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Preliminary Design Of An Asteroid Hopping Mission, Michael D. Scheppa
Preliminary Design Of An Asteroid Hopping Mission, Michael D. Scheppa
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
In 2010, NASA announced that its new vision is to support private space launch operations. It is anticipated that this new direction will create the need for new and innovative ideas that push the current boundaries of space exploration and contain the promise of substantial gain, both in research and capital.
The purpose of the study is to plan and estimate the feasibility of a mission to visit a number of near Earth asteroids (NEAs). The mission would take place before the end of the 21st century, and would only use commercially available technology. Throughout the mission design process, while …