Acta Astronautica

Article	Citations
Influence of wall curvature on evolution of converged flow generated by crossing shock wave/boundary layer interaction: An experimental study	91
Decreased human sperm motility and vitality after fast gravity load changes in a parabolic flight	90
Thermite-for-demise (T4D): Experiments and numerical modelling on ball-bearing unit mock-ups containing thermite in an arc-heated wind tunnel	84
Heating patterns and temperature distribution of projectile surface in lunar regolith penetration	78
Optimization procedure for wings flying in the Martian atmosphere	77
Publisher's note	72
A deep neural network framework with Analytic Continuation for predicting hypervelocity fragment flyout from satellite explosions	72
CerAMfacturing of a ceramic aerospike engine	69
Planning and optimal control of a Venus variable altitude aerobot	68
Spray angle prediction model for a multi-slit type throttleable gas–liquid pintle injector	68
‘Sub-orbital activities’ – the application of ‘international law’ in the twilight between air and space law	63
Towards a GNSS-assisted autonomous heterogeneous clock system for very small satellites in the Earth-Moon system	62
Risk trade-space analysis for safe human expeditions to Mars	61
Numerical study of detonation propagation under the action of supersonic pulsating flow in expanding combustor	61
Feasibility study for a commercial space station in low earth orbit	60
Geometric analysis of a constellation with a ground target	59
Design and implementation of the integrated thermal control system for Chang’E−5 lunar module	58
Numerical and experimental investigations of micro Al particle additive on the performances of HTPB hybrid rocket motors	55
Application of the finite element method to evaluate the effectiveness of spacecraft protective screens	54
A Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and satellite-based earth observation cognitive system in response to COVID-19	53
Relative orbit transfer using constant-vector thrust acceleration	50
Projections of Earth’s technosphere: Luminosity and mass as limits to growth	49
Geometric mechanics framework for tethered de-spinning of massive asteroids by small tug using passivity-based control	49
Dynamics of jettison during Earth-to-NRHO transfers	48
Generation and stability analysis of long-term bounded spacecraft cluster orbits using Lagrangian Coherent Structures	48

NASA's BioSentinel deep space CubeSat mission: successes and lessons learned	48
Internal imaging of an extremely small-scale electron cyclotron resonance source revealing the formation of discharge mode transitions and hysteresis	45
PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA) FOR ARTEMIS AND FUTURE SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAMS	45
Three decades of ethological research in the space field within an interdisciplinary framework	44
Assessing black soldier fly pupation and survival in lunar regolith simulant: Implications for sustainable controlled habitats on the Moon	42
Cost estimation for launch vehicle families considering uncertain market scenarios	42
The effect of three body positions on colour preference: An exploration of microgravity and lunar gravity simulations	42
Defining the notion of mining, extraction and collection: A step toward a sustainable use of lunar resources	42
Risk assessment for asteroid impact threat scenarios	41
A reference implementation for knowledge assisted robot development for planetary and orbital robotics	41
Development and characterization of the ECLIPS space environments simulation facility	40
Simulations of satellites mock-up fragmentation	40
Guidance for autonomous spacecraft repointing under attitude constraints and actuator limitations	40
Trailing formations of lightweight spacecrafts to deflect NEAs by means of laser ablation	40
Sun direction determination improvement by albedo input estimation combining photodiodes and magnetometer	39
Criteria for selection of point-ahead angle compensation strategy in intersatellite laser ranging interferometry of TianQin based on research of tilt-to-length coupling noise	39
Adaptive control design for active Pogo suppression of large strap-on liquid launch vehicles	39
Optimal low-thrust lunar orbit transfers with shadowing effect using a multiple-arc formulation	39
Self-deployable hinges for monolithic space structures using multi-material additive manufacturing	39
Estimation of a Craig–Bampton equivalent model using a hybrid particle swarm optimization for DCLA purposes	38
TWO-STAGE ‘slingshot amplifier’ can detect subtle gravitational deviations	37
Nonlinear finite element algorithm for solving fully coupled thermomechanical problems under strong aerothermodynamic environment	37
Lunar highlands simulant — Geotechnical characterization, 3D discrete element modeling, and cone penetration simulations	37
Optimization design and mechanism study of ion thruster performance based on CO2/xenon multi-propellant	36
