The comet rendezvous asteroid flyby mission to Comet Kopff - Getting there is half the funThe goal of the Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission (CRAF) is to fly 'outward to the beginning', to examine closely what are thought to be remnants of the origins of the solar system. In particular, the CRAF spacecraft will use a two-year delta-V-earth-gravity-assist (delta-V-EGA) trajectory to reach a rendezvous point near the aphelion of the Comet Kopff, flying by the asteroid 449 Hamburga on the way. This paper discusses the trajectory used to get to the comet. Topics covered include the launch period, possible additional asteroid flybys, the earth flyby, the Hamburga flyby, and the rendezvous with Comet Kopff.
Document ID
19900059765
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sweetser, Theodore H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kiedron, Krystyna (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)