Trajectories towards near-earth-objects using solar electric propulsion

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue PART 1, 2000, Pages 593-607

  Colasurdo, Guido ^a   Casalino, Lorenzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 0005756994     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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