Solar Sail Heliocentric Earth-Following Orbits

Harvesting Near Earth Asteroid Resources Using Solar Sail Technology

There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it. Near Earth asteroids represent a wealth of material resources to support future space ventures. These resources include water from C-type asteroids for crew logistic support; liquid propellants electrolytically cracked from water to fuel crewed...

Control of Solar Sail Periodic orbits in the Elliptic Three-Body Problem

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Attitude Stability and Altitude Control of a Variable- Geometry Earth-Orbiting Solar Sail

Solar Sail Trajectory Design for a Multiple Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission

Coupled Attitude-Orbit Dynamics and Control for an Electric Sail in a Heliocentric Transfer Mission

The paper discusses the coupled attitude-orbit dynamics and control of an electric-sail-based spacecraft in a heliocentric transfer mission. The mathematical model characterizing the propulsive thrust is first described as a function of the orbital radius and the sail angle. Since the solar wind dynamic pressure acceleration is induced by the sail attitude, the orbital and attitude dynamics of ...