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August 2026

• patent · 24 Oct 1995 · added 2 months ago

  Hybrid solar rocket utilizing thermal storage for propulsion and electrical power

• patent · 27 Apr 2001 · added 2 months ago

  SOLAR THERMAL ROCKETS

• patent · 6 Jun 2013 · added 2 months ago

  Methods and systems for propelling an externally powered vehicle

• patent · 19 Jul 2022 · added 2 months ago

  Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets

• patent · 15 Sep 2022 · added 2 months ago

  Hybrid solar thermal and chemical vehicle configurations for space mining applications

• patent · 15 Dec 2022 · added 2 months ago

  Closed circuit space shuttle (in which no water, hydrogen or oxygen is lost)

• patent · 31 Jan 2023 · added 2 months ago

  Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost

• patent · 21 Mar 2023 · added 2 months ago

  Directing light for thermal and power applications in space

• patent · 9 May 2023 · added 2 months ago

  Optics and structure for space applications

• patent · 19 Oct 1982 · added 2 months ago

  Solar space vehicle

  Machine transcription of the US4354348A patent scan, 4 pages.

• patent · 2 Jul 2024 · added 2 months ago

  Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost

• patent · 14 Jan 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Optimized matched filter tracking of space objects

• patent · 13 Jan 2026 · added 2 months ago

  Systems, devices, and methods for spacecraft propulsion with a heat exchanger

• patent · 24 Dec 2024 · added 2 months ago

  Systems and methods for obtaining energy in shadowed regions

• patent · 13 May 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Hybrid solar thermal and chemical vehicle configurations for space mining applications

• patent · 2 Jul 2024 · added 2 months ago

  Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets

• patent · 2 Sep 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Directing light for thermal and power applications in space

• patent · 23 Jan 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Systems, devices, and methods for spacecraft propulsion with a heat exchanger

• patent · 4 Feb 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Fabrication of ceramics from celestial materials using microwave sintering and mechanical compression

• patent · 13 May 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Systems and methods for manufacturing in space environments

• patent · 29 Jul 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity

• patent · 15 Dec 2005 · added 2 months ago

  Solar thermal rocket

• patent · 9 Sep 2014 · added 2 months ago

  Methods and systems for propelling an externally powered vehicle

• patent · 30 Nov 2023 · added 2 months ago

  Optics and structure for space applications

• patent · 21 Jan 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction

• patent · 16 May 1978 · added 2 months ago

  Method and apparatus for converting radiant solar energy into mechanical energy

  Machine transcription of the US4089174A patent scan, 7 pages.

• patent · 7 Oct 1969 · added 2 months ago

  Valveless microrocket systems

  Machine transcription of the US3471106A patent scan, 10 pages.

• patent · 13 Jun 1978 · added 2 months ago

  Heliothermodynamic system

  Machine transcription of the US4094299A patent scan, 5 pages.

• patent · 29 Jan 1929 · added 2 months ago

  Vaporizer for use with solar energy

  Machine transcription of the US1700675 patent scan, 4 pages.

• patent · 11 Nov 2025 · added 2 months ago

  Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets