Efficient performance of a number of engineering systems is achieved through different modes of operation -yielding systems described as "hybrid", containing both real-valued and discrete decision variables. Prominent examples of such systems, in space applications, could be spacecraft equipped with 1) a variable-I sp , variable-thrust engine or 2) multiple engines each capable of switching on/off independently. To alleviate the challenges that arise when an indirect optimization method is used, a new framework -Composite Smooth Control (CSC)is proposed that seeks smoothness over the entire spectrum of distinct control inputs. A salient aftermath of the application of the CSC framework is that the original multi-point boundary-value problem can be treated as a two-point boundary-value problem with smooth, differentiable control inputs; the latter is notably easier to solve, yet can be made to accurately approximate the former hybrid problem. The utility of the CSC framework is demonstrated through a