The Effects of Pointing Error Sources on Energy Delivery from Orbiting Solar Reflectors	36
Optimisation of a hybrid NS–DSMC methodology for continuous–rarefied jet flows	35
A summary of previous investigations of the microgravity effects on bacterial virulence, infection and antibiotic resistance	35
Computational and experimental study of an ion injector of a weakly divergent ion beam for implementing a method for removing space debris objects by an ion beam	34
Study on controllable set of contingency return trajectories for crewed lunar missions based on interval analysis	34
The use of detailed kinetics for modeling aerospace propulsion devices	33
Dual-bell nozzle with fluidic control of transition for space launchers	33
Evaluating sensor tasking strategies for object cataloging in GEO	33
Approaching and pointing tracking control for tumbling target under motion constraints	33
AI-based monocular pose estimation for autonomous space refuelling	33
Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica	33
Development of a deployable Synthetic Aperture Radar antenna for a nanosatellite conceptual design	33
Operationalizing the definition of “Commercial Space”	32
A revised theoretical model for oblique detonation engines	32
Mathematical modeling of nonequilibrium combustion processes in a liquid rocket engine	32
Exploring the potential of fractionated spacecraft for enhanced satellite connectivity: Application to the satellite-to-cell case	32
Collision-free control of a nano satellite in the vicinity of China Space Station using Lorentz augmented composite artificial potential field	31
Research, development and production costs prediction parametric model for future civil hypersonic aircraft	31
Influence of flow control on aerodynamic properties of an open cavity in rarefied hypersonic flows	31
Preventing inlet unstart in air-breathing hypersonic vehicles using adaptive backstepping control with state constraints	31
Impedance control in serial-parallel hybrid space robots for assembly operations	31
The technology platform of the EIVE CubeSat mission for high throughput downlinks at W-band	31
Shock-tube study of high-temperature ignition of propane-air mixtures at elevated pressures	31
Lunar landing necessary building blocks and good practices for a sustainable development of human lunar activities	31
Strategies to capture asteroids to distant retrograde orbits in the Sun–Earth system	30
Extreme low-temperature freezing process and characteristic curve of icy lunar regolith simulant	30

Vectorial formulation for the propagation of average dynamics under gravitational effects	30
Experimental demonstration of a water electrolysis Hall Effect Thruster (WET-HET) operating with a hydrogen cathode	30
Model-based controllers for CubeSat ORU installation: A comparative study	29
Robust adaptive guidance for autonomous asteroid landing via search-based meta-reinforcement learning	29
Suppression of flow response hysteresis in the throttling/unthrottling process for supersonic inlet	29
Experimental study and performance analysis of a dual-mode space propulsion system pressurized by electric pump	28
The ion beam interceptor concept for a space station collision avoidance with space debris	28
Shock-tube study of spallation phenomena at strong shock wave interaction with graphite surface	28
Improved contactless attitude control law of uncooperative spacecraft by laser ablation	28
Spacecraft orbital stability vs total solar irradiance	28
Time-optimal coordinated detumbling and pose adjusting control of a non-cooperative target with model uncertainties	28
Building a 21st century spaceport: Development and application of the spaceport readiness level scale	28
Influence of passive strut on the mixing and combustion performance enhancement	27
On ecologically-safe high-speed vehicles: Conceptual design study of the next generation supersonic transport	27
Corrigendum to ’Reflective and Transmissive Solar Sails: Dynamics, Flight Regimes and Applications’ Acta Astronautica, Volume 220, July 2024, Pages 478-494	27
A novel design of CubeSat deployment system for transformable structures	27
Characterization of a Phase Change Propellant Management Device	27
Non-equilibrium simulation of energy relaxation for earth reentry utilizing a collisional-radiative model	27
Design space investigations of scramjet engines using reduced-order modeling	27
Erratum to “Aerodynamic control system for a deployable re-entry capsule” [Acta Astronaut. 181, April 2021, 707–716]	27
High-precision attitude determination using spaceborne gravity gradiometer and gyroscope	27
Inlet buzz phenomenon driven by flow choking in high-enthalpy Mach 4.5 flows using circular scramjet models	27
Safety in Space	27
Miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer HardPix for surface mapping of lunar water	26
Development of a competence ecosystem for the future space workforce: strategies, practices and recommendations from international master programs in northern Sweden	26
