water resource, comet, lunar base, lunar orbit, water, comet capture, water supply, orbital period, orbital control, trajectory, eccentricity, velocity, solar gravitation, potential energy
A mission to construct a permanent manned base on the lunar surface is being planned in many countries in the world. Water is the most necessary resource for such a manned base. Water is useful for daily life, fuel, propellant valves, etc. Moreover, it is a convenient resource that can be preserved in a permanent shadow on the surface of the moon as ice. Unfortunately, the cost to carry water from the earth to the moon is high. This study examines a mission to divert a small comet to a lunar orbit as a means to acquire water resources from space. From a scientific perspective, obtaining a small comet would be an important achievement. This report presents recent comet orbital data and assesses the capability of orbital control from the perspective of comet eccentricity.
Comet capture mission
