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Celestial and Spaceflight Mechanics Lab

Research Interests

bif EA123 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
bif EA132 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
bif EA213 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
bif L0 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
equilibria 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
Halo Family - David Lujan
David Lujan
Hyperbola - Alex Meyer
Alex Meyer
Website project fig 1 - David Lujan
David Lujan
Website project fig 2 - David Lujan
David Lujan
Jacobi Family Surfaces A - David Lujan
David Lujan
Jacobi Family Surfaces B - David Lujan
David Lujan
N3bifurcation 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
N4 E H2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
young diagram 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres

Celestial Mechanics

Development of precise constraints on the gravitational evolution of multi-body distributed systems, accounting for coupling between rotational and translational motion.

Apophis - Alex Meyer
Alex Meyer
EMCON - Damennick Henry
Damennick Henry
Hovering Schematic - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Terminator Frame - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Traj 3D sma600m 60days with Correction - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Traj 3D sma600m 60days without Correction - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Traj 3D with Offset - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Traj 3D without Offset - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Traj phase 2 single - Shota Takahashi
Shota Takahashi
Lissajous Formation - Damennick Henry
Damennick Henry
SECON - Damennick Henry
Damennick Henry

Astrodynamics

Investigation of orbital and rotational dynamics of strongly perturbed systems using analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical methods. Specific problems of current interest include:

  • Space Domain Awareness
  • Quasi-Periodic orbit computation and applications
  • Rotational and orbital dynamics of defunct satellites and debris
  • Orbital motion about asteroids and comets with applications to NASA and international space science missions
  • Orbit mechanics about planetary satellites with applications to Lunar and Europa Orbiter missions
  • Spacecraft formation flight dynamics
  • Spacecraft dynamics in unstable orbital environments

1133599cover2low - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
f10 collage 2k - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
f13a2 1441 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
f13b2 1441 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
golevka slope - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
original home img - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
i10 collage scale - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
i13 collage scale - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
i axis b collage xyz - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
kleo slopes - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
kw4 no vec a - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
kw4 vec a - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
nature 1 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
nature 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
nature 3 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
research image 1 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
research image 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
Resonances - Alex Meyer
Alex Meyer
supplement figures 1 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
supplement figures 2 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
supplement figures 3 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
supplement figures 4 - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres
test colormap - Dr. Scheeres
Dr. Daniel Scheeres

Planetary Science

The scientific study of small bodies in the solar system

  • Investigations into the mechanics and dynamics of the asteroid and comet environment
  • Mechanics and life-cycles of rubble pile bodies
  • Formation and evolution of small-body binary systems
  • Rotational dynamics of small bodies

Flyby Graphic - Alex Meyer
  • Janus
  • Alex Meyer
VH Graphic - Alex Meyer
  • Janus
  • Alex Meyer

Space Mission Participation

Contributions to the scientific exploration of the solar system:

  • Co-I on Hera, an ESA mission to visit the binary asteroid Didymos, target of the DART impact.
  • PI of Janus, a NASA SIMPLEx Mission
  • Co-I on DART, a NASA Planetary Defense Mission
  • Radio Science Lead and Co-Investigator on the New Frontiers OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to Bennu
  • Co-Investigator on the Astrodynamics Science Team of the Japanese Hayabusa2 Mission to Asteroid Ryugu
  • Co-Investigator on the Astrodynamics Science Team of the Japanese Hayabusa Mission to Asteroid Itokawa
  • Participating Scientist on the Radiometric Science Team of NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission to Asteroid Eros
  • PI and Co-I on several proposed NASA Discovery and New Frontiers missions