On 6/18/07, Eugen Leitl wrote:
Does anyone have access to full text of
Shoemaker and Helin (1978),
Earth-approaching asteroids as targets for exploration, NASA CP-2053, pp.
245-256?
I would like to see how it's calculated. Lunar escape velocity is 2.38 km/s,
and it's less if you want to transfer to Earth orbit, or Earth surface
by aerobraking.
These look like they might contain what you want:
NEAR EARTH OBJECTS AS RESOURCES FOR SPACE INDUSTRIALIZATION
<http://phoenix8.physics.miami.edu/resonance/ssdj(2001)1(1)1-31msonter.pdf>
Near-Earth Asteroid Mining
<http://www.esm.vt.edu/~sdross/papers/ross-asteroid-mining-2001.pdf>
BillK
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