Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Thermal Control Investigations on Separation Zone of Ceramic Thermal Protection System63
Co-Delivery of a Martian Probe Network45
Addressing the Orbital Debris Threat Directionality for Enhanced Protection of Low-Earth-Orbit Robotic Spacecraft37
Noise Generated in a Scramjet Combustor35
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine System Trades for Robotic Missions33
Concept for 2033 Crewed Mars Orbital Mission with Venus Flyby25
Deriving Transmissibility Functions from Finite Elements for Specifications25
Family of Relative Drifts: A Practical Alternative to Design Relative Orbits24
Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction24
Gas Permeation of Composites Subjected to Impact for Cryogenic Applications23
Extraction of Pendulum Model Parameters from Steady-State Slosh Data in Diaphragm Tanks22
Federated Space Systems’ Trade-Space Exploration for Strategic Robustness22
Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification of Electron Beams in Active Spacecraft Charging Scenarios21
Discovery III: Missions to the Outer Planets Using Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion20
Space Exploration Architecture and Design Framework for Commercialization19
Landing Site Selection Using a Geometrically Conforming Footprint on Hazardous Small Bodies19
Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Random Vibration Control for Simulating a Horizontal Direction Launch Environment19
Low-Earth-Orbit Packing: Implications for Orbit Design and Policy19
Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket–Scramjet–Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back18
New Sizing Methodology and Efficiency Analysis of Satellite’s Electrical Power Subsystem18
Trajectory Analysis of the Hayabusa2 Capsule from a Single Airborne Observation18
Accuracy of Relative Navigation Using Time-of-Flight Cameras18
Prediction of Vehicle Aerodynamic Heat State and Analysis of Thermal Environment Characteristics17
CubeSat Flight Software: Insights and a Case Study17
Postflight Assessment of Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing Simulation17
Integrated Aerodynamic and Trajectory Studies of a Long-Range Morphing Missile17
Eclipse-Conscious Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Using Pseudospectral Methods and Control Smoothing Techniques16
Editorial: Sixty Years of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets16
Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling in a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer15
Replenishment Strategy for Satellite Constellation with Dual Supply Modes15
Examining Distributed Fueling Schemes Using Tandem Cavities in a Mach 8 Scramjet15
Energy Deposition on Analogous Vehicle Panel: Thermal–Structural Response15
Nonlinear Prediction in Marker-Based Spacecraft Pose Estimation with Polynomial Transition Maps15
Single- and Multinozzle Plume Impingement to Detumble Space Debris14
Reconstructed Performance of the Supersonic Parachute of the Mars InSight Lander14
Aerodisk Effect on Drag and Heat Reduction of Hypersonic Spiked Blunt Body14
Updating the Loth Drag Model to Include Nonspherical Particle Effects14
Synodic-Resonant Earth/Mars Waypoints13
Synthetic Air Data Sensing Applied to Phoenix and InSight Entry Atmosphere Reconstruction12
Pathways to Sustainability in Lunar Exploration Architectures12
Correction: Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating12
Impact of Missile Cross-Sectional Shape on Aerodynamic Performance at Supersonic Speeds12
Surface Potential Measurement with Pockels Effect Under Electron Beam and Vacuum Ultraviolet12
Design and Evaluation of Aerospike Nozzles for an Upper-Stage Application11
Strategic Forecasting Toward Achieving Defensible Space Architecture by Year 203011
Propulsion Properties of Electric Sails11
Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars11
High-Precision Pointing Control Using Stewart Platform with Adaptive Model Predictive Control11
Experimental Investigation of Flow Interaction Dynamics in Supersonic Retropropulsion11
Bluntness Parameter for Hypersonic Vehicle Design10
Revisiting Reentry Roll Resonance10
Multirobot Assembly Sequence Planning of a Large Space Telescope10
Thrust Integrated Trajectory Optimization for Multipulse Rocket Missiles Using Convex Programming10
Optimal Information Filtering for Robust Aerocapture Trajectory Generation and Guidance10
Modeling Torsional Stiffness and Damping of Liquid Slosh in Spacecraft Diaphragm Tanks10
