Into the Beyond: A Crewed Mission to a Near-Earth Object - NASA
Into the Beyond: A Crewed Mission to a Near-Earth Object - NASA
Into the Beyond: A Crewed Mission to a Near-Earth Object - NASA
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2.912 Million Km from <strong>Earth</strong><br />
Rendezvous: 2069 APR 11<br />
djk 9/20/07 .<br />
NEO trajec<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Example <strong>Mission</strong> Type:<br />
Lower Bookend (Ares I<br />
+ EELV upper stage)<br />
90-Day <strong>Mission</strong> <strong>to</strong> 2000 SG344<br />
1.064 M Km from <strong>Earth</strong><br />
Departure:2069 APR 25<br />
NEO Orion<br />
Alternative #1<br />
trajec<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
In rotating coordinates, with <strong>Earth</strong> fixed at <strong>the</strong><br />
origin, <strong>the</strong> z-axis perpendicular <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> ecliptic<br />
plane, and <strong>the</strong> Sun on <strong>the</strong> negative x-axis.<br />
<strong>Earth</strong><br />
Alternative #1<br />
Launch: 2069-FEB-02<br />
Return: 2069 MAY 03<br />
NEO Orion<br />
Alternative<br />
#2<br />
trajec<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
NEO at Close<br />
approach <strong>to</strong> <strong>Earth</strong><br />
Alternative #2<br />
Launch: 2069-MAY-01 &<br />
Return: 2069-JUL-30<br />
Rendezvous: 2069 MAY 15<br />
1.828 M Km from <strong>Earth</strong><br />
<strong>In<strong>to</strong></strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Beyond</strong>: A <strong>Crewed</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> <strong>to</strong> a <strong>Near</strong>-<strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Object</strong> :: International Astronomical Congress 2007<br />
CONSTELLATION<br />
Departure: 2069 MAY 29<br />
3.465 M Km from <strong>Earth</strong> (10x Lunar Orbit)<br />
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