2014/10/06 by Charles Domercant, Domercant, Charles, Aiden Gonzalez +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #FOS: Physical sciences #Planetary Science and Exploration #Space Physics (physics.space-ph) #Spacecraft Dynamics and Control #physics.space-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1410.1589
9 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2014/10/06 · openalex publication_date 2014/10/06 · arxiv updated 2014/10/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Through multiple, small unmanned probes we can more efficiently capture an asteroid and return it to lunar orbit. The Asteroid Return and Exploration System (ARES) aims to make use of previously tested technology with the application of a new idea to satisfy a goal in the retrieval and the subsequent exploration, classification and data acquisition of an asteroid that is approximately 7 meters in diameter and 350,000 kilograms in mass. Research is conducted according to mathematical analyses of the given data and extrapolated variables.