Review on abort trajectory for manned lunar landing mission

Abort trajectory is a passage that ensures the astronauts to return safely to the earth when an emergency occurs. Firstly, the essential elements of mission abort are analyzed entirely based on summarizing the existing studies. Then, abort trajectory requirement and rational selection for different flight phases of typical manned lunar mission are discussed specifically. Considering a trade-off between the two primary constrains of an abort, the return time of flight and energy requirement, a general optimizing method for mission abort is proposed. Finally, some suggestions are given for China’s future manned lunar landing mission.