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Section Board for 'Astronautics & Space Science' (21)
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Interests: small satellites; innovative spacecraft subsystems including the ground segment; planetary exploration with particular reference to radio science experiments
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Special Issue in Aerospace: Verification Approaches for Nano- and Micro-Satellites II
Interests: spaceflight dynamics; applied celestial mechanics and ballistics; formation flying; interplanetary mission design; attitude control systems for small satellites; laboratory simulation and flight testing of the dynamics of small satellites
Interests: aerothermodynamics (modeling, experiment, in-flight investigation); aerothermochemistry (modeling, experiment, in-flight investigation); electric space propulsion; advanced space propuldion; energy systems for space; technology transfer
Interests: space propulsion; small spacecraft design; space systems engineering; miniaturization of space systems and components; interplanetary CubeSat missions
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Special Issue in Eng: Safety, Reliability and Failure Analysis of Space Propulsion Systems
Special Issue in Aerospace: In commemoration of Prof. Dr. Darren Lee Hitt: Micro-Propulsion for Small Spacecraft — Current Trends, Innovations and Challenges
Interests: space trajectories analysis and optimization; space propulsion
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Interests: tethered satellite systems; re-entry ballistics; space debris removal; dynamics and control of satellites in non-contact interaction
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Interests: dynamics and control of tethered spacecraft system and space robotics; electrodynamic tether propulsion and space debris removal; multi- functional materials; additive manufacturing in space; solid mechanics and finite element method
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Interests: electric propulsion; plasma; renewable energy; energy storage
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Interests: green propellant; hybrid rockets; propulsion systems
Interests: global optimisation; multiobjective optimisation; optimisation under uncertainty; space systems engineering; aerospace engineering; uncertainty quantification
Interests: electric propulsion; breakthrough propulsion for spacecraft
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Interests: high speed aerodynamics; aerothermodynamics; space propulsion; space technologies; microgravity fluid dynamics
Interests: space propulsion; plasmas; combustion; propellants; space exploration
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Interests: space technologies; optics; structures; thermal design; structure dynamics; tribology; mission design; space sciences; Earth observation; astrodynamics
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Interests: space; satellite; astrodynamics; control systems engineering; space technology; spacecraft; aeronautical engineering; orbital mechanics
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Interests: design and testing in the field of microsatellites and space microsystems; methods for attitude determination and control; recursive filters; micropropulsion systems; test-bench for attitude determination and control systems of small satellites
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Special Issue in Aerospace: Verification Approaches for Nano- and Micro-Satellites II
Interests: spacecraft electric propulsion; micropropulsion; ground testing; measurement techniques; plasma physics; laser-aided diagnostics
2 School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: space electric propulsion; advanced materials for space applications; nanotechnology; plasma physics
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2. Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Patras, Patras 265 04, Greece
Interests: small satellites; launchers; GNC
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Interests: astrodynamics; orbit design and trajectory optimization for space exploration
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Interests: aeronautical systems; autonomous systems; computing; simulation modelling; defence info systems; operational analysis and simulation; space systems
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Special Issue in Electronics: Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Challenging Environments