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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Improved Sequential Convex Programming Algorithms for Entry Trajectory Optimization56
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Guidance43
Deep Learning Techniques for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance During Proximity Operations40
Onboard Generation of Optimal Trajectories for Hypersonic Vehicles Using Deep Learning39
Uniform Trigonometrization Method for Optimal Control Problems with Control and State Constraints33
Final Design of the Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) Flight Experiment32
Numerical Simulation of Instabilities in the Boundary-Layer Transition Experiment Flowfield28
Image-Based Deep Reinforcement Meta-Learning for Autonomous Lunar Landing28
Tilt-to-Length Coupling in the GRACE Follow-On Laser Ranging Interferometer27
Modeling Heat-Shield Erosion due to Dust Particle Impacts for Martian Entries25
Satellite Constellation Pattern Optimization for Complex Regional Coverage24
Q-Law Aided Direct Trajectory Optimization of Many-Revolution Low-Thrust Transfers21
Local Wall Temperature Effects on the Second-Mode Instability21
Design and Reconstruction of the Hayabusa2 Precision Landing on Ryugu20
Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Operability Under Varied Pressure Drop Injection20
Preflight Ground Test Analyses of the Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) Flight Geometry20
New Approach to Folding a Thin-Walled Yoshimura Patterned Cylinder19
Preflight Boundary-Layer Stability Analysis of BOLT Geometry19
Data-Driven Image Processing for Onboard Optical Navigation Around a Binary Asteroid17
Effects of Nose Bluntness on Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Receptivity and Stability17
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Optimal Planar Orbit Transfers17
Convex Optimization of Launch Vehicle Ascent Trajectory with Heat-Flux and Splash-Down Constraints17
Geometric Effects on Charring Ablator: Modeling the Full-Scale Stardust Heat Shield17
Mars InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Trajectory and Atmosphere Reconstruction16
Simple ΔV Approximation for Optimization of Debris-to-Debris Transfers16
Assessment of Hypersonic Double-Cone Experiments for Validation of Thermochemistry Models16
Cislunar Navigation Accuracy Using Optical Observations of Natural and Artificial Targets15
Numerical Simulation on Optimization of Pintle Base Shape in Planar Expansion-Deflection Nozzles15
Reinforcement Metalearning for Interception of Maneuvering Exoatmospheric Targets with Parasitic Attitude Loop15
Multidisciplinary Shape Optimization of Missile Fin Configuration Subject to Aerodynamic Heating14
Versatile On-Orbit Servicing Mission Design in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit14
Boundary Layer Transition Preflight Experiments in a Mach-6 Quiet Tunnel13
Image-Based Lunar Terrain Relative Navigation Without a Map: Measurements13
Pogo Accumulator Optimization Based on Multiphysics of Liquid Rockets and Neural Networks13
Survey and Performance Evaluation of Small-Satellite Propulsion Technologies13
Rankine Vortex Suppression in Tanks with Conical Base: A Numerical Investigation13
Simulating Plasma Solitons from Orbital Debris Using the Forced Korteweg–de Vries Equation13
Impact of Electrostatic Perturbations on Proximity Operations in High Earth Orbits13
InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Postflight Performance Assessment12
Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction12
Focused Laser Differential Interferometric Investigation of Turbulent Jet Spectra12
Space Flight Demonstration of Rotating Detonation Engine Using Sounding Rocket S-520-3112
Three-Dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili Damped Forced Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves from Orbital Debris12
Reconstructed Ballistic Data Versus Wax Regression-Rate Intrusive Measurement in a Hybrid Rocket12
Investigation of Silicon Carbide Oxidation Mechanism Using ReaxFF Molecular Dynamics Simulation11
Introduction to the Special Section on the Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) Flight Experiment11
Flexibility Management for Space Logistics via Decision Rules11
Lyapunov Optimal Touchless Electrostatic Detumbling of Space Debris in GEO Using a Surface Multisphere Model11
Three-Degree-of-Freedom Hypersonic Reentry Trajectory Optimization Using an Advanced Indirect Method11
Experimental Investigation of Wall Heat Flux in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine11
