A collet assembly, for an umbilical plate that connects a vehicle to a ground station prior to a launch of the vehicle, includes an active decoupler. The active decoupler includes a pin. A cuff has a central opening. The pin passes through the central opening. A plurality of fingers are pivotally coupled to the cuff. A plurality of levers are pivotally coupled to the plurality of fingers and the pin.

A moon/planet complex, an orbiting docking spaceport, and transportation vehicles therebetween that includes i) moon/planet base station having a landing platform with a plurality of charged plates; ii) a moon/planet orbiting craft, docking spacecraft having landing platform with a plurality of charged plates; iii) a personnel transport spacecraft to shuttle personnel between an orbiting craft and planetary/moon base station having rotating electromagnetic rings 320 and/or rotating electromagnetic plates to interact with charged plates; iv) a large personnel/cargo transport spacecraft to shuttle personnel between an orbiting craft and planetary base station having rotating electromagnetic plates to interact with charged plates.

A moon/planet complex, an orbiting docking spaceport, and transportation vehicles therebetween that includes i) moon/planet base station having a landing platform with a plurality of charged plates; ii) a moon/planet orbiting craft, docking spacecraft having landing platform with a plurality of charged plates; iii) a personnel transport spacecraft to shuttle personnel between an orbiting craft and planetary/moon base station having rotating electromagnetic rings 320 and/or rotating electromagnetic plates to interact with charged plates; iv) a large personnel/cargo transport spacecraft to shuttle personnel between an orbiting craft and planetary base station having rotating electromagnetic plates to interact with charged plates.

An autonomous mobile mechanically deployed spaceport is disclosed to provide a self-leveling stable landing pad for lunar and Martian descending and ascending spacecraft and which alleviates rocket plume blast effects upon surface soils and volatiles during spacecraft descent and ascent. The autonomous mobile mechanically deployed spaceport is a mechanically deployed unfolding flying landing pad to allow spacecraft to land on the Moon and Mars and alleviates rocket plume blast effects upon surface soils and volatiles.

An autonomous mobile mechanically deployed spaceport is disclosed to provide a self-leveling stable landing pad for lunar and Martian descending and ascending spacecraft and which alleviates rocket plume blast effects upon surface soils and volatiles during spacecraft descent and ascent. The autonomous mobile mechanically deployed spaceport is a mechanically deployed unfolding flying landing pad to allow spacecraft to land on the Moon and Mars and alleviates rocket plume blast effects upon surface soils and volatiles.

This invention is a continuum of enabling technology applying prior patent applications to create and then sustain a planetary heavy construction, soil and water mining and refining using a nuclear power appliances infrastructure. The methods used within this invention provide capabilities to build a sustainable support environment for earth-like habitable complexes that will include buildings and maintenance facilities, living spaces, and office spaces focused on full scale commercial mining operations for He3, H.sub.2O and other strategic minerals and raw building materials.

The present subject matter relates to a system and a method for galactic transportation (100). The galactic transportation system (100) may comprise multiple rails (102) arranged in a first direction (103), a platform (108) for supporting a transporter (202), and a control unit (106). Further, the multiple propulsion coils (104) may be arranged in the first direction (103) on one or more of the rails (102). The transporter (202) may further comprise multiple propulsion modules (206). The propulsion coils (104) on the rails (102) may be activated to exert an electromagnetic repulsive force on the propulsion modules (206) of the transporter (202) for propulsion of the transporter (202).

The present subject matter relates to a system and a method for galactic transportation (100). The galactic transportation system (100) may comprise multiple rails (102) arranged in a first direction (103), a platform (108) for supporting a transporter (202), and a control unit (106). Further, the multiple propulsion coils (104) may be arranged in the first direction (103) on one or more of the rails (102). The transporter (202) may further comprise multiple propulsion modules (206). The propulsion coils (104) on the rails (102) may be activated to exert an electromagnetic repulsive force on the propulsion modules (206) of the transporter (202) for propulsion of the transporter (202).

A rocket engine benefiting from better behavior during its starting stage, the rocket engine (1) including a diverging section (13) and a lashing system (40) configured to hold the diverging section (13) while starting the rocket engine (1), the lashing system (40) comprising: a plurality of radial cables (42) connected at respective first ends to a plurality of points of the diverging section (13), and a peripheral cable (41) connected to the second ends of the radial cables (42) and configured to co-operate with attachment points (43) of a launch platform (3).

A rocket engine benefiting from better behavior during its starting stage, the rocket engine (1) including a diverging section (13) and a lashing system (40) configured to hold the diverging section (13) while starting the rocket engine (1), the lashing system (40) comprising: a plurality of radial cables (42) connected at respective first ends to a plurality of points of the diverging section (13), and a peripheral cable (41) connected to the second ends of the radial cables (42) and configured to co-operate with attachment points (43) of a launch platform (3).