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I. TRAJECTORY DESIGN AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS |
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A New Class of Low Energy Lunar Orbits and Mission Applications |
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Transfer to Small Distant Retrograde Orbits |
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Update on STEREO and Other Missions of the JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory |
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Rescriptive and Descriptive Gauge Symmetry in Finite-dimensional Dynamical Systems |
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Quasi-periodic Orbits of the Restricted Three-body Problem Made Easy |
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E. Kolemen, N.J. Kasdin, and P. Gurfil |
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Nonlinear Semi-analytic Methods for Spacecraft Trajectory Design, Control, and Navigation |
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R.S. Park and D.J. Scheeres |
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Set Oriented Approximation of Invariant Manifolds: Review of Concepts for Astrodynamical Problems |
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M. Dellnitz, K. Padberg, M. Post, and B. Thiere |
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Combined Optimal Low-thrust and Stable-manifold Trajectories to the Earth-Moon Halo Orbits |
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G. Mingotti, F. Topputo, and F. Bernelli-Zazzera |
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II. FUTURE OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT |
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Longevity of the Human Spaceflight Program |
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Critical Trajectories for the Human Settlement of the High Frontier |
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III. CELESTIAL MECHANISMS AND DYNAMICAL ASTRONOMY |
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On the Theory of Bodily Tides |
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M. Efroimsky and V. Lainey |
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Phase Space Reconstruction in the Restricted Three-body Problem |
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M. Gidea, F. Deppe, and G. Anderson |
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Gravity Behaves Like That? |
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A Simple Approximate Analysis of the Linear Stability of Ring Systems |
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Dangers of Truncating the Disturbing Function in Small Body Solar System Dynamics |
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IV. INTERSTELLAR MISSION CONCEPTS |
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Natural Sources of Antiparticles in the Solar System and the Feasibility of Extraction for High Delta-V Space Propulsion |
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J. Bickford, W. Schmitt, W. Spjeldvik, A. Gusev, G. Pugacheva, and I. Martin |
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Closing Remarks: A Charter for Interstellar Studies |
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Status of Solar Sail Propulsion: Moving Toward an Interstellar Probe |
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L. Johnson, R.M. Young, and E E. Montgomery, IV |
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Sun's Focus Comes First, Interstellar Target Comes Second |
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Interim Missions for Photon Sailcraft: How to Prep for Centaurus |
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Very Small Interstellar Spacecraft |
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V. ASTRONOMY, RELATIVITY |
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Relativistic Canonical Planetary Perturbation Equations for Momentum-dependent Forces, and the Lense-thirring Precession |
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Relativistic Reference Frames for Astrometry and Navigation in the Solar System |
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Classifying Solid Planetary Bodies |
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VI. NEO DEFLECTION |
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Comparison of Single and Multi-spacecraft Configurations for NEA Deflection by Solar Sublimation |
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C. Maddock, J.P. Sanchez Cuartielles, M. Vasile, and G. Radice |
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A Multi-criteria Assessment of Deflection Methods for Dangerous NEOs |
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J.P. Sanchez Cuartielles, C. Colombo, M. Vasile, and G. Radice |
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Author Index |
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