Calculation of weak stability boundary Ballistic lunar transfer trajectories

Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 262-271

  Belbruno, Edward A ^a   Carrico, John P ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Analytical Graphics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BALLISTICS; FUEL ECONOMY; NASA; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SPACE FLIGHT;

FUEL SAVINGS; LAUNCH WINDOW; LUNAR TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES; LUNAR TRANSFERS; WEAK STABILITY BOUNDARY;

MOON;

EID: 33846014926     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-4142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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