US 12,103,716 B2
Systems and methods for securing an upright rocket
Weidong Song, Woodinville, WA (US)
Assigned to Blue Origin, LLC, Kent, WA (US)
Filed by Blue Origin, LLC, Kent, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,956.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192327 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B64G 5/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/50 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 5/00 (2013.01) [B63B 35/50 (2013.01); B64G 2005/005 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for securing an upright rocket, the system comprising:
a platform configured to be located at sea, wherein a landing region of the platform is configured to support the rocket in an upright position after the rocket lands on the landing region;
a plurality of poles attached to the platform and located around the landing region; and
a plurality of cables, wherein, prior to the rocket landing, each cable of the plurality of cables is configured to enclose the landing region with each cable extending from a first pole of the plurality of poles to surround the landing region and to a second pole of the plurality of poles that is adjacent to the first pole, and wherein, with the upright rocket located on the landing region of the platform, the plurality of cables are configured to be retracted and to tighten about the upright rocket.