Acta Astronautica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Astronautica is 9. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Decreased human sperm motility and vitality after fast gravity load changes in a parabolic flight123
Cost estimation for launch vehicle families considering uncertain market scenarios80
Thermite-for-demise (T4D): Experiments and numerical modelling on ball-bearing unit mock-ups containing thermite in an arc-heated wind tunnel80
Assessing black soldier fly pupation and survival in lunar regolith simulant: Implications for sustainable controlled habitats on the Moon70
Approaching and pointing tracking control for tumbling target under motion constraints70
Numerical and experimental investigations of micro Al particle additive on the performances of HTPB hybrid rocket motors67
Influence of wall curvature on evolution of converged flow generated by crossing shock wave/boundary layer interaction: An experimental study67
A summary of previous investigations of the microgravity effects on bacterial virulence, infection and antibiotic resistance61
Adaptive control design for active Pogo suppression of large strap-on liquid launch vehicles60
Research, development and production costs prediction parametric model for future civil hypersonic aircraft60
A reference implementation for knowledge assisted robot development for planetary and orbital robotics59
Study on controllable set of contingency return trajectories for crewed lunar missions based on interval analysis57
Guidance for autonomous spacecraft repointing under attitude constraints and actuator limitations56
The effect of three body positions on colour preference: An exploration of microgravity and lunar gravity simulations54
Simulations of satellites mock-up fragmentation53
Performance model of vacuum arc thruster with inductive energy storage circuit52
Particle Post – Letters from the Universe: A sound installation through cosmic muons52
AI-based monocular pose estimation for autonomous space refuelling51
Heating patterns and temperature distribution of projectile surface in lunar regolith penetration49
Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica49
Operationalizing the definition of “Commercial Space”46
TWO-STAGE ‘slingshot amplifier’ can detect subtle gravitational deviations46
Sun direction determination improvement by albedo input estimation combining photodiodes and magnetometer45
Design and implementation of the integrated thermal control system for Chang’E−5 lunar module43
Shock-tube study of high-temperature ignition of propane-air mixtures at elevated pressures43
The use of detailed kinetics for modeling aerospace propulsion devices43
CerAMfacturing of a ceramic aerospike engine42
Evaluating sensor tasking strategies for object cataloging in GEO42
A deep neural network framework with Analytic Continuation for predicting hypervelocity fragment flyout from satellite explosions41
Criteria for selection of point-ahead angle compensation strategy in intersatellite laser ranging interferometry of TianQin based on research of tilt-to-length coupling noise41
The Effects of Pointing Error Sources on Energy Delivery from Orbiting Solar Reflectors41
IFC - Publication Information40
Optimization design and mechanism study of ion thruster performance based on CO2/xenon multi-propellant39
Spray angle prediction model for a multi-slit type throttleable gas–liquid pintle injector38
Publisher's note38
Nonlinear finite element algorithm for solving fully coupled thermomechanical problems under strong aerothermodynamic environment37
Self-deployable hinges for monolithic space structures using multi-material additive manufacturing37
Collision-free control of a nano satellite in the vicinity of China Space Station using Lorentz augmented composite artificial potential field36
Application of the finite element method to evaluate the effectiveness of spacecraft protective screens36
Risk trade-space analysis for safe human expeditions to Mars36
Development and characterization of the ECLIPS space environments simulation facility36
Extreme low-temperature freezing process and characteristic curve of icy lunar regolith simulant36
Feasibility study for a commercial space station in low earth orbit35
Projections of Earth’s technosphere: Luminosity and mass as limits to growth35
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 beam34
Three decades of ethological research in the space field within an interdisciplinary framework34
Medical guidelines for suborbital commercial human spaceflight: A review34
Experimental demonstration of a water electrolysis Hall Effect Thruster (WET-HET) operating with a hydrogen cathode34
A joint mind consideration of the Drake equation in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence34
