Some options for lunar exploration utilizing the Earth-Moon L2 libration point

David W. Dunham; Robert Farquhar; Natan Eismont; Eugene Chumachenko; Sergey Aksenov; Yulia Fedorenko; Yulia Nikolaeva; Ekaterina Efremova; Pavel Krasnopolski; Roberto Furfaro; John Kidd

Some options for lunar exploration utilizing the Earth-Moon L2 libration point

David W. Dunham, Robert Farquhar, Natan Eismont, Eugene Chumachenko, Sergey Aksenov, Yulia Fedorenko, Yulia Nikolaeva, Ekaterina Efremova, Pavel Krasnopolski, Roberto Furfaro, John Kidd

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Abstract

The Moon is a logical next step for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. The lunar far side remains unexplored by landed spacecraft. From Earth-Moon L2 libration-point orbits, astronauts could operate robotic spacecraft on the lunar farside. Such orbits can also be used as transportation nodes for reaching more distant destinations. We investigate low deltaV trajectories that simply loop around L2, spending nearly two weeks over the lunar back side. Also investigated are the occultation times for Earth ground stations for Lissajous orbits of different sizes, and the deltaV costs to reach and return from such orbits.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Publisher	Univelt Inc.
Pages	3621-3637
Number of pages	17
Volume	152
ISBN (Print)	9780877036111
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014 - Mexico, United States Duration: Jan 26 2014 → Jan 30 2014

Other

Other	24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014
Country	United States
City	Mexico
Period	1/26/14 → 1/30/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Some options for lunar exploration utilizing the Earth-Moon L2 libration point. / Dunham, David W.; Farquhar, Robert; Eismont, Natan; Chumachenko, Eugene; Aksenov, Sergey; Fedorenko, Yulia; Nikolaeva, Yulia; Efremova, Ekaterina; Krasnopolski, Pavel; Furfaro, Roberto; Kidd, John.

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. Vol. 152 Univelt Inc., 2014. p. 3621-3637.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Dunham, DW, Farquhar, R, Eismont, N, Chumachenko, E, Aksenov, S, Fedorenko, Y, Nikolaeva, Y, Efremova, E, Krasnopolski, P, Furfaro, R & Kidd, J 2014, Some options for lunar exploration utilizing the Earth-Moon L2 libration point. in Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. vol. 152, Univelt Inc., pp. 3621-3637, 24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014, Mexico, United States, 1/26/14.

Dunham, David W. ; Farquhar, Robert ; Eismont, Natan ; Chumachenko, Eugene ; Aksenov, Sergey ; Fedorenko, Yulia ; Nikolaeva, Yulia ; Efremova, Ekaterina ; Krasnopolski, Pavel ; Furfaro, Roberto ; Kidd, John. / Some options for lunar exploration utilizing the Earth-Moon L2 libration point. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. Vol. 152 Univelt Inc., 2014. pp. 3621-3637

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