On gamma-ray spectrometry of rare earth elements on the moon: Reference data from proton accelerator experiment	26
Preliminary analyses on technical and economic viability of moon-mined propellant for on-orbit refueling	26
Effectiveness of a supersonic jet-jet interaction technique on flow structure in an underxepanded jet impinging on a perpendicular plate	26
Indicators of cosmonaut locomotor functions stability: A new method for ground-reaction forces analysis	26
Impact of propellant temperature on the emission regime of an externally wetted electrospray system using time-of-flight mass spectrometry	26
Modeling the gravitational field of the ore-bearing asteroid by using the CFD-based method	26
Publisher's note	26
Direct ink writing of viscous inks in variable gravity regimes using parabolic flights	26
Investigation of the ion-optical system of an ion thruster with a microwave plasma generator with a power of up to 10 W	26
A low-cost adapter for the rehydration of commercially available food and beverages for spaceflight	26
Form-finding design of creased cable-membrane structures based on nonlinear finite element method	25
Component assignment and layout optimization for multi-module microsatellite considering variable module size	25
Multi-Objective Evolutionary formulations for design of hybrid Earth observing constellations	25
Assessment of static and dynamic deformations of the orbital station shell by a system of integrating fiber-optic sensors	25
Simulation study on optimization design of structural parameters of 150N-class hydroxylammonium nitrate(HAN)-based thruster	25
Corrigendum to “Observation of atmospheric gravity waves using a Raspberry Pi camera module on board the International Space Station” [Acta Astronaut. 182 (2021) 416–423]	25
Spectral mass gauging in terrestrial gravity and microgravity conditions	25
Integrated architecture for navigation and attitude control of low-cost suborbital launch vehicles	24
Solar sail optimal maneuvers for heliocentric orbit apse line rotation	24
The Comet Interceptor Mission—Making a case for Solar Electric Propulsion	24
Isolation and confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for human spaceflight	24
Effects of liquid-fuel temperature on rotating-detonation-wave propagation	24
Using the space debris flux to assess the criticality of the environment in low Earth orbit	24
Phototrophic microorganisms in bioregenerative life support systems for long-term crewed expeditions: Prospects and challenges	24
Quasi-Optimal Guidance and Control in Very Low Earth Orbit via Deep Learning for Drag-Based Collision Avoidance	23
Pleiades Neo satellites: new assets for emergency response and disasters management	23
A planning tool for optimal three-dimensional formation flight maneuvers of satellites in VLEO using aerodynamic lift and drag via yaw angle deviations	23
Station-keeping in high near-circular polar orbits around the Moon	23
NetSat—Challenges and lessons learned of a formation of 4 nano-satellites	23
Social isolation in space: An investigation of LUNARK, the first human mission in an Arctic Moon analog habitat	23
The vision-based guidance, navigation, and control system of Hera’s Milani CubeSat	23
Preliminary study of rescue systems for Mars landing	23
LUMIO: A CubeSat for observing and characterizing micro-meteoroid impacts on the Lunar far side	23
Planetary sunshade for solar geoengineering: Preliminary design of a precursor system and mission	23
Hierarchical optimization method of space patrol task assignment based on deep neural network and consensus-based bundle algorithm	23
Enhancing terrestrial solar power using orbiting solar reflectors	23
Efficient and accurate flexible multibody dynamics modeling for complex spacecraft with integrated control applications	23
Poly(vinyl alcohol) gels cross-linked by boric acid for radiation protection of astronauts	23
The “Effect of Marangoni Convection on Heat Transfer in Phase Change Materials” experiment	23
Surrogate-based optimization on bump for shock wave/boundary layer interaction control	23
Tiny satellites, big challenges: A feasibility study of machine vision pose estimation for PocketQubes during conjunctions	22
Dynamic evolution and morphological analysis of supersonic turbulence arising during the collision of prolate and spherical clouds	22
Applications and Potentials of Intelligent Swarms for magnetospheric studies	22
Effects of inclusions on the performance of a solid rocket motor	22
Spark plasma sintering and optical characterization of lunar regolith simulant	22
Evaluating the environmental impact of space missions	22
Enhanced microwave discharge cathode performance based on external gas injection with coupling mode operation	22
Bremsstrahlung power conversion for fusion power and propulsion in space	22
A sweeping and grinding combined hybrid sampler for asteroid sample return mission	22
Minimal mass design of a tensegrity tower for lunar electromagnetic launching	22
