US 12,492,017 B2
Independent non-solar powered exploratory craft for orbital rendezvous and positioning framework
Eric Joseph Nemanick, Santa Monica, CA (US); Henry Helvajian, Pasadena, CA (US); Andrea G. Hsu, El Segundo, CA (US); and John H. Schilling, Lancaster, CA (US)
Assigned to THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed by The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/320,406.
Prior Publication US 2024/0383622 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B64G 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/413 (2023.08) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An isotope power source configured to act as a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of radioisotope power sources encased around one or more elements therein to form a tile-shaped vehicle, wherein
each of the plurality of radioisotope power sources are distributed or are centrally located as a single central unit.