Patent ID: 8601787

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising; a payload; a crew module; vehicle maneuvering thrusters submerged into an exterior surface of said vehicle, said vehicle maneuvering thrusters controlling roll of the vehicle and having a converging portion adjacent a source of subsonic propellant gas that provides propellant gas as needed for each given maneuver, a throat effective to accelerate said propellant gas to supersonic velocity and a diverging nozzle portion disposed about a centerline; said diverging nozzle portion terminating at both a first exit portion submerged within said vehicle and an opposing second exit portion also submerged within said vehicle; wherein a first extension portion extends from said first exit portion to said exterior surface at a first angle relative to said centerline, a second extension portion extends from said second exit portion to said exterior surface at a second angle relative to said centerline, and said angle is larger than said first angle such that said first extension and said second extension are asymmetrical with respect to said centerline.