Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Alternative approach to the DART mission by the use of gravity assist maneuvers with the Moon and solar sails. |
| Authors: |
Ribeiro, Rebeca S.1 (AUTHOR), Meireles, Lucas G.1 (AUTHOR) meireleslg@gmail.com, Prado, Antônio F. B. A.1,2 (AUTHOR), de Melo, Cristiano F.3 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports. 4/28/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*SOLAR sails, *SPACE sciences, *SOLAR system, *NEAR-earth asteroids, *ASTEROIDS, *GRAVITY |
| Company/Entity: |
NATIONAL Endowment for the Arts |
| Abstract: |
The formation of our Solar System and planetary defense strategies are among the priorities to be investigated in the next years by the space science community. As in-situ missions to small bodies (as comets and asteroids) are options to conduct these investigations, this paper proposes a combination of methodologies to produce low-cost transfers to near-earth asteroids (NEAs). Low-cost trajectories derived from retrograde periodic orbits around L 1 are taken as a starting point for the escape of the Earth-Moon system and, as the vehicle exits the sphere of influence of Earth, the deployment of an adjustable solar sail guarantees the interception of the target in a predetermined position and time of flight. Different sail loadings (164, 61 and 30 g/m2) are tested and a case study to the NEA 65,803 Didymos is presented. The results show economies in the velocity increments required by the mission up to 8.48%, although a longer time of flight might be needed depending on the sail loading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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