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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"in-space refueling"”.
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Multi-Objective Exploration of Refueling Architecture for Sustainable Crewed and Cargo Space Transportation
This thesis presents a new integrated framework for evaluating in-space refueling architectures, focusing on their application to the human space missions such as Artemis. The framework tightly couples vehicle sizing with a boil-off control model, allowing the evaluation of various combinations of …
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Space logistics network optimization with embedded propulsion technology selection
Establishing long-term human presence beyond low Earth-orbit will require cooperative use of emerging technologies, such as low-thrust solar electric propulsion, along with existing space exploration technologies. Trajectory analysis plays a key role in deciding the costs of using different …
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Multiple Asteroid Retrieval Mission
In this thesis, the possibility of enabling space-mining for the upcoming decade is explored. Making use of recently-proven reusable rockets, we envision a fleet of spacecraft capable of reaching Near-Earth asteroids. To analyze this idea, the goal of this problem is to maximize the asteroid mass …