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Optimal spacecraft trajectories are given a modern comprehensive treatment of the theory and important results. In most cases "optimal" means minimum propellant. Less propellant required results in more payload delivered to the destination. Both necessary and sufficient conditio…
This graduate textbook on optimal spacecraft trajectories demonstrates the theory and applications of using the minimum amount of propellant possible to reach a target destination. The author aims to produce the only comprehensive treatment of various aspects of this topic. It i…
"One of the major challenges of modern space mission design is the orbital mechanics - determining how to get a spacecraft to its destination using a limited amount of propellant. Recent missions such as Voyager and Galileo required gravity assist maneuvers at several planets to…