Brent Buffington - Concepedia

Author

Brent Buffington

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Also Known As

B. B. Buffington, Brent B. Buffington, Brent Buffington

Publications

597

Citations

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Concepts

All Affiliations

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory California Institute of Technology Southwest Research Institute Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

Brent Buffington is an author at Jet Propulsion Laboratory specializing in engineering, space engineering, and astrodynamics.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	11	13	394
2	Space Engineering	10	10	193
3	Space Sciences	5	5	242
4	Systems Engineering	3	3	53
5	Computer Science	1	1	10

Brent Buffington

Publications

511

Citations

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	Year	Citations
Science Goals and Mission Architecture of the Europa Lander Mission Concept K. P. Hand, C. B. Phillips, Alison E. Murray, The Planetary Science Journal Space MissionAbstract EuropaMarine GeologyScience GoalsEngineering	2022	96
Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission R. T. Pappalardo, B. J. Buratti, H. Korth, Space Science Reviews Space MissionEngineeringSatellite InstrumentationSolar Terrestrial EnvironmentScience Overview	2024	74
Tour Design Techniques for the Europa Clipper Mission Stefano Campagnola, Brent Buffington, Try Lam, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	2019	49
Overview of the Cassini Extended Mission Trajectory Brent Buffington, Nathan Strange, John C. Smith AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit Space MissionEngineeringAerospace EngineeringSpace Mission DesignPlanetary Exploration	2008	34
Detecting tides and gravity at Europa from multiple close flybys Ryan S. Park, S. W. Asmar, Brent Buffington, Geophysical Research Letters Reference TrajectoryOrbit DeterminationEarth-moon SystemEngineeringSatellite Measurement	2011	27
Improved detection of tides at Europa with radiometric and optical tracking during flybys Ryan S. Park, B. G. Bills, Brent Buffington, Planetary and Space Science EngineeringOcean TechnologyOptical TrackingRadiometrySpace Geodesy	2015	27
Europa Multiple-Flyby Trajectory Design Brent Buffington, Stefano Campagnola, Anastassios E. Petropoulos AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Space MissionEngineeringAerospace EngineeringSpace Mission DesignPlanetary Exploration	2012	25
Trajectory Design Concept for the Proposed Europa Clipper Mission (Invited) Brent Buffington AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Trajectory Design ConceptSpace MissionEngineeringAerospace EngineeringSpace Mission Design	2014	25
A Robust Mission Tour for NASA’s Planned Europa Clipper Mission Try Lam, Brent Buffington, Stefano Campagnola Space MissionExploration StudiesAerospace EngineeringSpace Mission DesignPlanetary Exploration	2018	23
Europa mission update: Beyond payload selection Todd Bayer, Brent Buffington, Jean‐François Castet,	2017	22

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