An artificial space object capable of operating usefully adjacent to, but not in orbit about, a celestial body such as the Earth, comprising: payload means for providing useful services from a ...

of Jupiter (around -1.8 or -2 magnitude) and Venus (-4.5 magnitude) in the late June and early July sky after sunset has given an easy visual comparison for bright starlike objects. At closest Venus ...

Using the “statite,” or static-satelite, concept — an artificial satellite capable of hovering in place using a solar sail — this work proposes to create a dynamic orbital slingshot in anticipation of ...

A "Dynamic Orbital Slingshot" could be just the thing for visiting interstellar comets while they're blazing through our solar system. Let's face it, we're not going anywhere, at least not anytime ...