MARTIN LO
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 301/140L
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109
Martin.Lo@jpl.nasa.gov
Abstract:
On the autumnal equinox of 2000, we delivered the
first working version of LTool, NASA newest tool
for designing Lagrage Point missions. As a test,
we attempted the design of a trajectory that a
comet from the Kuiper Belt might use to reach the
Asteroid Belt, moving from one planet to the next
via the vast network of interplanetary superhighways
created by the invariant manifolds of the Lagrange
Points. This same class of trajectory is being
considered for the design of various missions to
Europa and is based on the Petit Grand Tour concept
developed earlier. We will provide a demo of LTool.
Time permitting, we will also show some LTool grpahics
capabilities using recent work on Formation Flight
near Lagrange Points, titled: "Celestial Ballet".