Patent 6962310 was granted and assigned to Bigelow Aerospace on November, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An inflatable satellite bus is claimed for use with a mission payload. The inflatable satellite bus is comprised of a core adapted to receive a mission payload. There is an expandable shell attached to the core and substantially enclosing the core. The core has an attitude control device and a power system attached to the core and operated by a controller.