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 	Much work has been performed recently to utilize the increasingly viable technology of
 	low-thrust electric propulsion systems on missions of interplanetary scope. This thesis analyzes
-	a technique for the initial analysis of feasibility of utilizing a combination of low-thrust
-	propulsion systems and natural gravity flybys for missions to the outer planets. First, a method
-	for finding local optima by utilizing an interior-point linesearch algorithm to directly
-	optimize the entire trajectory as a Non-Linear Programming problem is presented. Then, a
-	Monotonic Basin Hopping algorithm is utilized to traverse the search space, improve the local
-	optima determined by the internal optimizer, and determine the global optima. This allows for a
-	medium-fidelity, fully automated global optimization of the low thrust controls and flyby
-	parameters for a given mission objective.
+	a technique for designing trajectories for spacecraft with a low-thrust propulsion system that
+	also use natural gravity flybys for missions to the outer planets. Often, the goal is to find
+	feasible solutions that also minimize propellant mass requirements. First, locally optimal
+	solutions are constructed by using an interior-point linesearch algorithm, along with multiple
+	shooting techniques for optimization. Then, Monotonic Basin Hopping is utilized to traverse the
+	search space, improve the local optima determined by the internal optimizer, and determine the
+	global optima. This approach allows for a medium-fidelity, fully automated global optimization
+	of the low thrust controls and flyby parameters for a given target destination. As an
+	application of this method, two sample trajectories to Saturn are analyzed.
 
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