Wittal/Miaule/Asher Earth-Moon cycler family for lunar logistics (family seed)

wittal-2022-em-cycler-family · source: literature · validation: V0

Signature

Bodies: E-Moon
Sequence (canonical): E-Moon
Sense: n/a
Period: — yr ( × E-Moon synodic)
The paper studies multiple cycler families parameterised by inclination relative to the lunar orbit plane (notably families near 90 degree inclination). No single period characterises the family. The full IAC PDF was not accessible to this ingest; only the NTRS landing-page abstract is cited.
Priority date: 2022-09-18

V∞ at encounters

E (#1): — (not published)
Family seed — individual member V_inf not in the accessible abstract.
Moon (#2): — (not published)
Same — family seed.

Orbit elements (heliocentric)

Semi-major axis a: — AU
Eccentricity e: —
Perihelion: — AU
Aphelion: — AU
Inclination: —°

Inclination is a primary distinguishing parameter for the families studied (~90 deg relative to the Moon) but no single (a, e, peri, apo) characterises the set.

Primary citation

Wittal, M. M. et al. (2022). Earth-Moon Cycler Mission Design for Lunar Logistics. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022, paper IAC-22-C1.6.6.

URL: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220013595

NTRS document ID 20220013595, paper IAC-22-C1.6.6. Authors are at Kennedy Space Center (Wittal), Deep Space Logistics (Miaule), and Aegis Aerospace (Asher).

Corroborating sources

Wittal, M. M. et al. (2022). BuzzCraft: Evolution of A Sturdy Cislunar Cycler Architecture for Permanent Lunar Settlement Logistics. AIAA ASCEND 2022, AIAA 2022-4345. DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-4345
Sibling AIAA ASCEND paper from the same author group expanding on the cislunar cycler architecture.

Notes

Family-seed entry. The paper applies cycler mechanics to lunar logistics — particularly cargo/crew resupply between Earth, the Gateway, and the lunar South Pole — by removing the need for large rockets in favour of "more frequent but smaller missions". Cycler families near 90 degree inclination relative to the lunar orbit plane are studied so the cycler reaches high-latitude (South Pole) sites. Like other Earth-Moon cycler papers in the post-2015 wave (Genova 2015, the 2010 Russell/Strange Earth-Moon work), this is naturally modelled in the Earth-Moon CR3BP rather than patched-conic, so numerical signature fields are null and not suitable for M7 matching against patched-conic finder hits. As individual cycler members from the paper become available (full IAC PDF, follow-up journal versions), they should be split out into per-member entries with full (period, V_inf multiset, leg elements). Until then, this family seed records the citation.

Source quotes (per-field provenance)

Every numerical value in this entry traces to a verbatim or paraphrased quote from a cited source.

first_published.title: NTRS 20220013595 title: "Earth-Moon Cycler Mission Design for Lunar Logistics" — Wittal, Miaule, Asher.
first_published.venue: NTRS metadata: "International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022, paper IAC-22-C1.6.6".
notes: NTRS abstract: explores how "an Earth-Moon cycler may provide to lunar logistics by removing the necessity for large and often expensive rockets in lieu of more frequent but smaller missions"; examines cycler families with inclinations near 90 degrees relative to the Moon.