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Paul A. Abell
Researcher at Planetary Science Institute
Publications - 70
Citations - 3873
Paul A. Abell is an academic researcher from Planetary Science Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Near-Earth object & Asteroid. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 67 publications receiving 3409 citations.
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The Mission Accessibility of Near-Earth Asteroids
Brent W. Barbee,Paul A. Abell,Daniel R. Adamo,Daniel D. Mazanek,L. N. Johnson,Donald K. Yeomans,Paul W. Chodas,A. B. Chamberlin,Lance A. M. Benner,Patrick A. Taylor,Victoria Friedensen +10 more
TL;DR: A near-Earth asteroid (NEA) that offers at least one trajectory solution meeting those criteria is classified as NHATS-compliant as discussed by the authors, which is the starting point for understanding the options and opportunities available to us.
Scientific Exploration of Near-Earth Objects via the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Paul A. Abell,David J. Korsmeyer,R. R. Landis,Thomas D. Jones,D. R. Adamo,David Morrison,L. Lemke,A. Gonzales,Bob Gershman,Theodore H. Sweetser,L. N. Johnson +10 more
The Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM)
Paul A. Abell,Daniel D. Mazanek,David M. Reeves,Paul W. Chodas,Michele Gates,L. N. Johnson,R. L. Ticker +6 more
TL;DR: To achieve its long-term goal of sending humans to Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to proceed in a series of incrementally more complex human spaceflight missions as mentioned in this paper.
Human Missions to Near-Earth Asteroids: An Update on NASA's Current Status and Proposed Activities for Small Body Exploration
Paul A. Abell,Dan Mazanek,Brent W. Barbee,Ronald G. Mink,Rob Landis,Daniel R. Adamo,L. N. Johnson,Donald K. Yeomans,David M. Reeves,K. T. Larman,Bret G. Drake,Victoria Friedensen +11 more
TL;DR: In 2010, the current U.S. presidential administration directed NASA to include NEAs as destinations for future human exploration with the goal of sending astronauts to a NEA in the mid to late 2020s.