Physical limits of solar collectors in deflecting Earth-threatening asteroids

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-263

  Kahle, Ralph ^a   Kührt, Ekkehard ^a   Hahn, Gerhard ^a   Knollenberg, Jörg ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Orbit deflection; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EARTH (PLANET); GALAXIES; LIGHT; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; SUN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION; VELOCITY;

ASTEROID; NEA ORBITAL VELOCITY; ORBIT DEFLECTION; SURFACE MATERIAL;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 33646014175     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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