Geometric mechanics framework for tethered de-spinning of massive asteroids by small tug using passivity-based control34
Observer-based fixed-time tracking control for space robots in task space34
The technology platform of the EIVE CubeSat mission for high throughput downlinks at W-band33
Trailing formations of lightweight spacecrafts to deflect NEAs by means of laser ablation33
Defining the notion of mining, extraction and collection: A step toward a sustainable use of lunar resources33
Estimation of a Craig–Bampton equivalent model using a hybrid particle swarm optimization for DCLA purposes33
Risk assessment for asteroid impact threat scenarios32
Geometric analysis of a constellation with a ground target32
Dual-bell nozzle with fluidic control of transition for space launchers32
Optimal low-thrust lunar orbit transfers with shadowing effect using a multiple-arc formulation32
Development of a deployable Synthetic Aperture Radar antenna for a nanosatellite conceptual design31
Numerical study of detonation propagation under the action of supersonic pulsating flow in expanding combustor31
Influence of flow control on aerodynamic properties of an open cavity in rarefied hypersonic flows31
Lunar highlands simulant — Geotechnical characterization, 3D discrete element modeling, and cone penetration simulations30
Lunar landing necessary building blocks and good practices for a sustainable development of human lunar activities30
Relative orbit transfer using constant-vector thrust acceleration30
Mathematical modeling of nonequilibrium combustion processes in a liquid rocket engine30
Strategies to capture asteroids to distant retrograde orbits in the Sun–Earth system29
Exploring the potential of fractionated spacecraft for enhanced satellite connectivity: Application to the satellite-to-cell case29
Optimisation of a hybrid NS–DSMC methodology for continuous–rarefied jet flows29
Preventing inlet unstart in air-breathing hypersonic vehicles using adaptive backstepping control with state constraints29
Minimal mass design of a tensegrity tower for lunar electromagnetic launching28
A novel design of CubeSat deployment system for transformable structures28
Hierarchical optimization method of space patrol task assignment based on deep neural network and consensus-based bundle algorithm28
A Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and satellite-based earth observation cognitive system in response to COVID-1928
Characterization of a Phase Change Propellant Management Device28
Simulation study on optimization design of structural parameters of 150N-class hydroxylammonium nitrate(HAN)-based thruster28
Publisher's note28
Safety in Space28
Integrated architecture for navigation and attitude control of low-cost suborbital launch vehicles28
Station-keeping in high near-circular polar orbits around the Moon27
Efficient and accurate flexible multibody dynamics modeling for complex spacecraft with integrated control applications27
Analytical investigation of outflow currents in applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters27
Enhancing terrestrial solar power using orbiting solar reflectors27
Indicators of cosmonaut locomotor functions stability: A new method for ground-reaction forces analysis27
A radiation tolerant laser-induced fluorescence detection system for a potential Europa Lander mission27
Impact of propellant temperature on the emission regime of an externally wetted electrospray system using time-of-flight mass spectrometry27
Assessment of static and dynamic deformations of the orbital station shell by a system of integrating fiber-optic sensors26
Phototrophic microorganisms in bioregenerative life support systems for long-term crewed expeditions: Prospects and challenges26
Experimental study and performance analysis of a dual-mode space propulsion system pressurized by electric pump26
Improved contactless attitude control law of uncooperative spacecraft by laser ablation26
Preliminary study of rescue systems for Mars landing26
Flows past airfoils for the low-Reynolds number conditions of flying in Martian atmosphere26
A cause for concern: Developing regulatory competitions in NewSpace26
Preliminary analyses on technical and economic viability of moon-mined propellant for on-orbit refueling26
Modeling the gravitational field of the ore-bearing asteroid by using the CFD-based method26
Effects of inclusions on the performance of a solid rocket motor26
Spectral mass gauging in terrestrial gravity and microgravity conditions25
Inlet buzz phenomenon driven by flow choking in high-enthalpy Mach 4.5 flows using circular scramjet models25
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
Erratum to “Aerodynamic control system for a deployable re-entry capsule” [Acta Astronaut. 181, April 2021, 707–716]25
