Leveraging existing electric propulsion capabilities for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt
The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA), scheduled for launch in 2028, will conduct an eight-year, multi-target tour of seven main-belt asteroids, requiring over 10 km/s total delta-v and operations out to 3 AU. To meet these demands, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), in partnership with...