LARA: Near term reconfigurable concepts and components for lunar exploration and exploitation

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages 2987-2996

  Clark, P E ^a,b   Rilee, M L ^b   Curtis, S A ^a   Cheung, C Y ^a   Marr, G ^a   Truszkowski, W ^a   Rudisill, M ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GSI ^*  (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETARY LANDERS; SPACE RESEARCH; TETHERLINES;

BOWL SHAPED ANTENNAS; IMPULSE THRUSTER; LANDER AMORPHOUS ROVER ANTENNA (LARA); SERVICE PROVIDERS;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 34249065821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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