Powered earth-mars cycler with three-synodic-period repeat time

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 921-927

  Chen, K Joseph ^a,c   McConaghy, T Troy ^a,c,d   Landau, Damon F ^a,c,d   Longuski, James M ^a,c,d   Aldrin, Buzz ^b,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Starcraft Enterprises   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; PROPELLANTS; TRAJECTORIES;

BALLISTIC CYCLERS; EARTH-MARS CYCLER; LOW-THRUST PROPULSION; TRAJECTORY MAINTENANCE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 27644457778     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11610     Document Type: Article

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