Jupiter exploration is one of the focuses of deep space exploration in the near future. Design
and optimization of trajectories in the Jovian system are crucial technologies for Jupiter …

Rapid trajectory design in multi-body systems often leverages individual arcs along natural
dynamical structures that exist in an approximate dynamical model. To reduce the …

Poincaré maps are regularly used to facilitate rapid and informed trajectory design within
multi-body systems. However, maps that capture a general set of spatial trajectories are …

The renewed interest in Lunar exploration prompts a need to better understand the
dynamics of spacecraft in the vicinity of the Moon. Here, a detailed survey is conducted via a …

The renewed interest in the exploration and exploitation of the lunar environment
necessitates new methodologies for characterizing efficient Earth-Moon transfers. In this …

Periodic attitude motions are used to reduce the fuel cost of space missions as they can
lessen the need for constant pointing adjustments. One way to detect these evasive motions …

Strategies for rapid trajectory design within multi-body systems typically focus on leveraging
dynamical systems and traditional optimization theory for analysis and initial guess …

As launch capabilities and interest in Cislunar missions expand for commercial, government,
and military actors alike, so grows the necessity for a robust architecture in the Cislunar …

Trajectory designers and ground operators may encounter situations where digestible
summaries of a wide array of possible spacecraft motions within cislunar space could be …

Clustering is used to categorize possible spacecraft trajectories resulting from uncertain
state estimates in the Earth-Moon circular restricted three-body problem. Initial conditions …