This paper investigates the dynamics and de-spin control of a massive target by a single
tethered space tug in the post-capture phase. The dynamic model of the tethered system is …

Potential Earth impact hazards posed by near Earth objects have motivated researchers to
propose hazard mitigation techniques to deflect the near Earth objects from their Earth …

Potential earth impact threats posed by asteroids have motivated researchers to find
effective NEO diversion techniques. Several means to perturb the motion of an asteroid have …

The risk of an impact between a large asteroid and the Earth has been significant enough to
attract the attention of many researchers. This paper focuses on a mitigation technique that …

Relative equilibria of a pendulum attached to the surface of a uniformly rotating celestial
body are considered. The locations of the tether anchor that correspond to a given …

Towing objects in space has become an increasingly researched mission concept. Active
debris removal, satellite servicing, and asteroid retrieval concepts in many cases rely on a …

The problem of pendular oscillations of a tether attached to an irregularly shaped celestial
body is studied in this paper. The dynamic analysis of the system is performed by examining …

This paper focuses on a method of changing the orbit of an asteroid by attaching a solar sail
to the asteroid. First, the dynamic model of the tethered system is derived. Legendre …

Spatial dynamics of a system composed by a planet, its moon and a spacecraft tethered to
the moon surface is studied in the framework of circular restricted three-body problem. The …

Potentially hazardous near-Earth objects which can impose a significant threat on life on the
planet have generated a lot of interest in the study of various asteroid deflection strategies …