LAUNCH PARAMETERS OF AN ICE PAYLOAD TRAVELING VIA LUNAR ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHER TO THE LUNAR GATEWAY

• Main Author: Beemer, Heidi D.
• Other Authors: McGlasson, Benjamin T., McNab, Ian, Space Systems Academic Group (SP)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School 2021
• Subjects: NASA; Artemis; Lunar Electromagnetic Launcher; lunar gateway; near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Lunar South Pole; Systems Tool Kit; launch velocity; Earth-Moon orbital system; LaGrange Point; rendezvous; Gateway The; Lagrange; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10945/67105

This paper investigated one possible solution for procuring propellent needed for future space exploration missions. This study examined the feasibility of using an electromagnetic launcher (EML) to transport raw materials used in propellent production from the lunar south pole to NASA’s Lunar Gatew...