Spacecrafts get a boost in 'aerogravity assisted' interactions
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
In a recent paper published in EPJ Special Topics, Jhonathan O. Murcia Piñeros, a post-doctoral researcher at Space Electronics Division, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, Brazil, and his co-authors, map the energy variations of the spacecraft orbits during 'aerogravity assisted' (AGA) maneuvers. A technique in which energy gains are granted to a spacecraft by a close encounter with a planet or other celestial body via that body's atmosphere and gravity.