Radiative Transmission and Absorption Within the Thermal Protection System of Atmospheric Entry Spacecraft11
Sensitivity of Hypersonic Dusty Flows to Physical Modeling of the Particle Phase11
Space Environment Exposure Effects on Ceramic Coating for Thermal Protection Systems11
Numerical Analysis of Flowfield in Linear Plug Nozzle with Base Bleed11
Instance Segmentation for Feature Recognition on Noncooperative Resident Space Objects10
Deterministic and Robust Optimization of Hybrid Rocket Engines for Small Satellite Launchers10
Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation 2 Trajectory, Aerodynamics, and Atmosphere Reconstruction10
Development of the Low-Density Phenolic-Based Fibrous Ablator ZURAM-K10
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Reusable Launch Vehicles for Different Propellants and Objectives10
Deployment Dynamics Analysis of an Origami-Folded Spacecraft Structure with Elastic Hinges10
Using Aerothermodynamic Similarity to Experimentally Study Nonequilibrium Giant Planet Entry10
Effects of Electric Potential Uncertainty on Electrostatic Tractor Relative Motion Control Equilibria9
Chip Scale Atomic Clock–Driven One-Way Radiometric Tracking for Low-Earth-Orbit CubeSat Navigation9
Landing Guidance Strategy of Space Rider9
Cislunar Periodic Orbit Analysis for Persistent Space Object Detection Capability9
Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment Preflight Trajectory Modeling and Postflight Reconstruction9
Framework for Modeling and Optimization of On-Orbit Servicing Operations Under Demand Uncertainties9
Secondary Side Considerations for Boundary Layer Transition Flight Experiment9
Event-Driven Network Model for Space Mission Optimization with High-Thrust and Low-Thrust Spacecraft9
Rapid Evaluation of Low-Thrust Transfers from Elliptical Orbits to Geostationary Orbit9
Dynamic Modeling and Spin Control for Deployment of Spin-Type Heliogyro Solar Sail9
Performance Assessment of Convex Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Methods9
Simulating Damped Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves from Orbital Debris9
Integrated Optimization of First-Stage SRM and Ascent Trajectory of Multistage Launch Vehicles9
Feasibility and Performance Analysis of Neptune Aerocapture Using Heritage Blunt-Body Aeroshells8
Constrained Attitude Maneuvering via Modified-Rodrigues-Parameter-Based Motion Planning Algorithms8
A Maximum Independent Set Method for Scheduling Earth-Observing Satellite Constellations8
Electron-Based Touchless Potential Sensing of Shape Primitives and Differentially-Charged Spacecraft8
Postflight Analysis of Atmospheric Properties from Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing8
Aerocapture Assessment for NASA Ice Giants Pre-Decadal Survey Mission Study8
Toward the Autonomous Assembly of Large Telescopes Using CubeSat Rendezvous and Docking8
Thermal Analysis for Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator/CV-1144-0 in Hypersonic Test Environments8
Aerothermodynamic Ground Tests in Support of the Boundary Layer Transition Flight Experiment8
Seeded Hydrogen in Mars Transfer Vehicles Using Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines7
Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures7
Multifidelity Space Mission Planning and Infrastructure Design Framework for Space Resource Logistics7
Galactic Cosmic Ray Shielding Using Spherical Field-Reversed Array of Superconducting Coils7
Feasibility Study of Aerocapture at Mars with an Innovative Deployable Heat Shield7
Experimental Study of Structural Materials for Prolonged Venus Surface Exploration Missions7
Generation of Spacecraft Operations Procedures Using Deep Reinforcement Learning7
Thermal Performance Evaluation of Space Radiator for Single-Phase Mechanically Pumped Fluid Loop7
Genetic-Algorithm-Based Design for Rideshare and Heterogeneous Constellations7
Numerical Simulations of Water Spray on Launch Pad During Rocket Launching7
Remote Electrostatic Potential Sensing for Proximity Operations: Comparison and Fusion of Methods7
Boundary Layer Transit Flight Experiment: Mission Overview, Launch Vehicle and Payload Subsystems7
Evidence for Drag Coefficient Modeling Errors near and Above the Oxygen-to-Helium Transition7
Experimental Studies of Protrusion-Inserted Hybrid Rocket Motor with Varying L/D Ratio7
Semi-Analytical Model for Design and Analysis of On-Orbit Servicing Architecture7
Seeded Hydrogen in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines7
Validating the Deployment of a Novel Tether Design for Orbital Debris Removal7
