Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Thermal Control Investigations on Separation Zone of Ceramic Thermal Protection System62
Co-Delivery of a Martian Probe Network44
Addressing the Orbital Debris Threat Directionality for Enhanced Protection of Low-Earth-Orbit Robotic Spacecraft35
Noise Generated in a Scramjet Combustor34
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine System Trades for Robotic Missions33
Deriving Transmissibility Functions from Finite Elements for Specifications24
CubeSat Flight Software: Insights and a Case Study23
Concept for 2033 Crewed Mars Orbital Mission with Venus Flyby23
Family of Relative Drifts: A Practical Alternative to Design Relative Orbits23
Examining Distributed Fueling Schemes Using Tandem Cavities in a Mach 8 Scramjet22
Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction22
Eclipse-Conscious Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Using Pseudospectral Methods and Control Smoothing Techniques21
Gas Permeation of Composites Subjected to Impact for Cryogenic Applications21
Federated Space Systems’ Trade-Space Exploration for Strategic Robustness20
Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification of Electron Beams in Active Spacecraft Charging Scenarios19
Extraction of Pendulum Model Parameters from Steady-State Slosh Data in Diaphragm Tanks19
Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling in a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer19
Space Exploration Architecture and Design Framework for Commercialization18
Landing Site Selection Using a Geometrically Conforming Footprint on Hazardous Small Bodies18
Discovery III: Missions to the Outer Planets Using Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion18
New Sizing Methodology and Efficiency Analysis of Satellite’s Electrical Power Subsystem17
Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Random Vibration Control for Simulating a Horizontal Direction Launch Environment17
Trajectory Analysis of the Hayabusa2 Capsule from a Single Airborne Observation17
Accuracy of Relative Navigation Using Time-of-Flight Cameras17
Nonlinear Prediction in Marker-Based Spacecraft Pose Estimation with Polynomial Transition Maps17
Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket–Scramjet–Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back16
Integrated Aerodynamic and Trajectory Studies of a Long-Range Morphing Missile16
Postflight Assessment of Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing Simulation16
Low-Earth-Orbit Packing: Implications for Orbit Design and Policy15
High-Precision Pointing Control Using Stewart Platform with Adaptive Model Predictive Control15
Editorial: Sixty Years of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets15
Replenishment Strategy for Satellite Constellation with Dual Supply Modes14
Surface Potential Measurement with Pockels Effect Under Electron Beam and Vacuum Ultraviolet14
Energy Deposition on Analogous Vehicle Panel: Thermal–Structural Response14
Propulsion Properties of Electric Sails13
Reconstructed Performance of the Supersonic Parachute of the Mars InSight Lander13
Impact of Missile Cross-Sectional Shape on Aerodynamic Performance at Supersonic Speeds13
Aerodisk Effect on Drag and Heat Reduction of Hypersonic Spiked Blunt Body12
Strategic Forecasting Toward Achieving Defensible Space Architecture by Year 203012
Synodic-Resonant Earth/Mars Waypoints12
Updating the Loth Drag Model to Include Nonspherical Particle Effects12
Single- and Multinozzle Plume Impingement to Detumble Space Debris12
Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars11
Correction: Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating11
Experimental Investigation of Flow Interaction Dynamics in Supersonic Retropropulsion11
Synthetic Air Data Sensing Applied to Phoenix and InSight Entry Atmosphere Reconstruction11
Optimal Information Filtering for Robust Aerocapture Trajectory Generation and Guidance10
Pathways to Sustainability in Lunar Exploration Architectures10
Multirobot Assembly Sequence Planning of a Large Space Telescope10
Design and Evaluation of Aerospike Nozzles for an Upper-Stage Application10
Bluntness Parameter for Hypersonic Vehicle Design10
Reduced-Order Modeling Approach to Blunt-Body Aerodynamic Modeling9
