEM FOR THE CREW
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1994/010035
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The spacecraft comprises: a fuselage (1), a wing (2), a motor unit comprising two liquid fuel launch rocket motors (3), two liquid fuel booster rocket motors (4), six transverse thrust rockets (5) mounted in the fuselage on a rotatable ring (6), solid fuel rocket motors (7 and 8) to provide emergency braking and additional acceleration respectively, a payload compartment (9), the crew's compartment (10), and a tail assembly with two vertical struts (11), a lower stabilizer (12) and an upper stabilizer (13). The fuselage (1) is provided with a movable central conical element (14). The spacecraft chassis is provided with a rotatable rear wheel (21). The crew's compartment (10) is situated between the two upright struts (11) below the upper stabilizer (13). The spacecraft is provided with an orbital manoeuvering system whose final control elements are low thrust motors (22, 23) and gyrodines. The escape system comprises a separate compartment (24) designed as a ballistic re-entry capsule and secured to the aft end of the fuselage. The capsule (24) is linked to the crew's compartment (10) by means of a passage (25) which is provided with a system for getting the crew from their compartment (10) into the capsule (24). The capsule (24) is provided with hatches at the front and rear ends, an aerodynamic braking system and a parachute system. The front part of the capsule (24) is provided with a heat-resistant protective layer (36). The capsule's centre of gravity is displaced towards its forward end.
Inventors:
MESTON VYACHESLAV ALEXANDROVIC (RU)
Application Number:
PCT/RU1993/000184
Publication Date:
May 11, 1994
Filing Date:
August 04, 1993
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MESTON VYACHESLAV ALEXANDROVIC (RU)
International Classes:
B64C29/00; B64G1/14; B64G1/52; B64G1/62; (IPC1-7): B64G1/14; B64G1/62; B64C29/00; B64C39/00
Foreign References:
| US4343446A | 1982-08-10 | |||
| US4650139A | 1987-03-17 | |||
| US2981499A | 1961-04-25 | |||
| FR2634454A1 | 1990-01-26 | |||
| US3054584A | 1962-09-18 | |||
| US2684219A | 1954-07-20 |
Other References:
"Astronautika i Raketodinamika", No. 38, 1990, VINITI, (Moscow), pages 1,13.
"Astronautika i Raketodinamika", No. 46, 1980, VINITI, (Moscow), pages 1,5.
"Astronautika i Raketodinamika", No. 46, 1980, VINITI, (Moscow), pages 1,5.
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