Oceanus: A multi-spacecraft flagship mission concept to explore Saturn and Uranus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2017.02.012
Abstract: Abstract Uranus, together with Neptune in our Solar System, belongs to a class of planets called ice giants, which have never been explored using a dedicated mission. A mission to explore the ice giants is… read more here.
Keywords: concept; multi; system; mission ... See more keywords
Camilla: A centaur reconnaissance and impact mission concept
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.07.008
Abstract: Abstract Centaurs, minor planets with a semi-major axis between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune (5–30 AU), are thought to be among the most diverse small bodies in the solar system. These important targets for… read more here.
Keywords: solar system; mission concept; mission; centaur ... See more keywords
Vortex coronagraphs for the Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission concept: theoretical performance and telescope requirements
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.4.1.015004
Abstract: Abstract. The Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission concept requires an optical coronagraph that provides deep starlight suppression over a broad spectral bandwidth, high throughput for point sources at small angular separation, and insensitivity to temporally varying,… read more here.
Keywords: exoplanet imaging; vortex coronagraphs; imaging mission; mission concept ... See more keywords
Earth as an exoplanet mission concept for a lunar orbiting cubesat
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.5.4.044004
Abstract: There is a growing interest in Lunar exploration fed by the perception that the Moon can be made accessible to low-cost missions in the next decade. The on-going projects to set a communications relay in… read more here.
Keywords: earth exoplanet; exoplanet mission; mission concept; lunar ... See more keywords
Analysis of Tether-Mission Concept for Multiple Flybys of Moon Europa
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DOI: 10.2514/1.b36205
Abstract: All four giant planets, far from the Earth and sun and having deep gravitational wells, present propulsion and power mission issues, but they also have an ambient plasma and magnetic field that allows for a… read more here.
Keywords: analysis tether; tether mission; concept multiple; mission ... See more keywords