Optimal trajectories for Earth-Moon-Earth flight

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 59-71

  Miele, A ^a   Mancuso, S ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AverStar Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; TRAJECTORIES;

EARTH-MOON-EARTH FLIGHT;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0035397021     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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