Abstract
This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 140+ enabling inventions for an interplanetary rail-launcher: MagSeal liquid-metal gates, large-Ø plasma windows, staged MHD vacuum pumps, deployable ReBCO shields, adaptive MHD control, regen braking, cryo-tribology, QA/benchmarks, safety and microgrid orchestration. Each item includes enabling details, IPC/CPC classification, and timestamps (RFC 3161 / FreeTSA). The aim is to maximize FTO and defensive positioning while accelerating TRL rise through 2030 via test protocols, algorithms, materials, and system integration guidelines. Original publication on Zenodo : https://zenodo.org/records/16878251
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Recommended Citation
Pillet, Xavier, "Interplanetary Rail Launcher: Open Architecture and Free Technology Bricks (MagSeal, MHD, HTS) – Full Report and Associated Data", Technical Disclosure Commons, (August 19, 2025)
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