While high-efficiency propulsion techniques are enabling new mission concepts in deep
space exploration, their limited thrust capabilities necessitate long thrusting arcs and make …

With the adoption of efficient low-thrust propulsion methods, the probability of a missed
thrust event occurring has become a significant concern for short and long-duration …

As low-thrust space missions increase in prevalence, it is becoming increasingly important
to design robust trajectories against unforeseen thruster outages or missed thrust events …

A growing number of spacecraft are adopting new and more efficient forms of in-space
propulsion. One shared characteristic of these high efficiency propulsion techniques is their …

The growing interest in cislunar space exploration in recent years has driven an increasing
demand for efficient low-thrust missions to key cislunar orbits. These missions, typically …

This paper introduces a new technique for directly controlling the missed thrust recovery
margin (MTRM) of a low-thrust spacecraft trajectory. MTRM is defined here as the longest …

Enumeration of the problem space for the multiple-outage missed-thrust problem is a
significant factor for determining what types of analysis is feasible to conduct. An exhaustive …

The growing interest in the cislunar domain over the past decade has led to an increasing
demand for low-thrust missions to key orbits within this region. These low-thrust missions …

Electric propulsion is an enabling technology for the Mars Sample Return campaign being
planned by NASA and ESA that affords an order of magnitude reduction in fuel …

This paper details the analysis of the missed thrust problem for low thrust cislunar transfers.
Missed thrust analysis is completed for a reference NRHO to DRO transfer that is designed …