Capabilities of Gossamer-1 derived small spacecraft solar sails carrying Mascot-derived nanolanders for in-situ surveying of NEAs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.03.019
Abstract: Abstract Any effort which intends to physically interact with specific asteroids requires understanding at least of the composition and multi-scale structure of the surface layers, sometimes also of the interior. Therefore, it is necessary first… read more here.
Keywords: science; philosophy; solar; gossamer ... See more keywords
Solar sails for perturbation relief: Application to asteroids
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2020.08.014
Abstract: Abstract A major cause of spacecraft orbital variation comes from natural perturbations, which, in close proximity of a body, are dominated by its non-spherical nature. For small bodies, such as asteroids, these effects can be… read more here.
Keywords: perturbation relief; application; solar sails; sails perturbation ... See more keywords
Cislunar Navigation Constellation by Displaced Solar Sails
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DOI: 10.1017/s037346331700025x
Abstract: Increasing lunar exploration activities are giving rise to higher demands for a navigation constellation system in cislunar space. A novel constellation of solar sails around the Sun-Earth Artificial Lagrangian Points (ALPs) is proposed for cislunar… read more here.
Keywords: navigation; solar sails; navigation constellation; lightness number ... See more keywords
High-precision numerical calculation method of solar radiation pressure force for wrinkled solar sails
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DOI: 10.1177/09544100211063681
Abstract: Due to small magnitude of solar radiation pressure (SRP), the area-mass ratio of the solar sail should be large enough to obtain adequate thrust acceleration. Therefore, the membrane structure is usually adopted for solar sails.… read more here.
Keywords: solar sails; method; force; sail ... See more keywords
Transfer from Lunar Gateway to Sun-Earth Halo Orbits Using Solar Sails
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a35559
Abstract: To extend the usability of solar sails in the sun–Earth–moon system, we analyze the transfer trajectories from the 9:2 Earth–moon near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) to halo orbits around the sun–Earth L1 and L2 points under… read more here.
Keywords: solar sails; earth; sun earth; earth halo ... See more keywords
Electrothermally Driven Reconfiguration of Microrobotic Beam Structures for the ChipSail System
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DOI: 10.3390/mi14040831
Abstract: Solar sailing enables efficient propellant-free attitude adjustment and orbital maneuvers of solar sail spacecraft with high area-to-mass ratios. However, the heavy supporting mass for large solar sails inevitably leads to low area-to-mass ratios. Inspired by… read more here.
Keywords: solar sails; chipsail system; electrothermally driven; solar sail ... See more keywords
Heuristic Technique for the Search of Interception Trajectories to Asteroids with the Use of Solar Sails
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DOI: 10.3390/sym15030617
Abstract: With the advances of space-exploration technologies, a long-lasting concern is finally being addressed: the deflection of potentially hazardous objects (PHOs). Most recently, the first mission of this kind was launched by NASA—the Double Asteroid Redirection… read more here.
Keywords: solar sails; heuristic technique; technique search; use solar ... See more keywords