Generalized Regularization of Constrained Optimal Control Problems9
Chandrayaan-3 Trajectory Design: Injection to Successful Landing9
Tianwen-1 Entry, Descent, and Landing Guidance, Navigation, and Control System Design and Validation9
InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Preflight Performance Predictions9
Modeling Torsional Stiffness and Damping of Liquid Slosh in Spacecraft Diaphragm Tanks9
Effect of Fuel Activation Energy on Ignition of Hydrogen Peroxide Hybrid Rocket9
Dramatic Influence of Temperature on Charging9
Instance Segmentation for Feature Recognition on Noncooperative Resident Space Objects9
Flight Demonstration of Pulse Detonation Engine Using Sounding Rocket S-520-31 in Space9
Thrust Integrated Trajectory Optimization for Multipulse Rocket Missiles Using Convex Programming9
Revisiting Reentry Roll Resonance9
Development of an S-Shaped Pulse Detonation Engine for a Sounding Rocket9
Experimental Observations on Film Cooling Effectiveness on Aerodynamic Heating in Hypersonic Flow9
Ariadne: A Space Program Planning Decision Support Tool for Strategic Planners9
Dynamic Analysis of Bidirectional Solar Arrays with Flexible Panels and Clearance Joints9
Regional Constellation Reconfiguration Problem: Integer Linear Programming Formulation and Lagrangian Heuristic Method9
Axial-Injection End-Burning Hybrid Rocket Motor Sensitivity Study9
Enhanced Method for Analyzing Pogo Stability of Liquid Rockets with Uncertain-But-Bounded Parameters8
InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Postflight Performance Assessment8
Introduction to the Space Launch System Aerosciences Virtual Collection8
Linear Stability Boundary of a Spinning Spacecraft with a Ball-in-Tube Damper8
On-Orbit Servicing System Architectures for Proliferated Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations8
Optimal Planetary Surface Exploration with Heterogeneous Agents8
Characterizing the Largest Debris Cloud Particle Created by Thin Plate Impact8
Multifidelity Heating Prediction of Adaptable, Deployable Entry Placement Technology Vehicles8
Assessing Program-Level Objectives of Space Exploration Architectures Using Portfolio-Optimization Methods8
Multiphase Autonomous Docking via Model-Based and Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning8
Mixed-Compression Supersonic Intake and Engine–Airframe Integration8
Constrained Guidance for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Under Electrostatic Perturbations8
Trajectory Optimization and Cost Estimation of Laser Propulsion Systems Considering Transmission Losses8
Neuromorphic Sensor Event-Rate Monitoring for Satellite Characterization8
Parametric Study of the Aftbody Design of an Airbreathing Hypersonic Accelerator8
Spare Strategy Analysis for Life Support Systems for Human Space Exploration8
Steady-State Aerodynamic Modeling Architecture Overview8
Finding the Worst-Case Behavior of an Accelerating Rocket due to Side-Wind Disturbances8
Designing a Reference Trajectory for Frozen Repeat Near-Equatorial Low Earth Orbits8
Bistable Deployable Composite Booms with Parabolic Cross Sections8
Rapid Design of High-Fidelity Low-Thrust Transfers to the Moon8
Microscale Thermal–Structural Modeling for Carbon Fibers Subjected to a Hypersonic Boundary Layer7
Preliminary Debris Risk Analysis for Mega-Constellation Architectures After Orbit-Raising Fragmentation Event7
Statistical Reliability Estimation of Earth-Orbiting Satellites Operating from 1991 to 20207
Advances in Space Launch System Booster Separation Computational Fluid Dynamics7
Low-Earth-Orbit Mega-Constellation Low-Redundancy Design: Rapid Performance Analysis and Adaptive Configuration Layering7
Optimal Real-Time Approach and Capture of Uncontrolled Spacecraft7
Aerodynamic Characterization of a Hypersonic Projectile Using Acceleration-Based Measurements and Numerical Methods7
Bayesian Deep Learning for Segmentation for Autonomous Safe Planetary Landing7
Simulation of Debris Events in Cislunar Orbits Near the Moon7
Parameters Influencing the Effectiveness of Reaction Control Jets on the Basic Finner7
Innovative Technique for Electrostatic Discharges Characterization on a Floating Nanosatellite Mockup7
Toward the Autonomous Assembly of Large Telescopes Using CubeSat Rendezvous and Docking7
