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Can the Flyby Anomalies be Explained by a Modification of Inertia
McCulloch, M. E.
The flyby anomalies are unexplained velocity increases of 3.92, 13.46, 0.11 and 1.82 mm/s observed near closest approach during the Earth flybys of the Galileo, NEAR, Cassini and Rosetta spacecraft respectively. Here, these flybys are modelled using a theory called Modified Inertia due to a Hubble-scale Casimir effect (MIHsC). The model suggests t…
Flying SMART-1 to the Moon with Electric Propulsion
Milligan, D.; Gestal, D.; Camino, O.
The SMART-1 Lunar Mission was launched in September 2003, and operated from the European Space Operations Centre, in Darmstadt Germany. SMART-1's primary mission goal was to demonstrate Solar Electric Primary Propulsion by orbit raising from Geostationary Transfer Orbit to the Moon. Due to favourable thruster and power subsystem performance, and a…
Some Recent Results from the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper
Somma, R.
Several flybys of Titan have been successfully performed by the Cassini spacecraft. Among its instruments is a radar mapper, which can obtain images of the Titan's surface through its dense atmosphere. A complete scientific investigation will be conducted after the end of the mission, when all the data from all the instruments will be available, t…