Space Manifold Dynamics: Novel Spaceways for Science and Exploration (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Invariant Manifolds, Lagrangian Trajectories and Space Mission Design.- Chaos and Diffusion in Dynamical Systems Through Stable-Unstable Manifolds.- Regular and Chaotic Dynamics of Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Motions.- Survey of Recent Results on Weak Stability Boundaries and Applications.- On the Accessibility of the Moon.- Optimal Low-Thrust Trajectories to the Interior Earth-Moon Lagrange Point.- On the Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrangian Point L 1 for Supporting the Manned Lunar Exploration.- Manifolds and Radiation Protection.- Three-Body Invariant Manifold Transition with Electric Propulsion.- From Sputnik to the Moon: Astrophysics and Cosmology from Space.- Space Exploration: How Science and Economy may Work Together.