Effects of Orbit Raising and Deorbiting in Source-Sink Evolutionary Models7
Aerodynamic Appraisal of the VEGA-C Launcher7
Deep Learning for Real-Time Satellite Pose Estimation on Tensor Processing Units7
Low-Thrust Trajectory Design from Lunar Rideshare to Venus Capture7
A Magnetically Filtered Atomic Oxygen Plasma Source for Low-Earth-Orbit Simulation7
High Mach Number Operation of Accelerator Scramjet Engine7
Performance Assessment of Convex Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Methods7
Mesh-Based Two-Step Convex Optimization for Spacecraft Landing Trajectory Planning on Irregular Asteroid7
Development and In-Orbit Operation of Deep Learning Attitude Sensor7
Capture Trajectories into Vicinity of Collinear Libration Points by Variable Electrostatic Field7
Neural Network-Based Hypersonic Crossflow Transition Model7
Carrying Capacity of Low Earth Orbit Computed Using Source-Sink Models7
Results of the Deep Space Atomic Clock Deep Space Navigation Analog Experiment6
Overview and Performance of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator Instrumentation Suite6
Inverse Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis of Mars 2020 Entry Aeroheating Environments6
High Specific-Impulse Electrospray Explorer Trajectory Guidance and Control Air Bearing Demonstration6
Developing the OSPREE Payload for Spectroscopic Measurements of a Mach 25+ Plasma Sheath6
New Parameter to Characterize Rankine Vortex Formation in Liquid Draining Tanks6
Leveraging Large Language Models for Tradespace Exploration6
Adaptive Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization6
Assessment of Mars 2020 Forebody Heating Predictions with Coupled Material Response6
Generalizing Space Logistics Network Optimization with Integrated Machine Learning and Mathematical Programming6
Hypersonic Turbulent Flow Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Simulations with Roughness and Blowing Effects6
Thermal Control Coatings Flown on Low Earth Orbit Materials Experiments6
Causation of Supersonic Limit Cycle Oscillations in Atmospheric Entry Vehicles6
Predefined-Time Attitude Tracking Robust Control of Flexible Spacecraft Under Multiple Disturbances6
InSight Aerothermal Environment Assessment6
Enabling Space-Based Computed Cloud Tomography with a Mixed Integer Linear Programming Scheduler6
Analyzing Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Shield Performance for Sample Return Spacecraft6
Launch Vehicle Ascent Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Space Launch System6
Study on Equivalent Sloshing Mass Locations for Liquid-Filled Cylindrical Tanks6
Voyager 3: A Concept Mission to Interstellar Medium6
Electrostatically Actuated X-Band Mesh Reflector with Bend-Formed Support Structure6
Investigating Regional Communication Network Robustness of an Asymmetric String-of-Pearls Satellite Constellation Design Framework6
Direct–Indirect Hybrid Strategy for Optimal Powered Descent and Landing6
Long-Term Orbital Lifetime Prediction of Highly Eccentric Orbits: A Statistical Approach6
Development of the BOLT II Roughness Experiment for Flight6
Base Drag Model Derived from Mars 2020 Backshell Pressure Measurements6
Designing Low-Thrust Transfers to High-Inclination Science Orbits via Hybrid Optimization6
Editorial 20245
Thermal Investigation of a Purged Insulation System for a Reusable Cryogenic Tank5
Correction: Sequential-Intention-Sharing–Enabled Monte Carlo Tree Search for Multi-Spacecraft Orbital Game5
Computational Techniques to Generate Space Launch System Aerodynamic Databases5
Simulations of Dusty Flows over Full-Scale Capsule During Martian Entry5
Onboard Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Subcooler Based on Thermodynamic Vent for Upper-Stage Propulsion System5
Orbit Transfer Design and Analysis for the SMILE Satellite5
Envelope-Based Grid-Point Approach: Efficient Runtime Complexity for Remote Sensing Coverage Analysis5
Observed High-Altitude Surface Erosion During the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 Landings5
Deep Learning Techniques for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance During Proximity Operations5
Measurements of Natural Turbulence During the BOLT II Flight Experiment5
Electro-Optical Relative Navigation for Inspection and Rendezvous in the SpEye Mission5