Flows past airfoils for the low-Reynolds number conditions of flying in Martian atmosphere	22
Immunological, hormonal and hemostasis parameters in cosmonauts’ blood after long-term orbital missions	22
A solution of lunar manufacturing and launch base	22
System design and validation of independently articulated suspension leveraging a sum-of-moments framework for the BioBot system	22
Review on orbital debris mitigation: Techniques for effective tracking, monitoring, and removal	22

Experimental verification of cylindrical air-breathing continuous rotating detonation engine fueled by non-premixed ethylene	22
Analytical investigation of outflow currents in applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters	22
Space-based surveillance of Resident Space Objects with the CHEOPS space telescope	22
Preparation and evaluation of geopolymer based on BH-2 lunar regolith simulant under lunar surface temperature and vacuum condition	22
The additionally charged forces in the Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon systems	22
Simulation study of magnetic field effects on particle distribution and energy conversion in E×B electric propulsion thrusters	22
Profiling the transmit power of LEO satellite constellations for broadband communication services considering terrestrial and aerial demand	21
Effects of long-term storage on properties of perovskite solar cells	21
Research on laser induced plasma ignition of gas oxygen/methane	21
Clustering investigation of scramjet combustion processes based on contrastive learning	21
Optimal Sun-tracking law for remote sensing satellites operating under observation constraints	21
Study on the collision characteristics between high-temperature alumina droplets and char layer	21
Space traffic management: Large constellations	21
Non-fragile negative imaginary output feedback control for attitude stabilization of flexible spacecraft	21
HERCCULES: A university balloon-borne experiment for BEXUS 32 to characterize the thermal environment in the stratosphere using COTS	21
Cocopeat supplementation negates lunar soil simulant-induced baneful phenotypic and biochemical changes in crop seedlings	21
Two-stage DRL with hybrid perception of vision and force feedback for lunar construction robotic assembly control	21
Effects of nickel and manganese on ductile iron utilizing ionic liquid harvested iron and Bosch byproduct carbon	21
Composition optimization of a hypergolic green propellant based on monoethanolamine, n-butanol and 90% hydrogen peroxide	21
Atomic insight into the combustion behavior of aluminum nanoparticles under mixed atmosphere of H2O, CO2 and O2	21
Conceptual design of a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle for Mars exploration	21
Experimental study on precise thrust control of hydrogen peroxide and polyethylene hybrid rocket motors	21
Americium fuelled radioisotope stirling generator for lunar surface mobility systems	21
Machine learning-based quasi-optimal feedback control for a propellantless re-entry	21
Behavioral changes in Drosophila males after travel to International Space Station. Part II. Larvae vs. Imago	21
Differential sputtering yield measurement of ion grid materials by novel arch array system	20
Planetary protection trades and lessons learned from designing Mars Sample Return’s Capture, Containment, and Return System	20
Tend-and-befriend behaviour during spaceflight simulation	20
Experimentally backed model of bubbly flow in a CNTP reactor	20
Multidisciplinary design and metamodel assisted optimization for a telecommunication satellite with large-size payload	20
A computational investigation of shock wave train in diverse duct geometries using machine learning-adopted k-ω turbulence model	20
Ultrasonic augers for improved transport of granular materials	20
Analysis of prospective flight schemes to Venus accompanied by an asteroid flyby	20
Pulse volume discharge behind shock wave in channel flow with obstacle	20
The potential benefits of melatonin in the prevention and treatment of bone loss in response to microgravity	20
Simulated artificial interventions maintain species diversity of spatially structured microbial communities in closed ecosystem	20
High-fidelity flexible multibody model considering torsional deformation for nonequatorial space elevator	20
Corrected closed-form solutions to the Schweighart–Sedwick satellite relative motion model including differential drag	20
Experimental and Simulative Evaluation of a Reinforcement Learning Based Cold Gas Thrust Chamber Pressure Controller	20
Machine learning methods for modeling the kinetics of combustion in problems of space safety	20
Orbital and thermal modelling of a 3U CubeSat equipped with a high-temperature superconducting coil	20
The role of space-based data in European climate policies	20
Neural learning-based dual channel event-triggered deployment control of space tethered system with intermittent output	20
