Solar Reflector Gravity Tractor for asteroid collision avoidance

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fisher, Jeff W ^a,b  

^a Fisher Aerospace   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTERS-OF-MASS; EARTH-BOUND ASTEROIDS; GOSSAMER STRUCTURES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR SAILS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ASTROPHYSICS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; REFLECTION; SPACECRAFT; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

ASTEROIDS;

EID: 78651260041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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