Notable two-synodic-period earth-mars cycler

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 456-465

  McConaghy, T Troy ^a,b,c   Landau, Damon F ^a,b,c   Yam, Chit Hong ^a,b,c   Longuski, James M ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); NUMERICAL METHODS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SPACE RESEARCH;

EARTH-MARS CYCLER TRAJECTORIES; OPTIMAL CYCLER TRAJECTORY; PROPULSIVE MANEUVERS; TRANSIT TIME;

TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 33646709427     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15215     Document Type: Article

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