This paper documents the current design reference mission planned for the first two elements of NASA’s Gateway. When launched together, the Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost comprise the Co-Manifested Vehicle (CMV). The low-thrust transfer between the initial parking orbit and the final insertion into the operational Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit is described. While each specific trajectory depends on launch date, trends are iden-tified in the dynamics and orientation of the CMV as it traverses its spiral orbit. This paper describes the interplay between various assumptions and constraints on the development of the low thrust lunar transfer.
Overview of the Lunar Transfer Trajectory of the Co-Manifested First Elements of NASA’s Gateway
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2021 ; Virtual (formerly Big Sky, MT), US
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