Patent ID: 9021782
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B64G,F03H,G21D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A propellant transport structure apparatus for a spacecraft comprised of: a transport layer having an elongated shape and a plurality of openings; a substantially transparent back cover, corresponding in size to said transport layer; a plurality of containment border structures sandwiched between said transport layer and said substantially transparent back cover; and a membrane affixed to a front side of said transport layer such that said membrane overlays said plurality of openings of said transport layer, wherein each of said plurality of openings is surrounded by one of said plurality of containment border structures, wherein each of said plurality of openings further includes a propellant material, said propellant material being affixed to said substantially transparent back cover and contained by one of said plurality of containment border structures, wherein one of said plurality of containment border structures encloses said propellant material along a length and a width of said transport layer, wherein each containment border structure is separated by a discrete distance from any other containment border structure, wherein said containment border structure is affixed to a back side of said transport layer and to a front side of said substantially transparent back cover, wherein said membrane is sufficiently thin that an ignited propellant material bursts through said membrane to propel a spacecraft, wherein said membrane comprises a material which is not flammable.