Sample and return mission from asteroid Nereus via solar electric propulsion

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-101

  Kawaguchi, J ^a   Fujiwara, A ^a   Sawai, S ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; ION PROPULSION; LAUNCHING; MAPPING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; ORBITS; PROBES; SOLAR ENERGY;

ASTEROID NEREUS; HYPERBOLI REENTRY CAPSULES; ION THRUSTER; SAMPLE AND RETURN MISSION; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0029705698     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0094-5765(95)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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