Concepts for near-earth asteroid deflection using spacecraft with advanced nuclear and solar electric propulsion systems

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 268-278

  Walker, Roger ^a   Izzo, Dario ^a   De Negueruela, Cristina ^a   Summerer, Leopold ^a   Ayre, Mark ^a   Vasile, Massimiliano ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deflection; Impact mitigation; Near Earth asteroids; Nuclear and solar electric propulsion

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID DETECTION; IMPACT MITIGATION; NEAR EARTH ASTERIODS; NUCLEAR AND SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 20744443965     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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