Interplanetary Mission Analysis and Design

Stephen Kemble

With the increased demand to drive down the cost of space missions, more efficient analysis and design techniques are required for a wide range of interplanetary missions. Consequently, not only are new types of spacecraft propulsion systems being developed, but also innovative mission designs that can utilise them.

Interplanetary Mission Analysis and Design

• focuses entirely on interplanetary mission design for a wide range of space projects
• describes the latest and most efficient analysis and design techniques with details of their practical applications
• Covers a wide range of interplanetary mission design problems including case studies related to current and planned space mission design scenarios
• Includes a CD with data and simulations for a range of interplanetary transfers.

This book is a timely and authoritative guide to the problems facing space scientists and engineers today.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of figures
• List of tables
• Nomenclature
  1. Interplanetary missions
  2. Spacecraft propulsion
  3. Optimisation
  4. Special techniques
  5. Missions to the planets
• Appendix 1: Keplerian orbits
• Appendix 2: Frames of reference
• Appendix 3: The planets
• Appendix 4: Optimising launcher injection
• Index

Extent: 520 pages
Binding: Hardback
Publication Date: March 2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-29913-4

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