Fuel-optimal, low-thrust, three-dimensional earth-mars trajectories

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1100-1107

  Nah, R S ^a,c   Vadali, S R ^a,c   Braden, E ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

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

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EID: 85008278978     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4844     Document Type: Article

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