Tour design techniques for the Europa Clipper mission

S Campagnola, BB Buffington, T Lam… - Journal of Guidance …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
Europa is one of the most scientifically interesting targets of the solar system, as it may
possess what are thought to be the three necessary ingredients for life: an extensive ocean …

Transfer design methodology between neighborhoods of planetary moons in the circular restricted three-body problem

DC Garcia - 2021 - search.proquest.com
There is an increasing interest in future space missions devoted to the exploration of key
moons in the Solar system. These many different missions may involve libration point orbits …

Europa clipper mission: Preliminary design report

T Bayer, M Bittner, B Buffington… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Europa, the fourth largest moon of Jupiter, is believed to be one of the best places in the
solar system to look for extant life beyond Earth. Exploring Europa to investigate its …

A robust mission tour for NASA's planned Europa Clipper mission

T Lam, B Buffington, S Campagnola - 2018 space flight mechanics …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
E'hypothesized global-scale ocean is thought to include the key ingredients for life, making
Europa a top scientific target for planetary science to investigate. As such, NASA has tasked …

Efficient design of direct low-energy transfers in multi-moon systems

E Fantino, R Castelli - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2017 - Springer
In this contribution, an efficient technique to design direct (ie, without intermediate flybys) low-
energy trajectories in multi-moon systems is presented. The method relies on analytical two …

Europa mission update: Beyond payload selection

T Bayer, B Buffington, JF Castet… - 2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Europa, the fourth largest moon of Jupiter, is believed to be one of the best places in the
solar system to look for extant life beyond Earth. The 2011 Planetary Decadal Survey, Vision …

Expected precision of Europa Clipper gravity measurements

AK Verma, JL Margot - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
The primary gravity science objective of NASA's Clipper mission to Europa is to confirm the
presence or absence of a global subsurface ocean beneath Europa's Icy crust. Gravity field …

[PDF][PDF] Evolution of trajectory design requirements on NASA's planned Europa Clipper mission

B Buffington, T Lam, S Campagnola… - 68th International …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Europa is one of the most scientifically intriguing targets in planetary science due to its
potential suitability for extant life. As such, NASA has funded the California Institute of …

Europa clipper mission update: Preliminary design with selected instruments

T Bayer, M Bittner, B Buffington… - 2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Europa, the fourth-largest moon of Jupiter, is believed to be one of the best places in the
solar system to look for extant life beyond Earth. The 2011 Planetary Decadal Survey, Vision …

Europa Clipper Mission: Onward to Implementation!

M Jackson, T Bayer, C Sheldon… - 2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Europa, the fourth largest moon of Jupiter, is believed to be one of the best places in the
solar system to look for extant life beyond Earth, and the Europa Clipper Mission is …