Ariadne: A Space Program Planning Decision Support Tool for Strategic Planners9
Generalized Regularization of Constrained Optimal Control Problems9
Chandrayaan-3 Trajectory Design: Injection to Successful Landing9
Flight Demonstration of Pulse Detonation Engine Using Sounding Rocket S-520-31 in Space9
Regional Constellation Reconfiguration Problem: Integer Linear Programming Formulation and Lagrangian Heuristic Method9
Enhanced Method for Analyzing Pogo Stability of Liquid Rockets with Uncertain-But-Bounded Parameters9
Finding the Worst-Case Behavior of an Accelerating Rocket due to Side-Wind Disturbances9
Instance Segmentation for Feature Recognition on Noncooperative Resident Space Objects9
Effect of Fuel Activation Energy on Ignition of Hydrogen Peroxide Hybrid Rocket9
Axial-Injection End-Burning Hybrid Rocket Motor Sensitivity Study9
Tianwen-1 Entry, Descent, and Landing Guidance, Navigation, and Control System Design and Validation9
Dynamic Analysis of Bidirectional Solar Arrays with Flexible Panels and Clearance Joints9
Multifidelity Heating Prediction of Adaptable, Deployable Entry Placement Technology Vehicles9
Development of an S-Shaped Pulse Detonation Engine for a Sounding Rocket9
Dramatic Influence of Temperature on Charging9
InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Preflight Performance Predictions9
Experimental Observations on Film Cooling Effectiveness on Aerodynamic Heating in Hypersonic Flow9
Reduced-Order Modeling Approach to Blunt-Body Aerodynamic Modeling9
Neuromorphic Sensor Event-Rate Monitoring for Satellite Characterization9
Parametric Study of the Aftbody Design of an Airbreathing Hypersonic Accelerator9
Optimal Planetary Surface Exploration with Heterogeneous Agents8
Statistical Reliability Estimation of Earth-Orbiting Satellites Operating from 1991 to 20208
Spare Strategy Analysis for Life Support Systems for Human Space Exploration8
Mesh-Based Two-Step Convex Optimization for Spacecraft Landing Trajectory Planning on Irregular Asteroid8
Rapid Design of High-Fidelity Low-Thrust Transfers to the Moon8
Steady-State Aerodynamic Modeling Architecture Overview8
Constrained Guidance for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Under Electrostatic Perturbations8
Characterizing the Largest Debris Cloud Particle Created by Thin Plate Impact8
Mixed-Compression Supersonic Intake and Engine–Airframe Integration8
InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Postflight Performance Assessment8
Development and In-Orbit Operation of Deep Learning Attitude Sensor8
Innovative Technique for Electrostatic Discharges Characterization on a Floating Nanosatellite Mockup8
Trajectory Optimization and Cost Estimation of Laser Propulsion Systems Considering Transmission Losses8
On-Orbit Servicing System Architectures for Proliferated Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations8
Introduction to the Space Launch System Aerosciences Virtual Collection8
Designing a Reference Trajectory for Frozen Repeat Near-Equatorial Low Earth Orbits8
Assessing Program-Level Objectives of Space Exploration Architectures Using Portfolio-Optimization Methods8
Multiphase Autonomous Docking via Model-Based and Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning8
Linear Stability Boundary of a Spinning Spacecraft with a Ball-in-Tube Damper8
Microscale Thermal–Structural Modeling for Carbon Fibers Subjected to a Hypersonic Boundary Layer7
Performance Assessment of Convex Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Methods7
Neural Network-Based Hypersonic Crossflow Transition Model7
Simulation of Debris Events in Cislunar Orbits Near the Moon7
Overview and Performance of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator Instrumentation Suite7
Study on Equivalent Sloshing Mass Locations for Liquid-Filled Cylindrical Tanks7
Optimal Real-Time Approach and Capture of Uncontrolled Spacecraft7
High Mach Number Operation of Accelerator Scramjet Engine7
Aerodynamic Characterization of a Hypersonic Projectile Using Acceleration-Based Measurements and Numerical Methods7
Preliminary Debris Risk Analysis for Mega-Constellation Architectures After Orbit-Raising Fragmentation Event7
Low-Thrust Trajectory Design from Lunar Rideshare to Venus Capture7
Advances in Space Launch System Booster Separation Computational Fluid Dynamics7
High Specific-Impulse Electrospray Explorer Trajectory Guidance and Control Air Bearing Demonstration7
Hypersonic Turbulent Flow Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Simulations with Roughness and Blowing Effects7
Effects of Orbit Raising and Deorbiting in Source-Sink Evolutionary Models7
