A quantitative and comparative assessment of the feasibility and mass benefit of using
aerocapture at all atmosphere-bearing solar system destinations is presented, considering …

The 2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey released by the National Academies of
Science identified the exploration of the Ice Giants, particularly Uranus, as the primary next …

Investigation of Uranus and Neptune, via orbiter and atmospheric probes, is required to
answer pressing science questions that have been raised in previous Decadal Surveys. As …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1066. vid In this paper, a
generalized numerical predictor-corrector guidance architecture is developed to simulate …

Atmospheric trajectory design and entry guidance are highly enabling technologies for
hypersonic entry flight missions. Current methodologies are often rooted in certainty …

Aerocapture, the method of entering orbit via a single pass through the atmosphere of a
planet, is an enhancing or enabling technology for a range of interplanetary missions …

Existing aerocapture predictor-corrector guidance algorithms apply significant simplifications
to the problem in order to reduce the computational complexity involved in the control plan …

Executive Summary Investigation of Uranus and Neptune, via orbiter and atmospheric
probes, is required to answer pressing science questions that have been raised in previous …

A dedicated mission to Enceladus has been a major objective for past Planetary Decadal
Surveys, but the mission requirements for Enceladus orbits or flybys due to ΔV required for …