Advanced Mission Scenarios of the Three-Body Problem

by Vladimir S. Aslanov

Overview

Advanced Mission Scenarios of the Three-Body Problem explores one of the classical problems of celestial mechanics through the lens of modern astrodynamics challenges. It examines current issues in modern astronautics related to the study and colonization of Mars, exploration of the Moon, space debris, and contactless space transportation technologies.

Describing the dynamics of space tether systems and space elevators in the gravitational field created by two massive bodies, the book presents an original technology for contactless gravitational transportation of space debris using a heavy gravitational collector. It provides practical recommendations for the implementation of new pioneering missions related to tether transportation in the vicinity of libration points, the construction of space elevators on planetary moons, and contactless electrostatic and gravitational transportation, including in the context of the space debris problem.

This book is intended for space systems and spacecraft engineering industry experts and researchers studying space transportation and modern challenges in astronautics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040665374
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/22/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336

About the Author

Vladimir S. Aslanov graduated from the Kuibyshev Aviation Institute (KuAI), Kuibyshev, USSR in 1972 as a specialty Aircraft Engineer, and he later received his PhD from KuAI in 1977. Between 1978-1982, Aslanov worked as an assistant professor in the KuAI. From 1989-2023, Prof. Aslanov was the head of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics of Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia. Since 2023, Prof. Aslanov has been a professor of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics of Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia and the professor of the Department of Mechatronics and theoretical mechanics of Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Moscow, Russia. Prof. Aslanov’s scientific interests are classical mechanics, nonlinear oscillations and chaotic dynamics, mechanics of space flight, dynamics of gyrostats, dynamics of tethered satellite systems and spacecraft stability. He has published more than 130 papers in international journals and for conference proceedings.

Table of Contents

1. Classical approaches and methods for studying the three-body problem. 2. Space tether systems for Mars-Phobos exploration. 3. Moon-Anchored Space Elevators. 4. A Splitting of Libration Points by an Artificial Electrostatic Field. 5. Contactless Gravitational Transportation. 6. Two-Impulse Moon-Planet Transfer: A New Scenario. 7. Conclusion.