Bayesian Deep Learning for Segmentation for Autonomous Safe Planetary Landing7
Aerodynamic Appraisal of the VEGA-C Launcher7
Deep Learning for Real-Time Satellite Pose Estimation on Tensor Processing Units7
A Magnetically Filtered Atomic Oxygen Plasma Source for Low-Earth-Orbit Simulation7
Bistable Deployable Composite Booms with Parabolic Cross Sections7
Parameters Influencing the Effectiveness of Reaction Control Jets on the Basic Finner7
Carrying Capacity of Low Earth Orbit Computed Using Source-Sink Models7
Predefined-Time Attitude Tracking Robust Control of Flexible Spacecraft Under Multiple Disturbances7
Electrostatically Actuated X-Band Mesh Reflector with Bend-Formed Support Structure7
Capture Trajectories into Vicinity of Collinear Libration Points by Variable Electrostatic Field7
Investigating Regional Communication Network Robustness of an Asymmetric String-of-Pearls Satellite Constellation Design Framework7
Toward the Autonomous Assembly of Large Telescopes Using CubeSat Rendezvous and Docking7
Low-Earth-Orbit Mega-Constellation Low-Redundancy Design: Rapid Performance Analysis and Adaptive Configuration Layering7
Monte Carlo Stochastic Simulation of Hypervelocity Impact-Induced Fragmentation in FACSAT-2 CubeSat Debris6
Inverse Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis of Mars 2020 Entry Aeroheating Environments6
Thermal Control Coatings Flown on Low Earth Orbit Materials Experiments6
Assessment of Mars 2020 Forebody Heating Predictions with Coupled Material Response6
Leveraging Large Language Models for Tradespace Exploration6
Computational Techniques to Generate Space Launch System Aerodynamic Databases6
Simulations of Dusty Flows over Full-Scale Capsule During Martian Entry6
Semianalytical Model for Dynamic Analysis of Missile Vertical Cold Launch6
Machine-Learning and Physics-Based Tool for Anomaly Identification in Propulsion Systems6
Developing the OSPREE Payload for Spectroscopic Measurements of a Mach 25+ Plasma Sheath6
Adaptive Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization6
Results of the Deep Space Atomic Clock Deep Space Navigation Analog Experiment6
Direct–Indirect Hybrid Strategy for Optimal Powered Descent and Landing6
Base Drag Model Derived from Mars 2020 Backshell Pressure Measurements6
Deployment Dynamics Analysis of an Origami-Folded Spacecraft Structure with Elastic Hinges6
Electro-Optical Relative Navigation for Inspection and Rendezvous in the SpEye Mission6
Measurements of Natural Turbulence During the BOLT II Flight Experiment6
Robust Launch Vehicle Trajectory Optimization with Stage Impact and Heat Flux Constraints6
Enabling Space-Based Computed Cloud Tomography with a Mixed Integer Linear Programming Scheduler6
Launch Vehicle Ascent Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Space Launch System6
Initial Orbit Determination from Only Heading Measurements6
Generalizing Space Logistics Network Optimization with Integrated Machine Learning and Mathematical Programming6
Voyager 3: A Concept Mission to Interstellar Medium6
Causation of Supersonic Limit Cycle Oscillations in Atmospheric Entry Vehicles6
Development of the BOLT II Roughness Experiment for Flight6
Dual-Altitude Band Coverage for Spaceborne Optical Sensor with Field-of-View Constraint6
Onboard Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Subcooler Based on Thermodynamic Vent for Upper-Stage Propulsion System6
Orbit Transfer Design and Analysis for the SMILE Satellite6
Analyzing Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Shield Performance for Sample Return Spacecraft6
Designing Low-Thrust Transfers to High-Inclination Science Orbits via Hybrid Optimization6
Editorial 20245
Deep Learning Techniques for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance During Proximity Operations5
InSight Aerothermal Environment Assessment5
Envelope-Based Grid-Point Approach: Efficient Runtime Complexity for Remote Sensing Coverage Analysis5
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits5
Evaluation of Event-Based Sensors for Satellite Material Characterization5
Shadow-Based Trajectory Estimation of a Deployable Payload5
Reachable Set of Low-Delta-v Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assist Flyby5
Long-Term Orbital Lifetime Prediction of Highly Eccentric Orbits: A Statistical Approach5
Observed High-Altitude Surface Erosion During the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 Landings5
Oxidation Response of Transpiration-Cooled ZrB2 on a Hypersonic Stagnation Point5
