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The Lunar L1 Gateway: Portal to the Stars and BeyondOur Solar System is interconnected by a vast system of winding tunnels generated by the Lagrange Points of all the planets and their moons. These passageways are identified by portals around L1 and L2, the halo orbits. By passing through a halo orbit portal, one enters the ancient and colossal labyrinth of the Sun. This natural Interplanetary Supher highway System (IPS) provides ultra-low energy transport throughout the Earth's Neighborhood, the region between Earth's L1 and L2. This is enabled by an accident: the current energy levels of the Earth L1 and L2 Lagrange points differ from that of the Earth-Moon by only about 50 rn/s (as measured by AV). The significance of this happy coincidence to the development of space cannot be overstated. For example, this implies that Lunar L1 halo orbits are connected to halo orbits around Earth's L1 or L2 via low energy pathways...
Document ID
20070036001
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Lo, Martin
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ross, Shane
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
August 28, 2001
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Space 2001 Conference and Exposition
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Country: United States
Start Date: August 28, 2001
End Date: August 30, 2001
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
lunar gateways
libration missions
human servicing
halo orbits

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