NASA NTRS · 20180000002
Applications of Multi-Body Dynamical Environments: The ARTEMIS Transfer Trajectory Design
Abstract
The application of forces in multi-body dynamical environments to pennit the transfer of spacecraft from Earth orbit to Sun-Earth weak stability regions and then return to the Earth-Moon libration (L1 and L2) orbits has been successfully accomplished for the first time. This demonstrated transfer is a positive step in the realization of a design process that can be used to transfer spacecraft with minimal Delta-V expenditures. Initialized using gravity assists to overcome fuel constraints; the ARTEMIS trajectory design has successfully placed two spacecraft into EarthMoon libration orbits by means of these applications.
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Folta, David C., Woodard, Mark, Howell, Kathleen, Patterson, Chris, Schlei, Wayne. 2010-09-27. Applications of Multi-Body Dynamical Environments: The ARTEMIS Transfer Trajectory Design. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180000002
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