Robust Launch Vehicle Trajectory Optimization with Stage Impact and Heat Flux Constraints5
Deployment Dynamics Analysis of an Origami-Folded Spacecraft Structure with Elastic Hinges5
Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures5
Reverse Engineering of Perturbations in the Orbital Decay Environment from Nanosatellite Two-Line Elements5
Initial Orbit Determination from Only Heading Measurements5
Monte Carlo Stochastic Simulation of Hypervelocity Impact-Induced Fragmentation in FACSAT-2 CubeSat Debris5
Dual-Altitude Band Coverage for Spaceborne Optical Sensor with Field-of-View Constraint5
Machine-Learning and Physics-Based Tool for Anomaly Identification in Propulsion Systems5
Semianalytical Model for Dynamic Analysis of Missile Vertical Cold Launch5
Reachable Set of Low-Delta-v Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assist Flyby5
Benchmarking Agility and Reconfigurability in Satellite Systems for Tropical Cyclone Monitoring5
Dynamic Response of a Hypersonic Rocket Sled Considering Friction and Wear5
Quantitative Assessment of Aerocapture and Applications to Future Solar System Exploration4
Introduction to Advancements in Machine Learning with Aerospace Applications Virtual Collection4
Efficient Solution of Surface Erosion in Particle-Laden Hypersonic Flows4
CLOVER: Contrastive Learning for Onboard Vision-Enabled Robotics4
Fuel-Efficient Cross-Track Distance Establishment in Satellite Formations4
Dynamics Simulation of a Small Satellite with a Robotic Manipulator for Additive Manufacturing4
Optimal Agile Satellite Target Scheduling with Learned Dynamics4
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits4
Measurements of Natural Transition During the BOLT II Flight Experiment4
Automated Identification of Outgassed Chemical Species Using Mass Spectrometry for Scientific Space Missions4
First Approximation of Population Distributions on the International Space Station4
Multicomponent Plasma Expansion Model for Arc Discharges on Large-Area Solar Arrays4
Low-Energy Transfers to Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbits from Geostationary Transfer Orbits4
Remote Electrostatic Potential Sensing for Proximity Operations: Comparison and Fusion of Methods4
Measuring the Concentration of Freestream Species on a Hypersonic Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point4
Novel Engineering Methodology for Decoupled Aerothermal Analysis of Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry Flows4
Shadow-Based Trajectory Estimation of a Deployable Payload4
Neuro-Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Sliding Mode Controller for Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization4
Thermal Model Correlation of SNIPE Satellite Using Genetic-Algorithm-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Method4
Evaluation of Event-Based Sensors for Satellite Material Characterization4
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Radiative Heating During Superorbital Earth Reentry4
Generation of Spacecraft Operations Procedures Using Deep Reinforcement Learning4
Novel One-Layer-Cable-Net Antenna with High Surface Accuracy4
Minimum-Time Reorientation of Axisymmetric Rigid Spacecraft Using Three Controls4
Aerodynamic Analysis of an Entry Capsule at Titan in Transition Regime4
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Circular and Noncircular Cross-Sectional Missile Configurations4
Investigation of Dust-Induced Surface Erosion During Martian Planetary Entries4
Reduced-Order Modeling of Hypersonic Inlet Flowfield Based on Autoencoder and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition4
Investigation of Surface-Catalycity Effects on Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Trajectory Optimization4
Oxidation Response of Transpiration-Cooled ZrB2 on a Hypersonic Stagnation Point4
A Contactless Micro-Vibration Isolator Using the Flux Pinning Effect for Space Telescopes4
Validation of Models for Net Deployment and Capture Simulation with Experimental Data4
Shadow-Robust Silhouette Reconstruction for Small-Body Applications4
Multi-Objective Robust Trajectory Design for Powered Descent and Landing4
Psyche Reaction Wheel Model Correlation with Near-Zero Speed Flight Data4
Optimal Capture of Spinning Spacecraft via Deep Learning Vision and Guidance4