Automated Identification of Outgassed Chemical Species Using Mass Spectrometry for Scientific Space Missions5
Multi-Objective Robust Trajectory Design for Powered Descent and Landing5
Benchmarking Agility and Reconfigurability in Satellite Systems for Tropical Cyclone Monitoring5
Thermal Investigation of a Purged Insulation System for a Reusable Cryogenic Tank5
New Parameter to Characterize Rankine Vortex Formation in Liquid Draining Tanks5
Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures5
Correction: Sequential-Intention-Sharing–Enabled Monte Carlo Tree Search for Multi-Spacecraft Orbital Game5
Measuring the Concentration of Freestream Species on a Hypersonic Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point5
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Radiative Heating During Superorbital Earth Reentry5
Shadow-Robust Silhouette Reconstruction for Small-Body Applications5
Dynamic Response of a Hypersonic Rocket Sled Considering Friction and Wear5
Dynamics Simulation of a Small Satellite with a Robotic Manipulator for Additive Manufacturing4
Novel One-Layer-Cable-Net Antenna with High Surface Accuracy4
Reduced-Order Modeling of Hypersonic Inlet Flowfield Based on Autoencoder and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition4
Optimal Capture of Spinning Spacecraft via Deep Learning Vision and Guidance4
Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Framework for Stochastic Spaceflight Campaign Design4
Dynamic Base Excitation of a Satellite Cable Harness: Modeling and Experiments4
Inverse-Kinematics Steering Laws for Double-Gimbal Scissored-Pair Control Moment Gyros4
Remote Electrostatic Potential Sensing for Proximity Operations: Comparison and Fusion of Methods4
Investigation of Dust-Induced Surface Erosion During Martian Planetary Entries4
Quantitative Assessment of Aerocapture and Applications to Future Solar System Exploration4
Investigation of Surface-Catalycity Effects on Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Trajectory Optimization4
Validation of Models for Net Deployment and Capture Simulation with Experimental Data4
Psyche Reaction Wheel Model Correlation with Near-Zero Speed Flight Data4
Measurements of Natural Transition During the BOLT II Flight Experiment4
Thermal Model Correlation of SNIPE Satellite Using Genetic-Algorithm-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Method4
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Circular and Noncircular Cross-Sectional Missile Configurations4
Recent Advances in Australian Hypersonics4
Low-Energy Transfers to Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbits from Geostationary Transfer Orbits4
Prospects of Phobos Sample Return Mission Using Electrostatic Container4
Development of SunVoyager Interstellar Precursor Probe Driven by Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion4
Feasibility Study of Aerocapture at Mars with an Innovative Deployable Heat Shield4
First Approximation of Population Distributions on the International Space Station4
Multicomponent Plasma Expansion Model for Arc Discharges on Large-Area Solar Arrays4
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
Minimum-Time Reorientation of Axisymmetric Rigid Spacecraft Using Three Controls4
Reverse Engineering of Perturbations in the Orbital Decay Environment from Nanosatellite Two-Line Elements4
Impacts of Atomic Oxygen Exposure on Surface Morphology of Selected Spacecraft Materials4
Introduction to Advancements in Machine Learning with Aerospace Applications Virtual Collection4
Reconstruction of the Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System Hypersonic Flight Trajectory4
Aerodynamic Coefficients of a Cube in Hypersonic Flow for All Attitudes4
Focused Laser Differential Interferometric Investigation of Turbulent Jet Spectra4
Space Environments Applied to the Gateway Program4
Multifidelity Turbulent Heating Prediction of Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators with Surface Scalloping4
A Contactless Micro-Vibration Isolator Using the Flux Pinning Effect for Space Telescopes4
Aerodynamic Analysis of an Entry Capsule at Titan in Transition Regime4
Novel Engineering Methodology for Decoupled Aerothermal Analysis of Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry Flows4
Neuro-Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Sliding Mode Controller for Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization4
Optimal Agile Satellite Target Scheduling with Learned Dynamics4
Generation of Spacecraft Operations Procedures Using Deep Reinforcement Learning4
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