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Publikováno v:
Astrodynamics Conference.
The impressive results of the Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus (January 1986) and Neptune (August 1989) revealed many surprises and produced a new set of scientific questions regarding the formation and evolution of the planets, their atmospheres, the ring
Autor:
Alfred C. Mascy, John Niehoff
Publikováno v:
International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 12:513-526
Of the many asteroids that are cataloged, selection of a target planetoid was narrowed to the Mars-crossing asteroids. The main belt and Trojan asteroids are much farther away and require longer voyage times and propulsive energy to accomplish sample
Autor:
Alfred C. Mascy
Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 6:1367-1370
Constant thrust electric propulsion systems performance with coast trajectories presented for 100 AU extraecliptic missions
Autor:
Alfred C. Mascy, John S. Mackay
Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 8:1143-1147
A ?velocity at the sphere of influence' method and an asymptotic matching method of patching together two-body low thrust solutions are compared to a number of three-body numerical results for outer planet orbiter missions. The two patching methods c
Autor:
Alfred C. Mascy
Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 7:477-480
Low thrust mission simulation dependence on hardware definition, discussing power plant characteristics, jet velocity and thrustor efficiency
Publikováno v:
27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting.
A significant need exists for a system which will provide the life science experimenter with relatively frequent and inexpensive access to the space environment. To fulfill this need, a project and spacecraft system described as the Reusable Reentry
Autor:
Steven W. Squyres, Alfred C. Mascy, Christopher P. McKay, Byron L. Swenson, Larry E. Edsinger
Publikováno v:
23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting.
An engineering design study of a comet nucleus penetrator system for in situ determinations of comet composition is presented. The system is designed for participation in the Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby mission to comet Kopff in 1996. The instrum
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
The Astrometric Telescope Facility (ATF) is an optical telescope facility of extreme astrometric precision whose principle scientific purpose is the detection and study of planetary systems about nearby stars. With the recent change in the space stat
Publikováno v:
Astrodynamics Conference.
Mission and system concerns of the Reusable Reentry Satellite are examined. The orbital lifetime of the satellite due to atmospheric drag, the desirable orbital characteristics which will permit deorbit and landing at the designated recovery site, th
Publikováno v:
SAE Technical Paper Series.
A Life Sciences Research Facility on a Space Station will contribute to the health and well-being of humans in space, as well as address many fundamental questions in gravitational and developmental biology. Scientific interests include bone and musc