Front Cover Image: Top Right: The Mars Science laboratory Curiosity Rover successfully landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. Credit: NASA /Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Upper Middle: The Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station May 25, 2012. Credit: Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). Lower Middle: The Dawn Spacecraft enters orbit about asteroid Vesta on July 16, 2011. Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Lower Right: GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B spacecraft, which entered lunar orbit on December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2012, fly in formation above the moon. Credit: Lockheed Martin and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Lower Left: The Dawn Spacecraft launch took place September 27, 2007. Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Program sponsored and provided by: 23 rd AAS / AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Page 1 Table of Contents Registration ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Schedule of Events .......................................................................................................................... 5 Conference Center Layout .............................................................................................................. 7 Special Events ................................................................................................................................. 9 Early Bird Reception................................................................................................................... 9 Award Ceremony, Dirk Brouwer Award Lecture ....................................................................... 9 Dirk Brouwer Award Honoree.................................................................................................... 9 Social Event – Luau .................................................................................................................... 9 Conference Location ..................................................................................................................... 10 Kauai Marriott Resort Hotel Accommodations ........................................................................ 10 Transportation Info ................................................................................................................... 10 Directions .................................................................................................................................. 11 Arrival Information ................................................................................................................... 12 Restaurants & Shopping ........................................................................................................... 13 • Kukui’s Restaurant and Bar (breakfast, dinner & evening cocktails poolside) ............. 13 • Aupaka (breakfast) ......................................................................................................... 13 • Kalapaki Grill (lunch: light fare, pizza, burgers and grilled snacks by the pool) ......... 13 • Duke’s Canoe Club & Barefoot Bar (local island fare, fresh fish and steaks) ............... 13 • Café Portofino (international cuisine) ............................................................................ 13 • Toro-Tei Sushi Bar ......................................................................................................... 13 Gaylord's (American) ............................................................................................................ 13 JJ's Broiler (American) ........................................................................................................ 13 Kalapaki Joe's (American) .................................................................................................... 13 Kalapaki Beach Hut (American) ........................................................................................... 13 Deli & Bread Connection...................................................................................................... 13 Brick Oven Pizza .................................................................................................................. 14 Kountry Kitchen (American) ................................................................................................ 14 Restaurant Kintaro (Japanese) .............................................................................................. 14 Shivalik Indian Cuisine ......................................................................................................... 14 Recreation ................................................................................................................................. 15 Additional Information ................................................................................................................. 16 Speaker Orientation .................................................................................................................. 16 Volunteers ................................................................................................................................. 16 Satisfaction Survey ................................................................................................................... 16 Presentations ............................................................................................................................. 16 Page 2 23 rd AAS / AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Preprinted Manuscripts ............................................................................................................. 16 Conference Proceedings............................................................................................................ 17 Meetings .................................................................................................................................... 17 Session 1: Orbit Determination and Estimation Theory -- I ......................................................... 18 Session 2: Attitude Determination, Dynamics, and Control -- I ................................................... 21 Session 3: Trajectory Optimization -- I ........................................................................................ 24 Session 4: Special Session: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) -- I ................................................ 27 Session 5: Space-surveillance Tracking ........................................................................................ 30 Session 6: Low-thrust Trajectory Design ..................................................................................... 32 Session 7: Orbital Dynamics Near Small-body ............................................................................ 35 Session 8: Special Session: Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) ...................... 38 Session 9: Orbit Determination and Estimation Theory -- II ........................................................ 41 Session 10: Attitude Determination, Dynamics, and Control -- II ............................................... 44 Session 11: Trajectory Optimization -- II ..................................................................................... 46 Session 12: Special Session: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) -- II ............................................ 49 Session 13: Orbital Dynamics and Space Environment -- I ......................................................... 52 Session 14: Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control -- I ................................................... 55 Session 15: Dynamical Systems Theory ....................................................................................... 58 Session 16: Special Session: Dawn............................................................................................... 61 Session 17: Space Situational Awareness and Conjunction Analysis -- I .................................... 64 Session 18: Attitude Determination, Dynamics, and Control -- III .............................................. 67 Session 19: Orbital Dynamics and Space Environment -- II ........................................................ 70 Session 20: Interplanetary Mission Studies .................................................................................. 74 Session 21: Rendezvous and Formation Flying ............................................................................ 77 Session 22: Flight Dynamics Operations and Spacecraft Autonomy ........................................... 80 Session 23: Small-body Missions ................................................................................................. 83 Session 24: Special Session: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) -- III ........................................... 86 Session 25: Space Situational Awareness and Conjunction Analysis -- II ................................... 89 Session 26: Attitude Determination, Dynamics, and Control -- IV .............................................. 92 Session 27: Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control -- II .................................................. 95 Session 28: Mission/maneuver Design ......................................................................................... 98 Author Index 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