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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Kinetic Impactor"”.
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Asteroid deflection and active debris removal methods with spaceborne lasers
… or the hypervelocity impact of a spacecraft (kinetic impactor) with the asteroid. Slow-push methods, on the other hand, allow for a more controllable deflection manoeuvre by exerting a small continuous and controllable force on the asteroid over an extended period of time.;However, these …
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Asteroid hazard mitigation: deflection models and mission analysis
… specifically models for nuclear interceptor, kinetic impactor, low-thrust propulsion, mass driver, solar collector and gravity tug are developed and their efficiency is assessed for a complete set of different types of hazardous celestial objects. A multi-criteria optimization is then used to …
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Design and modeling of kinetic impact missions for deflecting near-earth asteroids
… presented in this dissertation focuses on the kinetic impact method for deflecting asteroids that could potentially hit the Earth. Kinetic impact deflection entails sending a spacecraft to crash into the threatening object at high speed, thereby altering its trajectory. Over time, this small …