NEA Scout and EQUULEUS launched by Artemis I
NEA Scout and EQUULEUS launched by Artemis I
| Event Date: | November 16, 2022 |
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Artemis I successfully launched with NEA Scout and EQUULEUS, deep-space CubeSats Prof. Oguri worked on at NASA JPL and JAXA
Artemis I successfully launched from NASA Kennedy Space Center with 10 ride-share CubeSats.
Prof. Oguri contributed to two of the 10 CubeSats, NEA Scout and EQUULEUS, as a mission designer at NASA JPL (2019, 2021) and JAXA (2016-2017).
NEA Scout plans to visit an asteroid with solar-sail propulsion after escaping cislunar space while EQUULEUS will leverage the low-energy transfer technique to enter a Halo orbit around Earth-Moon L2.
See Solar Sailing Primer Vector Theory: Indirect Trajectory Optimization with Practical Mission Considerations (NEA Scout) and EQUULEUS Trajectory Design (EQUULEUS) for more details of Prof. Oguri's contributions to these missions.