Comet/asteroid protection system (CAPS): A space-based system concept for revolutionizing earth protection and utilization of near-earth objects

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 53, Issue 4-10, 2003, Pages 405-422

  Mazanek, Daniel D ^a   Roithmayr, Carlos M ^a   Antol, Jeffrey ^a   Kay Bunnell, Linda ^b   Werner, Martin R ^b   Park, Sang Young ^c   Kumar, Renjith R ^d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ORBITS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TRAJECTORIES;

COMET/ASTEROID PROTECTION SYSTEM (CAPS); COMETS; NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS; ORBITAL TRAJECTORIES;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 10644221978     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(03)00128-0     Document Type: Article

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