Part of the challenge of charting a human exploration space architecture is finding locations to stage missions to multiple destinations. To that end, a specific subset of Earth-Moon halo orbits, known as Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits (NRHOs) are evaluated. In this paper, a systematic process for generating full ephemeris based ballistic NRHOs is outlined, different size NRHOs are examined for their favorability to avoid eclipses, the performance requirements for missions to and from NRHOs are calculated, and disposal options are evaluated. Combined, these studies confirm the feasibility of cislunar NRHOs to enable human exploration in the cislunar proving ground.
Targeting Cislunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits for Human Space Exploration
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting ; 2017 ; San Antonio, TX, United States
2017-02-05
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Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Surveillance using Cislunar Periodic Orbits
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2022
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