Gossamer Roadmap Technology Reference Study for a Multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission

Bernd Dachwald,Patric Seefeldt,Colin R Mcinnes,Wolfgang Seboldt,Ulrich R M E Geppert,Stefano Mottola,Ulrich Broj,Peter Spietz,Hermann Boehnhardt,Les Johnson,Malcolm Macdonald,Ekkehard Kührt,Ruedeger Reinhard,Massimiliano Vasile,Jan-Thimo Grundmann

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_15

Gossamer Roadmap Technology Reference Study for a Multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission

Bernd Dachwald, Patric Seefeldt + Show 13 more

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_15

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Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014

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Affiliation: FH Aachen, German Aerospace Center, University of Strathclyde, University of Zielona Góra, RWTH Aachen University, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Advanced Scientific Concepts (United States), European Space Research and Technology Centre

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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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