Reconstruction of the Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System Hypersonic Flight Trajectory4
Prospects of Phobos Sample Return Mission Using Electrostatic Container3
Distributed Space Resource Logistics Architecture Optimization Under Economies of Scale3
Dynamic Base Excitation of a Satellite Cable Harness: Modeling and Experiments3
Hovering of an Electrically Actuated Spacecraft in a Small-Body Plasma Field3
Recent Advances in Australian Hypersonics3
Accelerating Transient Aerothermal Simulations of the BOLT II Flight Experiment3
Enhancement of Control Jet Performance in Supersonic Crossflows Through Pilot Injection3
Impact of Joint Parameters on Performance of Self-Opening Dual-Matrix Composites3
Comparison of Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements and AF-NUMIT3 Modeling of Polymers Irradiated with Monoenergetic Electrons3
Coupled Fluid–Thermal Investigation on Active Thermal Protection System by Opposing Jet3
In-Situ Turbulence and Particulate Measurements in Support of the BOLT II Flight Experiment3
Improved Backstepping Control with Adaptive Estimation for Nonlinear Missile Systems3
Efficient Two-Way Coupled Analysis of Steady-State Particle-Laden Hypersonic Flows3
Multi-Objective Optimization of an Intelligent Soil-Moisture-Monitoring Satellite Constellation3
Optimal Maneuvers Around Binary Asteroids Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Machine Learning3
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Optimal Planar Orbit Transfers3
Effects of Protuberances on Surface Loads on the Vega-C Launch Vehicle3
Feasibility Study of Aerocapture at Mars with an Innovative Deployable Heat Shield3
Multisensor Integrated Autonomous Navigation Based on Intelligent Information Fusion3
Space Environments Applied to the Gateway Program3
Afterburning Effects on Thermal Environment of Liquid Oxygen/Kerosene Rocket Under Low Altitudes3
Multifidelity Turbulent Heating Prediction of Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators with Surface Scalloping3
Aerodynamic Coefficients of a Cube in Hypersonic Flow for All Attitudes3
Low-Fidelity Approach for Contoured Nozzle Design3
Formation of Bow Shock Waves Around a Blunt Body in Magnetohydrodynamics Flows3
Applications of a Single-Vector Inertial Aiding Scheme for 3U CubeSats3
Equivalent Dynamic of Liquid Sloshing Coupled with Mass Transfer During On-Orbit Refueling3
Aerodynamic Effects of Surface Protuberance Size on Slender-Bodied Supersonic Vehicle3
Modal Instabilities over Blunted Cones at Angle of Attack in Hypersonic Flow3
Global Climate Effect from Space Debris Reentry: Engineering and Policy Implications3
Plasma Spacecraft Interaction Codes: Model for Langmuir Probe Operation on Small Spacecraft3
Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Framework for Stochastic Spaceflight Campaign Design3
arcjetCV: Open-Source Software to Analyze Material Ablation3
Focused Laser Differential Interferometric Investigation of Turbulent Jet Spectra3
Analytical Investigation of Propellant Slosh Stability Boundary on a Space Vehicle3
Inverse-Kinematics Steering Laws for Double-Gimbal Scissored-Pair Control Moment Gyros3
Experimental Investigation of Wall Heat Flux in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine3
Hayabusa2 Surface and Shock Layer Radiation from the Australian Airborne Observation3
Passive Method to Measure Reentry Radiation in the Presence of Ablative Products3
Base Thermal Environment on Multinozzle Rocket Configurations3
Bayesian Optimization-Based Tasking Method for an Ozone Observation Satellite with Maneuverable Sensors3
Mach, Reynolds, and Strouhal Number Effects on Deployable Aeroshell Pitch Dynamics3
Optimal Multiple-Impulse Time-Fixed Rendezvous Using Evolutionary Algorithms3
Preflight and Postflight Thermal/Structural Analysis of BOLT II: The Holden Mission3
Incorporation of Rigid Body Dynamics into Indirect Hypersonic Trajectory Optimization3
Development and Prospect of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology for Ocean Dynamic Environment3
Development of SunVoyager Interstellar Precursor Probe Driven by Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion3
Aerodynamic Performance of the InSight Mars Lander3
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