16 Citations
Exploring the origin of the solar system by space missions to asteroids
- Physics, GeologyNaturwissenschaften
- 2004
The first decade of space research mainly concentrated on the exploration of space near the Earth. This was found to be not a void and structureless region as earlier supposed, hut filled with…
Alfven's programme in solar system physics
- Physics
- 1992
Hannes Alfven's research program in solar system physics provides a valuable case study for the historians and philosophers of science. The response of the scientific community to his remarkable…
Theories of the origin of the solar system 1956- 1985
- Physics, Geology
- 1990
Attempts to find a plausible naturalistic explanation of the origin of the solar system began about 350 years ago but have not yet been quantitatively successful. The period 1956- 1985 includes the…
Example Solar Electric Propulsion System asteroid tours using variational calculus
- Physics, Engineering
- 1985
Exploration of the asteroid belt with a vehicle utilizing a Solar Electric Propulsion System has been proposed in past studies. Some of those studies illustrated multiple asteroid rendezvous with…
COMETS: DATA, PROBLEMS AND OBJECTIVES
- Physics, Geology
- 1974
ABSTRACT: A highly abridged review of new relevant resultsfrom the observations of Comet Kohoutek (1973f) is followed by anoutline summary of our basic knowledge concerning comets, bothsubjects being…
EXPLORING THE ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM BY SPACE MISSIONS TO ASTEROIDS
- Physics, Geology
- 1972
The first decade of space research concentrated mainly on the exploration of space near the Earth. This was found to be not a void and structureless region, as had been earlier supposed, but filled,…
Asteroids and comets
- Physics, Geology
- 1971
Review Articles and Meetings. I will concentrate on recent review articles, especially when they give titles of earlier papers. Only for asteroids, because there seems to be no published review, and…
Design and Science Instrumentation of an Unmanned Vehicle for Sample Return from the Asteroid Eros
- Environmental Science
- 1971