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Early application of solar electric propulsion to a 1-astronomical-unit out-of-the-ecliptic mission [PDF]

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Solar electric propulsion for out-of-ecliptic solar orbit ...
Hrach, F. J., Strack, W. C.
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The Active Asteroids

open access: yes, 2015
Some asteroids eject dust, producing transient, comet-like comae and tails; these are the active asteroids. The causes of activity in this newly-identified population are many and varied.
Agarwal, Jessica   +2 more
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Aerospace systems and mission analysis research - Solar electric space mission analysis Final report [PDF]

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Mission analysis for solar electric propelled spacecraft on Mars Orbiter, Jupiter flyby, and asteroid belt exploration ...
Handelsman, M.   +2 more
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Transient Fragments in Outbursting Comet 17P/Holmes

open access: yes, 2010
We present results from a wide-field imaging campaign at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to study the spectacular outburst of comet 17P/Holmes in late 2007.
Boehnhardt   +17 more
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A Race to the Stars and Beyond: How the Soviet Union’s Success in the Space Race Helped Serve as a Projection of Communist Power

open access: yes, 2019
In the modern era, the notion of space travel is generally one of greater acceptance and ease than in times previously. Moreover, a greater number of nations (and now even private entities) have the technological capabilities to launch manned and ...
Lashendock, Jack H.
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The NASA Suborbital Program: A status review [PDF]

open access: yes
The status of the NASA suborbital program is reviewed and its importance to astrophysical and geophysical programs is assessed. A survey of past scientific and developmental accomplishments, an examination of the trends in program costs, and an analysis ...
Reynolds, B., Teeter, R.
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87th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2025: Abstracts

open access: yes
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 60, Issue S1, Page 30-350, August 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

Exploration of the solar system [PDF]

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A sourcebook of information on the solar system and the technology used for its exploration is presented. An outline of the potential achievements of solar system exploration is given along with a course of action which maximizes the rewards to ...
Grey, J., Henderson, A., Jr.
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Analysis of combustion instability in liquid propellant engines with or without acoustic cavities [PDF]

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Analytical studies have been made of the relative combustion stability of various propellant combinations when used with hardware configurations representative of current design practices and with or without acoustic cavities.
Kesselring, R. C.   +3 more
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Sublimation rates of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from comet nuclei at large distances from the Sun [PDF]

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One of the more attractive among the plausible scenarios for the major emission event recently observed on Comet Halley at a heliocentric distance of 14.3 AU is activation of a source of ejecta driven by an icy substance much more volatile than water. As
Sekanina, Zdenek
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