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Modular Inflatable Composites for Space Telescopes
Aman Chandra, Jekan Thangavelautham
There is an every-growing need to construct large space telescopes and structures for observation of exo-planets, main-belt asteroids and NEOs. Space observation capabilities can s…
An On-Orbit CubeSat Centrifuge for Asteroid Science and Exploration
Jekan Thangavelautham, Erik Asphaug, Stephen Schwartz
There are thousands of asteroids in near-Earth space and millions expected in the Main Belt. They are diverse in their physical properties and compositions. They are also time caps…
A Milli-Newton Propulsion System for the Asteroid Mobile Imager and Geologic Observer (AMIGO)
Greg Wilburn, Erik Asphaug, Jekan Thangavelautham
Exploration of small bodies, namely comets and asteroids remain a challenging endeavor due to their low gravity. The risk is so high that missions such as Hayabusa II and OSIRIS-RE…
Coordination and Control of Multiple Climbing Robots in Transport of Heavy Loads through Extreme Terrain
Himangshu Kalita, Steven Morad, Jekan Thangavelautham
The discovery of ice deposits in the permanently shadowed craters of the lunar North and South Pole Moon presents an important opportunity for In-Situ Resource Utilization. These i…
Evaluation of Mother-Daughter Architectures for Asteroid Belt Exploration
Leonard Dean Vance, Erik Asphaug, Jekan Thangavelautham
This paper examines the effectiveness of an asteroid exploration architecture comprised of multiple nanosatellite sized spacecraft deployed from a single mother ship into a helioce…
De-orbiting Small Satellites Using Inflatables
Aman Chandra, Jekan Thangavelautham
Small-satellites and CubeSats offer a low-cost pathway to access Low Earth Orbit at altitudes of 450 km and lower thanks to miniaturization and advancement in reliability of commer…