Social isolation in space: An investigation of LUNARK, the first human mission in an Arctic Moon analog habitat25
Miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer HardPix for surface mapping of lunar water25
Effects of liquid-fuel temperature on rotating-detonation-wave propagation25
Isolation and confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for human spaceflight25
Component assignment and layout optimization for multi-module microsatellite considering variable module size25
Model-based controllers for CubeSat ORU installation: A comparative study25
The Comet Interceptor Mission—Making a case for Solar Electric Propulsion24
High-precision attitude determination using spaceborne gravity gradiometer and gyroscope24
Dynamic evolution and morphological analysis of supersonic turbulence arising during the collision of prolate and spherical clouds24
Non-equilibrium simulation of energy relaxation for earth reentry utilizing a collisional-radiative model24
Development of a competence ecosystem for the future space workforce: strategies, practices and recommendations from international master programs in northern Sweden24
On gamma-ray spectrometry of rare earth elements on the moon: Reference data from proton accelerator experiment24
Vectorial formulation for the propagation of average dynamics under gravitational effects24
Experimental investigation on current modes of ionic liquid electrospray from a coned porous emitter23
Time-optimal coordinated detumbling and pose adjusting control of a non-cooperative target with model uncertainties23
Using the space debris flux to assess the criticality of the environment in low Earth orbit23
A low-cost adapter for the rehydration of commercially available food and beverages for spaceflight23
Investigation of the ion-optical system of an ion thruster with a microwave plasma generator with a power of up to 10 W23
Effectiveness of a supersonic jet-jet interaction technique on flow structure in an underxepanded jet impinging on a perpendicular plate23
Applications and Potentials of Intelligent Swarms for magnetospheric studies23
Direct ink writing of viscous inks in variable gravity regimes using parabolic flights23
Solar sail optimal maneuvers for heliocentric orbit apse line rotation23
Surrogate-based optimization on bump for shock wave/boundary layer interaction control23
Poly(vinyl alcohol) gels cross-linked by boric acid for radiation protection of astronauts22
A planning tool for optimal three-dimensional formation flight maneuvers of satellites in VLEO using aerodynamic lift and drag via yaw angle deviations22
LUMIO: A CubeSat for observing and characterizing micro-meteoroid impacts on the Lunar far side22
Design space investigations of scramjet engines using reduced-order modeling22
Preparation and evaluation of geopolymer based on BH-2 lunar regolith simulant under lunar surface temperature and vacuum condition22
Multi-Objective Evolutionary formulations for design of hybrid Earth observing constellations22
Shock-tube study of spallation phenomena at strong shock wave interaction with graphite surface22
Dynamical structure of the motion around asteroids with uncertain gravity and solar radiation pressure22
Building a 21st Century Spaceport: Development and Application of the Spaceport Readiness Level Scale22
Spark plasma sintering and optical characterization of lunar regolith simulant22
The ion beam interceptor concept for a space station collision avoidance with space debris22
Experimental verification of cylindrical air-breathing continuous rotating detonation engine fueled by non-premixed ethylene22
On ecologically-safe high-speed vehicles: Conceptual design study of the next generation supersonic transport22
Suppression of flow response hysteresis in the throttling/unthrottling process for supersonic inlet22
Influence of passive strut on the mixing and combustion performance enhancement22
A sweeping and grinding combined hybrid sampler for asteroid sample return mission22
The vision-based guidance, navigation, and control system of Hera’s Milani CubeSat21
Non-fragile negative imaginary output feedback control for attitude stabilization of flexible spacecraft21
Multiple spacecraft coordination and motion planning for full-coverage inspection of large complex space structures21
NetSat—Challenges and lessons learned of a formation of 4 nano-satellites21
Gelled hydrogen peroxide: Hypergolic reaction with low toxicity fuel by drop and impinging jets tests21
Immunological, hormonal and hemostasis parameters in cosmonauts’ blood after long-term orbital missions21
Experimental study on precise thrust control of hydrogen peroxide and polyethylene hybrid rocket motors21
Cocopeat supplementation negates lunar soil simulant-induced baneful phenotypic and biochemical changes in crop seedlings21
Tend-and-befriend behaviour during spaceflight simulation21
