Edoardo Mastrazzo
Optimization of trajectories to Near-Earth asteroids.
Rel. Lorenzo Casalino. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2025
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The study of Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and potential interplanetary transfers to them is crucial for exploration, the extraction of resources useful to humanity and planetary defence. Indeed, their proximity to Earth, in addition to making them accessible via relatively simple trajectories, turning them into a potential resource for humanity, can also pose a threat due to potential collisions with the planet. Regarding this latter aspect, asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December 2024, has attracted particular interest in recent months due to its orbit and initial probability of collision with Earth. To date, the possibility of an impact between the planet and the asteroid has been ruled out, although a minimal possibility of collision with the Moon remains.
The purpose of this thesis is to research and analyse trajectories toward asteroid 2024 YR4 using indirect methods, with the goal of identifying solutions that allow for a transfer with minimal propellant consumption
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