Comparison of performance predictions for new low-thrust trajectory tools

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2006

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1816-1833

  Polsgrove, Tara ^a,c   Kos, Larry ^a,c,d   Hopkins, Randall ^a,c   Crane, Tracie ^b,c  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Qualis Corporation   (United States)

^c Advanced Concepts Office   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISSION TRADE SPACE; TRAJECTORY TOOLS;

SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH; TRAJECTORIES;

SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33845992468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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