VagaLune SarL
Overview
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About VagaLune SarL
Launch/Orbit
Rocket Specifications
Rocket Launch
Orbit Specifications
Rover/Lander
Moon Rover
Lunar Module
Landing Specifications
Communications
Link Budget
  >>   Antennae
Comm Systems
Project Execution
Pre-Launch Schedule
Launch Day Schedule
Post-Launch Schedule
Project Management
Parts Listing
Budget
Cash Flow
References
References
 
As an explanatory note on the following references, we attempted to maintain diligent track of all records and sources we referenced in the creation of this project. Some of the references below (especially the weblinks) may have changed from the time they were initially referenced (we did not note access dates). The list below may not be exhaustive, but it does cover the majority of points we had to address in this project.

As we have attempted to give other prior authors and groups credit for their work, we hope that any material or information you take from this site, that you give the VagaLune SarL appropriate credit.

 
Moon & Earth
  1. Lunar Republic, Lunar Atlas.
  2. NASA, Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle.
  3. NASA, Lunar Exploration.
  4. NASA, Moon Fact Sheet.
  5. NASA, "NASA's Future: The Vision for Space Exploration".
  6. Zarya, Russian International Spaceflight.
Rocket & Propulsion
  1. E. Belbruno, "A New Class of Low Energy Lunar Orbits and Mission Applications," New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications III, vol. 886, pp. 3-19, 2007.
  2. E. Belbruno, "Low Energy Trajectories and Chaos: Applications to Astrodynamics and Dynamical Astronomy," Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1065, pp. 1-14, December 2005.
  3. E. Belbruno, Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel Princeton U Press: Princeton, 2007.
  4. L. A. Cangahuala, "Interplanetary navigation overview," Proc. 2000 IEEE/EIA Freq. Control, June 2000, pp. 618-621.
  5. J. Carsten et al., "Global Path Planning on Board the Mars Exploration Rovers," IEEE Aerospace Conf. 2007, March 2007, pp. 1-11.
  6. J. Case, "Celestial Mechanics Theory Meets the Nitty-Gritty of Trajectory Design," SIAM News, vol. 37, no. 6, July 2004.
  7. Z. A. Hussein and S. Shaffer, "RF characterization of the Mars Exploration Rover radar altimeter antennas-airbag interaction," IEEE Aerospace Proc. 2000, vol. 2, 2002, pp. 949-955.
  8. J. R. Jensen and R. S. Bokulic, "Highly accurate, noncoherent technique for spacecraft Doppler tracking," IEEE Trans. Aerospace & Elec. Systems, vol. 35, no. 3, July 1999, pp. 963-973.
  9. J. Kugelberg et al., "Accomodating electric propulsion on SMART-1," Acta Astronautica, vol. 55, no. 2, July 2004, pp. 121-130.
  10. M. M. Kuritsky et al., "Inertial Navigation," Proc of IEEE, vol. 71, no. 10, Oct 1983, pp. 1156-1176.
  11. S. Mattei, M. R. Santovito and A. Moccia, "Microsatellite Laser Altimeter," IEEE Trans. Aerospace & Elec. Systems, vol. 42, no. 4, Oct. 2006, pp. 1187-1197.
  12. A. B. Moody, "Space Navigation," Proc of the IRE, vol. 50, no. 5, May 1962, pp. 672-678.
  13. NASA, "Mars Exploration Rover," NASA Facts. Available
  14. Rupert Scammell, Mars Exploration Rover Technical Data
  15. P.A. Stadter et al., "A scalable small-spacecraft navigation and communication infrastructure for lunar operations," 2005 IEEE Conf. Aerospace, March 2005, pp. 595-600.
  16. A. Tewari, Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics, Birkhäuser: Boston, 2007.
Communication & Navigation
  1. C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd ed. Wiley: Hoboken, 2005, pp. 893-937.
  2. S. Chennakeshu and G. J. Saulnier, "Differential detection of Π/4-shifted-DQPSK for digital cellular radio," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Tech., vol. 42, no. 1, Feb. 1993, pp. 46-57.
  3. Hat Creek Radio Observatory, HCRO.
  4. C. E. Hutchinson and J. H. Fagan, "Kalman Filter Design Consideration for Space-Stable Inertial Navigation Systems," IEEE Trans. Aerospace & Elec. Systems, vol. AES-9, no. 2, March 1973, pp. 306-319.
  5. Javascript Satellite Calculations
  6. S. Mandal, "Deep Space Network Support for the Apollo Missions," Interview Report.
  7. NASA, Lunar Surface Experiments Package Arrays and Status.
  8. C. R. Lee and Z. Salcic, "High-performance FPGA-based implementation of Kalman filter," Elsevier Sci. J. Microprocessors & Microsystems, vol. 21, Dec. 1997, pp. 257-265.
  9. C. Pearson et al., "Qualification of Next-Generation Lithium-ion Small Space Cells by ABSL Space Products," 4th IECEC, June 2006, pp. 1-12.
  10. T. Pratt, C. Bostian, J. Allnutt, Satellite Communications, 2nd ed. Wiley: Hoboken, 2003.
  11. G. D. Racca, "New Challenges to Trajectory Desgin by the Use of Electric Propulsion and Other New Means of Wandering in the Solar System," Celestial Mech. & Dynam. Astronomy, vol. 85, no. 1, 2003, pp. 1-24.
  12. SETI Institute, Allen Telescope Array.
  13. Z. Xiaodong, S. Ghosh and M Bayoumi, "A low power CMOS UWB pulse generator," 48th Symp. Circuits & Systems 2005, Aug. 2005, pp. 1410-1413.
Parts & Contractors
  1. 4i2i Comm: Baseline Video Encoder
  2. ABSL Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries
  3. Actel: Radiation Hardened FPGA: Video, Image, Turbo Code
  4. Adimec: Image Camera, HDTV Camera
  5. ATK: Spacecraft Motors
  6. BAE Systems: Radiation Hardened μP, C-RAM
  7. Honeywell Aerospace: Accelerometer
  8. iCoding: Turbo Encoder/Decoder
  9. JPL: Spacecraft Airbags
  10. L-3 Communications: High Performance Gyro Assembly
  11. Mimix: LNA/HPA
  12. Snecma: Ion Drive
  13. SpaceX, Space Exploration Technologies: Falcon 1e
  14. Spectrolab: Space Solar Panels
Web Design
  1. W3 Schools, CSS Tutorial.
  2. Neptune Probe.