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Deimos is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of the planet Mars.

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Venus-Mars-Venus cycler?

Is it possible to create a cycler that can travel from Venus to Mars, then back to Venus? Using as little delta-V as possible. To expound a bit further, it would need to travel from Venus to Mars ...
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How do you find ZRVTOs between tethers from coplanar, tidelocked bodies?

In 1984 JPL engineer Paul Penzo described a ZRVTO (Zero Relative Velocity Transfer Orbit) between an elevator anchored on Deimos and an elevator anchored on Phobos. Here is a Penzo’s illustration: ...
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Calculating low-thrust capture delta-V with high $V_{inf}$

I'm designing a CubeSat mission to the Martian moons, and am having trouble calculating capture delta-V. Once it gets into a circular orbit, I can do the rest, but the capture itself is giving me ...
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Can you ride a bicycle on Deimos?

Deimos is the small moon of Mars. The surface gravity is 0.003m/s2 (compare to Earth @ 9.807 m/s2). In theory a person with a bicycle could launch from and land on Deimos with a bicycle and a ramp. ...
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Could the ISS be spun to simulate Phobos' gravity?

Before a human crew goes to Mars' moon Phobos or to even lower mass asteroids, could a long stay at such an object be simulated gravitationally in the space station? I've heard that the ISS people don'...
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What delta-v is required to move between Phobos and Deimos?

I wonder how practical it would be for a spacecraft to visit both moons of Mars on the same mission. Areostationary orbit lies between the two moons, and GEO is demanding to reach from LEO.
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Could Orion be used for human exploration of Phobos and Deimos?

NASA's human space flight program plans to within 5 years or so have access to Orion and a launcher for it. Without a Lunar or Martian lander, the targets for Orion missions are limited. But given ...