Optimal Earth-moon trajectories using nuclear electric propulsion

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-245

  Kluever, Craig A ^a,c   Pierson, Bion L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ENGINES; LUNAR MISSIONS; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRAJECTORIES;

LOW THRUST ENGINES; LUNAR ORBITS; NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SPACECRAFT; OPTIMAL EARTH MOON TRAJECTORIES;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0031103630     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4058     Document Type: Article

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