Patent ID: 7070151

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a boom means ( 11 ) for providing support; a nuclear reactor means ( 19 ) for generating heat; said nuclear reactor means ( 19 ) being coupled to said boom means ( 11 ); a payload protection means ( 20 ) for protecting a payload ( 15 ) from radiation; said payload protection means ( 20 ) being coupled to said nuclear reactor means ( 19 ); a radiator means ( 16 ) for dissipating heat; said radiator means ( 16 ) being coupled to said nuclear reactor means ( 19 ); an electric propulsion means ( 12 ) for supplying thrust; said electric propulsion means ( 12 ) being coupled to said nuclear reactor means ( 19 ); a propellant tank means ( 13 ) for storing fuel for said electric propulsion means ( 12 ); said propellant tank means ( 13 ) being coupled to said boom means ( 11 ); and a multiple-use grasping means ( 14 ) for interacting with a plurality of different objects and being configured to partially surround one of said plurality of different objects; said grasping means for engaging and grasping said object without the need for any preconfigured docking interface on said object; said grasping means ( 14 ) extending outwardly at one end away from said boom means ( 11 ); said grasping means ( 14 ) being coupled to said boom means ( 11 ), generally at one end of said boom means ( 11 ).