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Trajectory Optimization for Crewed Missions to an Earth-Moon L2 Halo Orbit Public Deposited
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/41687h741
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- Baseline trajectories to an Earth-Moon L2 halo orbit and round trip trajectories for crewed missions have been created in support of an advanced Orion mission concept. Various transfer durations and orbit insertion locations have been evaluated. The trajectories often include a deterministic mid-course maneuver that decreases the overall change in velocity in the trajectory. This paper presents the application of primer vector theory to study the existence, location, and magnitude of the mid-course maneuver in order to understand how to build an optimal round trip trajectory to an Earth-Moon L2 halo orbit. The lessons learned about when to add mid-course maneuvers can be applied to other mission designs.
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- 2014
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- 2019-11-18
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