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Interplanetary Spacecraft Design

Interplanetary Spacecraft Design is a specialized discipline within spacecraft engineering that focuses on the conception, analysis, and development of spacecraft systems intended for travel and operation between celestial bodies within a planetary system, distinguished from other aerospace design fields by its emphasis on long-duration missions, deep-space navigation, radiation resilience, and autonomous operations.

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The passage of energetic charged particles through interplanetary space

E. N. Parker · Planetary and Space Science · 1965 · 1.6K citations

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Advances in astronautical sciences

Luke Shepherd · Planetary and Space Science · 1963 · 1.3K citations

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Advances in astronautical sciences

Brian O’Leary · Icarus · 1983 · 598 citations

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Survey of Inter-Satellite Communication for Small Satellite Systems: Physical Layer to Network Layer View

Radhika Radhakrishnan, William Edmonson, Fatemeh Afghah et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials · 2016 · 357 citations

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Advances in Space Research

Space Research Today · 2008 · 351 citations

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  1. JM
    James M. Longuski

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    21 publications · 1K citations

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  2. DE
    Daniel E. Hastings

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. RD
    Robert D. Braun

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    18 publications · 687 citations

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  4. BR
    Brian R. Hollis

    Langley Research Center, United States

    14 publications · 826 citations

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  5. SA
    Scott A. Berry

    Langley Research Center, United States

    11 publications · 463 citations

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Institutions

646

  1. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

    40 h-index

    438 publications

    14.8K citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    36 h-index

    304 publications

    9.7K citations

  3. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    28 h-index

    142 publications

    5.1K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    82 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    25 h-index

    118 publications

    4.3K citations

  6. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    22 h-index

    68 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    20 h-index

    62 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. Lockheed Martin (United States)

    Bethesda, United States

    20 h-index

    69 publications

    2K citations

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  1. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

    1K publications · 33.5K citations

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  2. Acta Astronautica

    58 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. Advances in Space Research

    19 publications · 638 citations

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  4. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    16 publications · 793 citations

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  5. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 19 publications · 437 citations

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