Assembled kinetic impactor for deflecting asteroids by combining the spacecraft with the launch vehicle upper stage
Yirui Wang, Mingtao Li, Zizheng Gong, Jianming Wang, Chuankui Wang, Binghong Zhou
Topics & Concepts
SpacecraftAerospace engineeringKinetic energyAsteroidDeflection (physics)Launch vehicleTrajectoryIon thrusterEnvironmental sciencePhysicsAstrobiologyEngineeringAstronomyOpticsClassical mechanicsAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationHigh-pressure geophysics and materials