Interplanetary ballistic missile (IPBM) system architecture design for near-Earth object threat mitigation

60th International Astronautical Congress 2009, IAC 2009

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 6823-6837

  Wagner, Sam ^a,b   Pitz, Alan ^a,b   Zimmerman, Dan ^a,b   Wie, Bong ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC MISSILE; DELTA IV HEAVY; LAUNCH VEHICLE; MANEUVERING VEHICLES; MISSION COMPLEXITY; NEAR EARTH OBJECTS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES; SPACE VEHICLES; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; THREAT MITIGATION;

ARCHITECTURE; BALLISTICS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; CURRICULA; EXPLOSIVES; LAUNCH VEHICLES; LAUNCHING; MANEUVERABILITY; ORBITAL TRANSFER; SPACE FLIGHT; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

BALLISTIC MISSILES;

EID: 77953518522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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