The “Effect of Marangoni Convection on Heat Transfer in Phase Change Materials” experiment21
Analysis of prospective flight schemes to Venus accompanied by an asteroid flyby21
Planetary defense governance: Thirty years of development and the multilateral future21
Conceptual design and research on the thermal performance of a martian human base21
Application of Lyapunov–Floquet transformation to the nonlinear spacecraft relative motion with periodic-coefficients21
Bremsstrahlung power conversion for fusion power and propulsion in space21
Investigation of influence factors to the reduction of hypersonic blunt-body drag and aeroheating based on a spike - aerodisk - Channel concept21
Mass property estimation on TSE(3) via unscented Kalman filter using RCS thrusters20
The potential benefits of melatonin in the prevention and treatment of bone loss in response to microgravity20
Additive manufacturing of ceramic multi-material heating and ignition elements for a sustainable space access20
Pulse volume discharge behind shock wave in channel flow with obstacle20
Tiny satellites, big challenges: A feasibility study of machine vision pose estimation for PocketQubes during conjunctions20
Effects of nickel and manganese on ductile iron utilizing ionic liquid harvested iron and Bosch byproduct carbon20
Editorial for the special issue of 72nd IAC, Dubai, UAE, 25–29 October 202120
Neural learning-based dual channel event-triggered deployment control of space tethered system with intermittent output20
HERCCULES: A university balloon-borne experiment for BEXUS 32 to characterize the thermal environment in the stratosphere using COTS20
Optimal Sun-tracking law for remote sensing satellites operating under observation constraints20
“Operating spacecraft around comets: Evaluation of the near-nucleus environment”20
The additionally charged forces in the Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon systems20
Ultrasonic augers for improved transport of granular materials20
Conceptual design of a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle for Mars exploration19
Performance enhancement of microwave discharge cathode by external gas injection system19
Behavioral changes in Drosophila males after travel to International Space Station. Part II. Larvae vs. Imago19
Development of the on-orbit maintenance and manipulation workbench (MMW) for the Chinese space station19
Multidisciplinary design and metamodel assisted optimization for a telecommunication satellite with large-size payload19
Experimental and Simulative Evaluation of a Reinforcement Learning Based Cold Gas Thrust Chamber Pressure Controller19
A computational investigation of shock wave train in diverse duct geometries using machine learning-adopted k-ω turbulence model19
Space traffic management: Large constellations19
Systematic methodology for the preliminary design of future rotary VTOL Martian aerobots19
The role of space-based data in European climate policies19
Machine learning-based quasi-optimal feedback control for a propellantless re-entry19
Is artificial intelligence the great filter that makes advanced technical civilisations rare in the universe?19
Simulated artificial interventions maintain species diversity of spatially structured microbial communities in closed ecosystem19
Composition optimization of a hypergolic green propellant based on monoethanolamine, n-butanol and 90% hydrogen peroxide19
Study on the collision characteristics between high-temperature alumina droplets and char layer19
Orbital and thermal modelling of a 3U CubeSat equipped with a high-temperature superconducting coil19
Americium fuelled radioisotope stirling generator for lunar surface mobility systems19
Sky lake – Moon environment design18
From Antarctic prototype to ground test demonstrator for a lunar greenhouse18
Unveiling the realm of AI governance in outer space and its importance in national space policy18
Altitude optimality boundary of two variants of large space debris removal to disposal orbits18
TASEC-Lab: A COTS-based CubeSat-like university experiment for characterizing the convective heat transfer in stratospheric balloon missions18
Research on laser induced plasma ignition of gas oxygen/methane18
Effects of long-term storage on properties of perovskite solar cells18
Two-stage DRL with hybrid perception of vision and force feedback for lunar construction robotic assembly control18
Experimentally backed model of bubbly flow in a CNTP reactor18
DIANA: An underwater analog space mission18
Defining and characterizing self-awareness and self-sufficiency for deep space habitats18
Space tether research at the University of Stuttgart18
Dry ice propellant for electric propulsion with triple-point storage18
The interelectrode discharge characteristics of the electrospray-type thrusters18
