Mini-satellite exploration of very near Earth space fuel objects

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Sep 1992

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Presented at the 6th Annual American Inst. of Astronautics and Aeronautics/Utah State Univ. (AIAA/USU) Conference on Small Satel

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Aircraft Fuels, Assaying, Comets, Exploration, Sampling, Spacecraft, Clays, Ice, Low Cost, Surveys, Targets

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A prospecting plan is presented to assay near Earth objects (NEO) for their potential to yield rocket fuel. The plan calls out small satellites as the near-term means to achieve low cost surveys and deep subsurface sampling of NEO composition. The water bearing classes of NEO to be considered are limited to those accessible in short time and with small thrusters. These include the water bearing clay objects (phylosilicates) at nearly trivial distances from Earth, and the recently identified water ice objects such as comet (#4015) 1979 VA. These objects are evaluated as small satellite prospecting and assay vehicle targets.

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