Durga Prasad Emandi

DP-BHIA: A Decoupled-Periapsis Bifurcated Hyperbolic Intercept Architecture for Planetary Atmospheric Sample Return

Direct physical sample return from extraterrestrial atmospheres remains an unexecuted frontier in deep-space exploration, in part because conventional planetary orbit insertion (POI) and dedicated multi-stage rocket ascent from deep gravity wells can impose substantial propellant...