Author: daniil

  • Recovery mission simulation

    Recovery mission simulation

    Simulation of long-range mission for emergency landed spacecraft recovery. Started as air navigation drill, the mission turned into studies of a misery of modern software development methods.

  • Rendezvous with RAMU

    Rendezvous with RAMU

    Unsuccessful simulated mission to Formosat-5, summary and details.

  • Fall of Persei

    Fall of Persei

    Calculating reentry time and coordinates of Persei (NORAD ID: 50505)

  • About coordinate systems and long-range communications

    About coordinate systems and long-range communications

    Opinion about one of the reasons increases difficulty of access to the Moon for RosCosmos missions.

  • Ice fishing on Europa

    Ice fishing on Europa

    Charting a mission from Earth to Europa’s subglacial ocean requires immense energy. Discover the astrodynamics challenge and how this incredible journey limits any possible payload.

  • Circumpolar flight simulation

    Circumpolar flight simulation

    Navigate vast wildernesses with no GPS. Read about my simulated 21,000 km circumpolar flight, testing fundamental skills of true astrogation in zero-landmark zones.