| US 7,611,096 B2 | ||
| In orbit space transportation and recovery system | ||
| Robert F. D'Ausilio, Bountiful, Utah (US); James R. Stuart, Louisville, Colo. (US); Thomas N. Giaccherini, Carmel Valley, Calif. (US); and Franklin H. Williams, Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah (US) | ||
| Assigned to IOSTAR Corporation, North Salt Lake, Utah (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/651,800. | ||
| Application 11/651800 is a division of application No. 10/779869, filed on Feb. 17, 2004, granted, now 7,216,834, filed on May 15, 2007. | ||
| Application 10/779869 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/755200, filed on Jan. 09, 2004, granted, now 7,070,151, filed on Jul. 04, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/755200 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/736887, filed on Dec. 15, 2003, granted, now 7,216,833, filed on May 15, 2007. | ||
| Application 10/736887 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/298138, filed on Nov. 15, 2002, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/298138 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/918705, filed on Jul. 30, 2001, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0108349 A1, May 17, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 244—171.1 [244/172.4] | 20 Claims |
| 13. A spacecraft comprising:
a) a boom;
b) a nuclear reactor coupled to said boom;
c) a radiation shield coupled to said nuclear reactor;
d) an energy converter coupled to the nuclear reactor producing electrical energy;
e) a radiator coupled to said nuclear reactor; and
f) an apparatus configured to emanate telecommunication signals to a receiver on or near the surface of the Earth in a frequency
range between 30 gigahertz and 3000 gigahertz, wherein the energy converter is capable of producing at least 250 kW of sustained
electrical power to emanate the telecommunication signals.
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