TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Boehnhardt, Herrmann
A1  - Broj, Ulrich
A1  - Geppert, Ulrich R. M. E.
A1  - Grundmann, Jan-Thimo
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Seefeldt, Patric
A1  - Spietz, Peter
A1  - Johnson, Les
A1  - Kührt, Ekkehard
A1  - Mottola, Stefano
A1  - Macdonald, Malcolm
A1  - McInnes, Colin R.
A1  - Vasile, Massimiliano
A1  - Reinhard, Ruedeger
T1  - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission
T2  - Advances in solar sailing
N2  - A technology reference study for a multiple near-Earth object (NEO) rendezvous mission with solar sailcraft is currently carried out by the authors of this paper. The investigated mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy based on the DLR/ESA Gossamer technology. The main scientific objective of the mission is to explore the diversity of NEOs. After direct interplanetary insertion, the solar sailcraft should—within less than 10 years—rendezvous three NEOs that are not only scientifically interesting, but also from the point of human spaceight and planetary defense. In this paper, the objectives of the study are outlined and a preliminary potential mission profile is presented.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)
SP  - 211
EP  - 226
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - McInnes, Colin R.
A1  - Bothmer, Volker
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Geppert, Ulrich R. M. E.
A1  - Heiligers, Jeannette
A1  - Hilgers, Alan
A1  - Johnson, Les
A1  - Macdonald, Malcolm
A1  - Reinhard, Ruedeger
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Spietz, Peter
T1  - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a Sub-L1 Space Weather Mission
T2  - Advances in solar sailing
N2  - A technology reference study for a displaced Lagrange point space weather mission is presented. The mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy to deliver a low mass platform and payload which can be accommodated on the DLR/ESA Gossamer-3 technology demonstration mission. A direct escape from Geostationary Transfer Orbit is assumed with the sail deployed after the escape burn. The use of a miniaturized, low mass platform and payload then allows the Gossamer-3 solar sail to potentially double the warning time of space weather events. The mission profile and mass budgets will be presented to achieve these ambitious goals.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)
SP  - 227
EP  - 242
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
ER  -