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Mission opportunity maps for rendezvous with earth-crossing asteroidsRendezvous missions to earth-crossing asteroids are of interest to NASA, for scientific purposes as well as for technological applications and ecological implications. To provide a comprehensive data base for planners of such missions, a mission opportunity map (MOM) has been created for eight relatively easy-to-access asteroids. A MOM presents such mission data as launch dates, flight times, and launch and postlaunch delta V requirements for all useful mission opportunities. The merits of a MOM are: (1) searches for all useful mission oportunities are completed in the process of generating a MOM, and (2) a MOM provides a clear view of good and bad opportunities, the extent of performance variations, and the repeatability of the missions.
Document ID
19900035219
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Yen, Chen-Wan L.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
Volume: 37
ISSN: 0021-9142
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
90A22274
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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