Collecting Asteroid-Orbiting Samples: enabling a safer, sustainable, and autonomous exploration of asteroids

Project Information

CRADLE

Grant agreement ID: 896404

DOI 10.3030/896404

Project terminated on 19 March 2023

EC signature date 24 March 2020

Start date 15 March 2021

End date 29 January 2024

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 229 704,64

EU contribution € 229 704,64

Coordinated by

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

Publications

Conference proceedings (6)

Sensitivity Analysis of Asteroid Ejecta Models for Future In-Orbit Sample Collection Mission

Author(s): Trisolini, M.; Colombo, C.; Tsuda, Y.
Published in: Proceedings of the 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation, IAF

Ejecta Dynamics Around Asteroids in View of In-Orbit Particle Collection Missions

Author(s): Mirko Trisolini; Camilla Colombo; Tsuda, Y.
Published in: Proceedings of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Issue October 2021, 2021
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation, IAF

A mission concept for in-orbit particle collection around asteroids

Author(s): Trisolini, M.; Colombo, C.; Tsuda, Y.
Published in: Proceedings of the 2nd International Stardust Conference, Issue 05/12/2022, 2022
Publisher: European Space Agency
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.11191.39849

Ejecta models for particles generated by small kinetic impactors onto asteroid surfaces

Author(s): Mirko Trisolini; Camilla Colombo; Yuichi Tsuda
Published in: AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-2383

Ejecta analysis for an asteroid impact event in the perturbed circular restricted three-body problem

Author(s): Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo, Yuichi Tsuda
Published in: Post-printing collection of the 31st Astrodynamics Symposium, Issue July 2021, 2021
Publisher: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) (ISAS)
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.32828.97926

Ejecta flux estimation after an impact crater: a methodology

Author(s): Trisolini, M.; Colombo, C.; Tsuda, Y.
Published in: Proceedings of the 32st JAXA Workshop on Flight Mechanics and Astrodynamics, Issue July 2022, 2022
Publisher: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.15217.97121

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Target selection for Near-Earth Asteroids in-orbit sample collection missions

Author(s): Mirko Trisolini; Camilla Colombo; Yuichi Tsuda
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 1, 2023, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.12.012

Ejecta cloud distributions for the statistical analysis of impact cratering events onto asteroids' surfaces: a sensitivity analysis

Author(s): Mirko Trisolini; Camilla Colombo; Yuichi Tsuda
Published in: Icarus, Issue April 2023, 2023, ISSN 0019-1035
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115432