Damage estimation method for spacecraft protective structures exposed to hypervelocity impacts18
High-fidelity flexible multibody model considering torsional deformation for nonequatorial space elevator18
Transfers between NRHOs and DROs in the Earth-Moon system18
Differential sputtering yield measurement of ion grid materials by novel arch array system18
Experimental investigation on propagation characteristics of rotating detonation wave fueled by diesel18
System analysis of a Moon base at the south pole: Considering landing sites, ECLSS and ISRU18
Impact of chemical modeling on the numerical analysis of a LOx/GCH4 rocket engine pintle injector18
Experimental and numerical investigation of transverse combustion instability in a rectangle multi-injector rocket combustor18
Onboard observer-enhanced filter in handling orbital elements estimation of non-cooperative target18
Space taxonomy: Need for a progressive tax regime18
Machine learning methods for modeling the kinetics of combustion in problems of space safety18
Atomic insight into the combustion behavior of aluminum nanoparticles under mixed atmosphere of H2O, CO2 and O218
Design of magnetically enhanced hollow cathode micro-thruster: Concept and experimental research18
Minimum-impact-error correction strategy for Δv18
The Moon as an effective propellant source: A comprehensive exergy analysis from extraction to depot17
Analysis of influence of fabric architecture and radiation characteristics on effective thermal conductivity of carbonized woven thermal protection composites17
Orbit-localised thermosphere density prediction using a Kalman filter based calibration of empirical models17
Adaptive control design for active Pogo suppression based on vibration-acceleration feedback17
Near field features of orthogonally impinging under expanded triangular and hexagonal supersonic jets17
Sensitivity study of impact risk model results to thermal radiation damage model for large objects17
Accurate semantic segmentation of small-body craters for navigation17
Historical space painting art: Its important role on the creation of space-age era in 1950s17
Wind–pellet shear sailing17
Numerical and experimental studies of the hypersonic flow around a cube at incidence17
Detumbling control of an underactuated tethered satellite system based on a tension regulation method17
Integrated attitude and shape control for OrigamiSats with variable surface reflectivity17
EDT demonstration for keeping low altitude orbit using carbon nanotube tether17
Modernizing NASA's risk classification system17
The impact of cardiovascular deconditioning in space: A review17
Spacecraft formation flying system design and controls for four nanosats mission17
Study on the current stability and performances of electrospray thruster by coaxial capillary emitters of hybrid highly conductive ionic liquids17
Acceding to the Moon Agreement to acquire legal certainty: An optional solution for China in the new era of lunar exploration and exploitation17
Optimal Active Debris Removal mission planning to inform policy decisions17
Station-keeping for a solar sail during lander/probe deployment using feedback control17
A novel concept on Mid Air Recovery of crew module17
Optical properties of aluminum oxide powder modified by nanoparticles and prospects for its use in solar power and space industry17
Bioprint FirstAid: A handheld bioprinter for first aid utilization on space exploration missions16
Long term displacement observation of the Atatürk Dam, Turkey by multi-temporal InSAR analysis16
Technology roadmapping methodology for future hypersonic transportation systems16
Thrust measurements of microwave-, superconducting- and laser-type emdrives16
Event-triggered sliding mode attitude coordinated control for spacecraft formation flying system with disturbances16
Predicting dynamic fragmentation characteristics from high-impact energy events utilizing terrestrial static arena test data and machine learning16
Solar sail with inflatable toroidal shell16
Output feedback fault-tolerant control for hypersonic flight vehicles with non-affine actuator faults16
Feasibility studies for a dust observatory between earth and the asteroid belt16
Thinking ET: A discussion of exopsychology16
Chain tethered satellite formation reconfiguration: An event-triggered practical prescribed-time control approach16
Spacecraft protection against man-made and natural space debris particles16
Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality: For astronaut mental health; and space tourism, education and outreach16
Centroid determination based on energy flow information for moving dim point targets16
Effects of swirl injection on the combustion of a novel composite hybrid rocket fuel grain16
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