ESA's SMART-1 mission launched to the MOON: Technology and science goals

Science and Technology Series

Volumn 108, Issue , 2004, Pages 3-14

  Foing, B H ^a   Racca, G D ^a   Marini, A ^a   Evrard, E ^a   Stagnaro, L ^a   Almeida, M ^a   Koschny, D ^a   Frew, D ^a   Zender, J ^a   Heather, J ^a   Grande, M ^b   Huovelin, J ^c   Keller, H U ^d   Nathues, A ^d   Josset, J L ^e   Malkki, A ^f   Schmidt, W ^f   Noci, G ^g   Birkl, R ^h   Iess, L ⁱ   Sodnik, Z ^a   McManamon, P ^a   more..

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Helsinki Observatory   (Finland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e Micro Cameras and Space Exploration   (Switzerland)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g LABEN SpA   (Italy)

^h AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY PASSENGER; ELECTRICAL PROPULSION; LUNAR ORIGIN;

MOON; ORBITS; PROPULSION; REMOTE SENSING; SPACECRAFT;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 27844445114     PISSN: 02784017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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