A fuelling system having a fuel supply hose for connecting a launcher and a launch tower, wherein the fuel supply hose is configured for conveying a cryogenic medium between the launcher and the launch tower and wherein a first end of the fuel supply hose is releasably connectable to the launcher so as to release at lift-off of the launcher thereby allowing separation of the fuel supply hose from the launcher; characterized in that a retraction system is provided for automatically retracting the fuel supply hose upon lift-off of the launcher.
CRYOGENIC FUELLING SYSTEM
2016-11-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English