Baden-Württemberg_1

Baden-Württemberg 1

Baden-Württemberg 1

Former proposed lunar mission spacecraft

Baden-Württemberg 1 (BW1) was a proposed lunar mission spacecraft.[1] The mission was led by the University of Stuttgart.[2] The basic design was for a cubical spacecraft 1 meter on a side, with a mass of about 200 kg (441 lb).[3] It may use an electric propulsion system utilizing polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE.[1] As of 2013 work on trajectories had been performed.[4]

Baden-Württemberg 1 was part of the Stuttgart Small Satellite Program initiated in 2002 that included FLYING LAPTOP, PERSEUS, CERMIT, and the aforementioned BW-1.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Bietigheim-Bissingen, 11/20/2008 Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    unar Settlements (Page 476) (Google Books link)
  3. [3]
    LUNAR MISSION BW1 - A Small Lunar Exploration and Technology Demonstration Satellite
  4. [4]
    Trajectory design for a very-low-thrust lunar mission. (2013)

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