Space Mission Design

Space Mission Design

Author: Kenshiro Oguri
JAXA EQUULEUS Low-energy transfer
JAXA EQUULEUS low-energy transfer to the Moon leveraging multi-body dynamics in cislunar space
Design space missions for exploration of cislunar space, asteroids, outer planets and their moons, interplanetary travel, and beyond

 

Image: A low-energy transfer to the Moon with CubeSat's limited propulsion capability leveraging multiple lunar gravity assists, designed for JAXA's EQUULEUS mission (onboard NASA's Artemis I). Collaboration work with EQUULEUS mission anlysis team at JAXA. See EQUULEUS Trajectory Design for more detail

 

See Space Trajectory Optimization & Mission Design for more detail on our space trajectory optimization research and Space Mission Contributions for our contributions to flight missions