Similarity and Key Parameters of Retropropulsion Assisted Deceleration in Hypersonic Wind Tunnels7
Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Framework for Stochastic Spaceflight Campaign Design6
Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Metallic Thermal Protection Systems for Spaceplane Vehicles6
Free-Flight Aerodynamic Testing of the Skylon Space Plane6
Artificial Neural Networks for Multiple NEA Rendezvous Missions with Continuous Thrust6
Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling in a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer6
Scale-Up Validation of Hydrogen Peroxide/High-Density Polyethylene Hybrid Rocket with Multiport Solid Fuel6
Discrete-Event Drag-Modulated Guidance Performance for Venus Aerocapture6
Local Wall Cooling Effects on Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Stability6
Australian Rapid-Response Airborne Observation of the Hayabusa2 Reentry6
Effect of Counterflowing Jet on Supersonic Slender-Body Configurations: A Numerical Study6
Diamagnetically Enhanced Electrolysis and Phase Separation in Low Gravity6
Precise Orbit Determination Technique to Refine Spacecraft Mechanical Modeling6
Reachable Set of Low-Delta-v Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assist Flyby6
Experimental Investigation of Spherical Tank Slosh Dynamics with Water and Liquid Nitrogen6
Optimal Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers Made Easy: A Direct Approach6
Space Exploration Architecture and Design Framework for Commercialization6
Optimal Real-Time Approach and Capture of Uncontrolled Spacecraft6
Constrained Guidance for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Under Electrostatic Perturbations6
Generation of Multiple-Revolution Many-Impulse Optimal Spacecraft Maneuvers6
Accelerometer Parameterization and the Quality of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Solutions6
Characterizing Minimum-Time Solar Sail Geostationary Orbit Transfers Using Pseudospectral Optimal Control6
Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification of Electron Beams in Active Spacecraft Charging Scenarios6
Analysis of Turbulence Model Uncertainty for Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction Simulations6
Full-Scale Supersonic Parachute Shape Reconstruction Using Three-Dimensional Stereo Imagery6
Optimizing Allocation-Enhanced Hypersonic Flight Control with Actuator Dynamics and Constraints6
Conceptual Study on Robust Rebound Suppression Mechanism for Small-Body Landing5
Flight Demonstration of Pulse Detonation Engine Using Sounding Rocket S-520-31 in Space5
Quantitative Assessment of Aerocapture and Applications to Future Solar System Exploration5
Spectral Content in a Supersonic Backward-Facing Step Flow5
Generating High-Speed Earth Reentry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube5
Minimum-Mass Limits for Streamlined Venus Atmospheric Probes5
Low-Earth-Orbit Constellation Phasing Using Miniaturized Low-Thrust Propulsion Systems5
HIFiRE-5b Boundary-Layer Transition Length and Turbulent Overshoot5
Investigation of Galileo Probe Entry Heating with Coupled Radiation and Ablation5
Inverse Design of Nozzle Using Convolutional Neural Network5
The Effects of Spacecraft Potential on Ionospheric Ion Measurements5
Nonlinear Prediction in Marker-Based Spacecraft Pose Estimation with Polynomial Transition Maps5
On-Orbit Servicing Optimization Framework with High- and Low-Thrust Propulsion Tradeoff5
Bimodal Propulsion System for Small Spacecraft: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Characterization5
Modal Characteristics of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Structure at High Temperature5
Small-Body Segmentation Based on Morphological Features with a U-Shaped Network Architecture5
A Contactless Micro-Vibration Isolator Using the Flux Pinning Effect for Space Telescopes5
Simulation of the Schiaparelli Entry and Comparison to Aerosciences Flight Data5
Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance by Using Modified Chebyshev–Picard Iteration5
Experimentally Simulating Giant Planet Entry in an Expansion Tube5
Flight Reconstruction of Plume-Induced Site Alteration from InSight5
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for Jupiter and Saturn Rendezvous Missions5
Drag of a Spiked Body in Chemically Reacting Hypersonic Flow5
Flight Mechanics Feasibility Assessment for Co-Delivery of Direct-Entry Probe and Aerocapture Orbiter5
Aerodynamic Performance of the InSight Mars Lander5
