Original ideas for implementing diverse space missions are explored in the new book "Advanced Mission Scenarios of the Three-Body Problem" by Vladimir Aslanov, Professor at the Department of Theoretical Mechanics of Samara University.
The book is scheduled for publication in early February by Taylor & Francis Group, a publishing house founded in the United Kingdom in 1852 by William Francis and Richard Taylor.
The author examines one of the classical problems of celestial mechanics—the three-body problem—through the lens of current issues and challenges in modern astrodynamics. The monograph analyzes pressing topics in contemporary astronautics, including the exploration and colonization of Mars and its moon Phobos, as well as lunar research. Additionally, the author continues his investigations into the timely issue of space debris mitigation using non-contact transportation technologies. By describing the dynamics of space tether systems and space elevators within the gravitational field created by two massive bodies, Vladimir Aslanov introduces an original technology for non-contact removal of space debris from orbit using a massive gravitational tug-cleaner.
The book also provides practical recommendations for implementing innovative missions involving tether-based transportation near Lagrange points, construction of space elevators on planetary satellites, and non-contact electrostatic and gravitational transportation methods—particularly in the context of addressing the urgent problem of space debris.
This book is intended for specialists and researchers in the fields of space systems and spacecraft engineering who study space transportation and other pressing challenges in modern astronautics.
Professor Vladimir Aslanov's research interests include classical mechanics, nonlinear oscillations and chaotic dynamics, space flight mechanics, gyrostat dynamics, dynamics of tethered satellite systems, and spacecraft stability. The professor has published three monographs with Elsevier and approximately 100 scientific articles in international Q1 quartile journals.
