The MUSES-C mission for the sample and return - Its technology development status and readiness

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 52, Issue 2-6, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Kawaguchi, Jun'ichiro ^a   Uesugi, Kuninori ^a   Fujiwara, Akira ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE; PROPULSION; SPACE FLIGHT; TRAJECTORIES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ASTEROIDS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037237810     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00146-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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