Mission Architecture to Reach and Operate at the Focal Region of the Solar Gravitational Lens5
Rapid Design of High-Fidelity Low-Thrust Transfers to the Moon5
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach to Integrated Space Mission Planning and Spacecraft Design5
Multistage Stabilized Continuation for Indirect Optimal Control of Three-Dimensional Hypersonic Trajectories5
Hypersonic Flow Control of Kinzhal Missile via Off-Axis, Pulsed Energy Deposition5
Design and Dynamic Analysis of Rigid Foldable Aeroshells for Atmospheric Entry5
Development of an S-Shaped Pulse Detonation Engine for a Sounding Rocket5
Improved Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance for Launch Vehicles Under Thrust Drop Fault5
Aerodynamic Heating in the Gap Between a Missile Body and a Control Fin5
Reconstructed Performance of the Supersonic Parachute of the Mars InSight Lander5
Centroid and Apparent Diameter Optical Navigation on Mars Orbit5
Hypergolic Continuous Detonation with Space-Storable Propellants and Additively Manufactured Injector Design5
Hovering of an Electrically Actuated Spacecraft in a Small-Body Plasma Field5
Multiobjective Optimization and Particle-In-Cell Simulation of Cusped Field Thrusters for Microsatellite Platforms5
Probabilistic Transient Heat Conduction Analysis Considering Uncertainties in Thermal Loads Using Surrogate Model5
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Hayabusa Reentry Peak Heating5
Silica–Phenolic Nanocomposite Ablatives for Thermal Protection Application5
Touchless Potential Sensing of Differentially Charged Spacecraft Using Secondary Electrons4
Piecewise Sundman Transformation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Using Many Embedded Lambert Problems4
Spectral Features for Reentry Breakup Event Identification4
Time-Optimal Magnetic Attitude Detumbling4
Prospects of a Hybrid Magnetic/Electrostatic Sample Container Retriever4
Optimal Information Filtering for Robust Aerocapture Trajectory Generation and Guidance4
Aerocapture Trajectory Planning Using Hierarchical Differential Dynamic Programming4
Combined System–Trajectory Design for Geostationary Orbit Platforms on Hybrid Transfer4
Kinking Characteristics of an Inflated Beam Under Bending4
Cislunar Periodic Orbits for Earth–Moon L1 and L2 Lagrange Point Surveillance4
Effect of N Atoms on O-Atom Reactivity with Carbon4
Effect of Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Modeling on High-Enthalpy Double-Cone Flow4
Study on Control of Unsteadiness and Flow Asymmetry in Linear Aerospike Nozzles4
Neuro-Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Sliding Mode Controller for Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization4
Aerodynamics of Orion in Rarefied Flow Along a Mars Entry Path4
Efficient Storage and Deployment of Tubular Composite Boom Using Spring Root Hinges4
Wireless Power Transmission Efficiency for Microwave Rocket Using 28 GHz Gyrotron4
Active Mass Ejection for Asteroid Manipulation and Deflection4
Study on Matching Between Environmental Warning Information and Spacecraft Anomalies4
Pogo Stability Approaches for the Strap-On Launch Vehicle with Staged Combustion Cycle Engines4
28 GHz Microwave-Powered Propulsion Efficiency for Free-Flight Demonstration4
Causation of Supersonic Limit Cycle Oscillations in Atmospheric Entry Vehicles4
Effectiveness of Reaction Control System in Hypersonic Rarefied Reactive Flow4
Thermal and Structural Performance of a Small Satellite with Networked Oscillating Heat Pipes4
Uncooperative Spacecraft Pose Estimation Using Monocular Monochromatic Images4
Development of Vortex Asymmetry on a Generic Projectile Configuration4
Efficient Solution of Surface Erosion in Particle-Laden Hypersonic Flows4
Specific Error Mode Correction for Deformable Reflector by Structure–Actuator Simultaneous Optimization4
Expected Collision Rates for Tracked Satellites4
Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating4
Operational Procedure for Handling of Spacecraft Materials Sensitive to Atmospheric Exposure4
Surrogate Neural Network for Rapid Flight Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Rocket Engines4
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small Satellite Dynamics Testbed Planar Air-Bearing Propulsion System Characterization4
Deep Learning for Real-Time Satellite Pose Estimation on Tensor Processing Units4
Passive Method to Measure Reentry Radiation in the Presence of Ablative Products4
On-Orbit Servicing System Architectures for Proliferated Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations4
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