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Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission

  • 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.

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Author:Bernd DachwaldORCiD, Herrmann Boehnhardt, Ulrich Broj, Ulrich R. M. E. Geppert, Jan-Thimo Grundmann, Wolfgang Seboldt, Patric Seefeldt, Peter Spietz, Les Johnson, Ekkehard Kührt, Stefano Mottola, Malcolm Macdonald, Colin R. McInnes, Massimiliano Vasile, Ruedeger Reinhard
ISBN:978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book)
Parent Title (English):Advances in solar sailing
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin [u.a.]
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Year of Completion:2014
Date of the Publication (Server):2014/02/18
First Page:211
Last Page:226
Link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_15
Zugriffsart:bezahl
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik
FH Aachen / IfB - Institut für Bioengineering
collections:Verlag / Springer