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Autor:
Vance, Leonard, Thangavelautham, Jekan
The exploration of small body asteroids provides direct access to the primitive building blocks of our solar system. Sample and return missions enable chemical and radioisotope studies which not only provide evidence for the formation of the solar sy
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.10329
Autor:
Diaz-Flores, Alvaro, Fernández, José, Vance, Leonard, Kalita, Himangshu, Thangavelautham, Jekan
The recent, rapid advancement in space exploration is thanks to the accelerated miniaturization of electronics components on a spacecraft that is reducing the mass, volume and cost of satellites. Yet, access to space remains a distant dream as there
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.08651
Autor:
Thangavelautham, Jekan, Xu, Yinan
Robots are ideal for open-pit mining on the Moon as its a dull, dirty, and dangerous task. The challenge is to scale up productivity with an ever-increasing number of robots. This paper presents a novel method for developing scalable controllers for
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2009.09149
The recent observation of interstellar objects, 1I/Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov cross the solar system opened new opportunities for planetary science and planetary defense. As the first confirmed objects originating outside of the solar system, there are
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2002.00984
Autor:
Thangavelautham, Jekan
Kick-starting the space economy requires identification of critical resources that can lower the cost of space transport, sustain logistic bases and communication relay networks between major nodes in the network. One important challenge with this sp
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1912.02652
Autor:
Schwartz, Stephen R., Thangavelautham, Jekan, Asphaug, Erik, Chandra, Aman, Nallapu, Ravi teja, Vance, Leonard
Near-Earth small-body mission targets 162173 Ryugu, 101955 Bennu, and 25143 Itokawa produce gravity fields around 4 orders of magnitude below that of Earth and their irregular shapes, combined with rotational effects produce varying surface potential
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.04632
The exploration of small bodies in the Solar System is a high priority planetary science. Asteroids, comets, and planetary moons yield important information about the evolution of the Solar System. Additionally, they could provide resources for a fut
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.03828
Autor:
Bouskela, Adrien, Kling, Alexandre, Chandra, Aman, Schuler, Tristan, Shkarayev, Sergey, Thangavelautham, Jekan
Exploration of terrestrial planets such as Mars are conducted using orbiters, landers and rovers. Cameras and instruments onboard orbiters have enabled global mapping of Mars at low spatial resolution. Landers and rovers such as the Mars Science Labo
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.03842
The science and origins of asteroids is deemed high priority in the Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Two of the main questions from the Decadal Survey pertain to what the "initial stages, conditions, and processes of solar system formation and the n
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.03831
Beyond space exploration, the next critical step towards living and working in space requires developing a space economy. One important challenge with this space-economy is ensuring the low-cost transport of raw materials from one gravity-well to ano
Externí odkaz:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1910.03829