Advanced Spacecraft/Satellite Technologies (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Astronautics & Space Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 June 2026 | Viewed by 894
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Interests: space engineering; space manipulators
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Dear Colleagues,
Space is now considered as the new frontier. The rapid progress of space technologies has led to new applications of satellites for commercial and scientific missions. Missions such as asteroid mining, human space explorations, on-orbit servicing, and many others are under development or have been proposed. Consequently, future spacecraft must have the required systems and technologies that enable future space missions to operate reliably and safely in the harsh environment of space. For example, technologies that can provide astronauts with air, water, and food are essential for manned missions and interplanetary colonization and so need to be investigated and developed. Spaceborne robotic autonomous perception and intervention are required for asteroid mining, as well as on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. At the same time, these missions are pushing spacecraft technologies to the next level. Such relevant technologies include, but are not limited to, propulsion, power, thermal management, radiation protection, communication, and high-performance onboard computing, all of which support onboard artificial intelligence and onboard data handling.
This Special Issue invites researchers to submit their original research papers on advanced spacecraft/satellite technologies that would make future missions possible. The topics include but are not limited to:
- Attitude dynamics and control;
- Relative pose estimation;
- Advanced propulsion;
- Guidance, navigation, and orbit control;
- Life support systems for human space exploration;
- Thermal management;
- Radiation protection;
- Energy harvesting;
- Artificial intelligence for satellites;
- Space robotics;
- Satellite communications;
- Space structure and assembly;
- Command and data handling;
- Space situational awareness.
Dr. Xiaofeng Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- radiation protection
- thermal management
- guidance, navigation and control
- space power and propulsion
- space structure
- communication
- life support
- on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing
- artificial intelligence
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