Patent ID: 9745063
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B64D,B64G

Claim:
1. An airborne rocket launch system for launching a liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle from an aircraft, the system comprising a liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle support structure further comprising: a. a tubular housing having an axial channel operable to enclose the circumference of said liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle along at least a portion of a length of said liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle; b. a plurality of aerodynamic surfaces extending from at least one outer surface of an aft end of said tubular housing operable to provide aerodynamic stability during release and separation from said aircraft, of said tubular housing enclosing said liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle; c. an attachment interface extending from an external surface of said tubular housing and operable to releasably attach said tubular housing to said aircraft; and d. at least one cryogenic fluid enclosure within said tubular housing operable to supply at least one of cooling and replenishment cryogenic propellant within said liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle.