Deflecting a near earth object with today's space technology

Collection of Technical Papers - 2004 Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 391-399

  Smith, P L ^a   Barrera, M J ^a   Campbell, E T ^a   Feldman, K A ^a   Peterson, G E ^a   Smit, G N ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPSOIDS; NUCLEAR BOMB; NUCLEAR DEFLECTION; SPACE MISSIONS;

CONTAMINATION; EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; PROBABILITY; REDUNDANCY; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH; VAPORIZATION;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 20344385556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Peterson, G. E., "Delta V Requirements for DEFT Scenario Objects," 2004 Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids, Orange County, CA, February 2004.
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