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Multiple NEO Rendezvous Using Solar Sails

Authors :
Johnson, Les
Alexander, Leslie
Fabisinski, Leo
Heaton, Andy
Miernik, Janie
Stough, Rob
Wright, Roosevelt
Young, Roy
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2012.

Abstract

Mission concept is to assess the feasibility of using solar sail propulsion to enable a robotic precursor that would survey multiple Near Earth Objects (NEOs) for potential future human visits. Single spacecraft will rendezvous with and image 3 NEOs within 6 years of launch

Subjects

Subjects :
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20120015033
Document Type :
Report