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On an idea about the method of absorbing spin motion of an asteroid for capture

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Abstract

This paper presents a method to remove the spin of a target asteroid for a capture mission. The idea uses a small robotic spacecraft either launched separately or carried on the larger mother spacecraft. The small spacecraft first winds up a tether around the target asteroid while itself playing the role of a tip mass, as in a Yo-Yo mechanism. The operation may rely on sophisticated robotic technology, and may include the surface mobile agent jettisoned from the spacecraft.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAstrodynamics 2013 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages1689-1699
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9780877036050
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Astrodynamics 2013 - Hilton Head Island, SC, United States
Duration: 11 Aug 201315 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume150
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

Conference2013 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Astrodynamics 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHilton Head Island, SC
Period11/08/1315/08/13

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