Investigation of influence factors to the reduction of hypersonic blunt-body drag and aeroheating based on a spike - aerodisk - Channel concept	20
DIANA: An underwater analog space mission	20
The influence of confined channel configuration on the detonation waves induced by hot jet under supersonic pulsating flow	20
Systematic methodology for the preliminary design of future rotary VTOL Martian aerobots	20
Additive manufacturing of ceramic multi-material heating and ignition elements for a sustainable space access	20
Editorial for the special issue of 72nd IAC, Dubai, UAE, 25–29 October 2021	20
“Operating spacecraft around comets: Evaluation of the near-nucleus environment”	20
Design of magnetically enhanced hollow cathode micro-thruster: Concept and experimental research	20
Development of the on-orbit maintenance and manipulation workbench (MMW) for the Chinese space station	19
Impact of chemical modeling on the numerical analysis of a LOx/GCH4 rocket engine pintle injector	19
Experimental investigation on propagation characteristics of rotating detonation wave fueled by diesel	19
Conceptual design and research on the thermal performance of a martian human base	19
Efficient design-optimization for variable cross-section curved isolator in RBCC	19
Historical space painting art: Its important role on the creation of space-age era in 1950s	19
Altitude optimality boundary of two variants of large space debris removal to disposal orbits	19
IGSO real-time orbit determination using combined GNSS and accelerometer observations: a case study of LT4A	19
Gelled hydrogen peroxide: Hypergolic reaction with low toxicity fuel by drop and impinging jets tests	19
Planetary defense governance: Thirty years of development and the multilateral future	19
Is artificial intelligence the great filter that makes advanced technical civilisations rare in the universe?	19
Performance enhancement of microwave discharge cathode by external gas injection system	19
Multiple spacecraft coordination and motion planning for full-coverage inspection of large complex space structures	19
Space tether research at the University of Stuttgart	19
Evolution of oxide composition, liquidus temperature, and viscosity during lunar molten regolith electrolysis	19
Towards the first European autonomous flight safety system- software and hardware design	19
Mass property estimation on TSE(3) via unscented Kalman filter using RCS thrusters	19
Experimental study on performance improvement of a water-fueled miniature ion thruster by electrode voltage	19
Forecasting F10	19
Numerical simulation and experimental study of high-speed impact penetrator for lunar subsurface	19
Study on the current stability and performances of electrospray thruster by coaxial capillary emitters of hybrid highly conductive ionic liquids	19
Near field features of orthogonally impinging under expanded triangular and hexagonal supersonic jets	19
Analysis of rigid-body potential models for spacecraft orbiting small celestial bodies	19
On the evolution of the unstart flow during the variable angle-of-attack process of a two-dimensional hypersonic inlet	19
Aerodynamic parameter identification for aeroassisted vehicle via cubature smoother with expectation-maximization	18
An integrated systematic method for interlaced unmanned spatial systems (IUSS) design process	18
From Antarctic prototype to ground test demonstrator for a lunar greenhouse	18
Effect of H2/O2 concentration gradient on detonation re-initiation behind the pre-detonator tube	18
Hypervelocity impact characteristics of aluminum Whipple structure under the velocity of 7 km/s∼9 km/s	18
The impact of cardiovascular deconditioning in space: A review	18
Dynamics modeling and simulation analysis of a reusable high-pressure staged combustion LOX/kerosene variable thrust rocket engine	18
Adaptability of space habitats using the Rhythmic Buildings strategy	18
A novel concept on Mid Air Recovery of crew module	18
Balancing differential drag with Coulomb repulsion in low earth orbit plasma wakes	18
Damage estimation method for spacecraft protective structures exposed to hypervelocity impacts	18
Development of air-bearing microgravity testbed for autonomous spacecraft rendezvous and robotic capture control of a free-floating target	18
FlyRadar – targets for future drone based GPR survey on mars	18
Unveiling the realm of AI governance in outer space and its importance in national space policy	18
Space taxonomy: Need for a progressive tax regime	18
The Moon as an effective propellant source: A comprehensive exergy analysis from extraction to depot	18
Sky lake – Moon environment design	18
Acceding to the Moon Agreement to acquire legal certainty: An optional solution for China in the new era of lunar exploration and exploitation	18
Magnetic cleanliness verification of miniature satellites for high precision pointing	18
Chain tethered satellite formation reconfiguration: An event-triggered practical prescribed-time control approach	18