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Space Manifold Dynamics: Novel Spaceways for Science and Exploration

By Ettore Perozzi , Gerard Gomez , Miguel Belló , Josep J. Masdemont (auth.) , Sylvio Ferraz-Mello (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2010
ISBN
144190347X, 9781441903471
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-0348-8
LCC
QB351 .S697 2010
Open Library ID
OL25255580M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (12043912 bytes)
Series
Space Technology Proceedings
Edition
1
Pages
258\265
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Extraterrestrial PhysicsSpace Sciences; Aerospace Technology and Astronaut

Description

This book presents an overview of the outcomes resulting from applying the dynamical systems approach to space mission design, a topic referred to as "Space Manifold Dynamics" (SMD). It is a natural follow-on to the international workshop "Novel Spaceways for Scientific and Exploration Missions," which was held in October 2007 at the Telespazio Fucino Space Centre (Italy) under the auspices of the Space OPS Academy. The benefits and drawbacks of using the Lagrangian points and the associated trajectories for present and future space missions are discussed. The related methods and algorithms are also described in detail. Each topic is presented in articles that were written as far as possible to be self consistent; the use of introductory sections and of extended explanations is included in order to address the different communities potentially interested in SMD: space science, the aerospace industry, manned and unmanned exploration, celestial mechanics, and flight dynamics.

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