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Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6710 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

15th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today and Tomorrow

edited by

Spiros Pantelakis

Andreas Strohmayer

and Gustavo Alonso-Rodrigo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerostructures: materials & structures; aerostructures: manufacturing; from industry 4.0 to industry 5.0; flight physics; hydrogen in aviation; fuels & energy storage; propulsion; hybrid electric flight; avionics; systems & equipment; human factors; aircraft design and optimization; small air transport (SAT) technologies; innovative concepts & scenarios; synergies and technology transfer with other industries; air traffic management & airports; maintenance; repair & overhaul (MRO); unmanned aerial systems & scaled flight testing; space technologies; ecoDESIGN and engineering for sustainability; safety; regulation and standards; European policy actions in the field of aviation & space

Design, Characterization and Operations of Lighter-than-Air Flying Vehicles

edited by

Carlo E. D. Riboldi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5672 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighter than air; airship; design; UAV; unmanned; sizing; hydrogen; helium; energy harvesting; mission design; MDAO; dynamic modeling; buoyancy; characterization; wind tunnel; testing; simulation; control; guidance; stabilization; electronics; actuators; motors; docking; maneuvers; ground infrastructure; land infrastructure; airship operations; operation research; operation cost; cost of manufacture; production cost; profitability; cost model; air transport economics; air transport system; airspace; case study; experimental campaigns

Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interactions

edited by

Zhijin Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4676 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interactions; flow-induced vibration; unsteady aerodynamics; flight/flow control; morphing wings; load control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Development of Novel Orbital Debris Protection Systems

edited by Igor Telichev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: micrometeoroids and orbital debris (MMOD); hypervelocity impact testing and modelling; MMOD protection; shields; bumpers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Flight Guidance and Control

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight control; guidance and control; flight vehicles; trajectory optimization; autonomous systems; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced AI and Robotic Technologies for Spacecraft Modelling, Optimization, and Decision-Making

edited by

Andrew W. H. Ip

Zhuming Bi

and

Kai Leung Yung

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open

Keywords: space exploration; space missions; spacecraft planning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

New Sights of Intelligent Robust Control in Aerospace

edited by

Hao Liu

Zhan Li

, Yuxin Liao and

Zhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust control; intelligent control; learning-based control; aerospace control; unmanned aerial systems

Aerospace Vehicle Optimization: Design Innovations, Thermal Management, and Practical Applications

edited by Yu Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle optimization; design methodologies; multidisciplinary optimization; thermal management; liquid cooling; two-phase flow heat transfer; phase change material; hydrogen; heat exchanger

Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity

edited by

Hekmat Alighanbari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace structures; aeroelasticity; structural dynamics; morphing and adaptive structures

Intelligent Assembly and Measurement Technologies for Next-Generation Aero-Engines

edited by Yongmeng Liu, Yingjie Mei and

Ruirui Li

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-precision measurement methods for complex engine components; high-precision intelligent assembly process of multi-stage components; online measurement and pose control; assembly process simulation and closed-loop optimization; development of flexible sensors and embedded measurement systems; non-destructive testing and deformation monitoring; application of big data and AI in assembly deviation diagnosis; key technologies for autonomous collaborative assembly of robots; in situ measurement methods in extreme environments

Advances in Detonative Propulsion (2nd Edition)

edited by Yunfeng Liu and Zhiwu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6128 | Submission Open

Keywords: oblique detonation engine; rotating detonation engine; pulsed detonation engine; shock-induced supersonic combustion; detonation-assisted scramjets; propulsive performance analysis; gaseous detonation; multiphase detonation

Advanced Aircraft Technology (2nd Edition)

edited by Jun Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4440 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary design optimization; green energy aircraft; distributed electric propulsion; new-concept aerodynamic configuration; survivability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Green Propulsion: Present Solutions and Perspectives for Powering Environmentally Friendly Space Missions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Filippo Maggi

Paravan Christian

and Stefania Carlotti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4280 | Submission Open

Keywords: green propulsion; solid propulsion; liquid propulsion; hybrid propulsion; propellant; pollution; environmental impact; space industry; clean technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Reduced-Order Modeling for Aerodynamic Analysis, Optimization, and Aeroelasticity

edited by

Weigang Yao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2708 | Submission Open

Keywords: reduced-order modeling (ROM); aeroelasticity; aerodynamic shape optimization; machine learning in computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); data-driven modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; aerodynamic testing; design optimization; flow control; flow– structure interaction; boundary layer transition

Dynamics and Control of Space On-Orbit Operations

edited by Lingling Shi and Masahiro Nohmi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: space on-orbit operations; dynamic modeling; nonlinear control; sensing techniques; mission planning; simulation and verification; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Instability and Transition of Compressible Flows

edited by

Song Fu

Peixu Guo

, Guilai Han and Jie Ren

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: boundary layer stability and transition; stability of shock wave/boundary layer interaction; stability of compressible shear layer; stability of compressible interfacial flow; stability of non-ideal flow; stability of rarefied gas; methods for stability and transition; transition modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Control of Hypersonic Morphing Flight Vehicles

edited by

Changzhu Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and flight performance analysis of morphing aircraft; trajectory optimization methods and deformation strategies for morphing aircraft; advanced guidance methods for morphing aircraft; advanced control methods for morphing aircraft; integrated design methods for guidance and control of morphing aircraft; intelligent control theory and methods for morphing aircraft; other guidance and control methods related to morphing aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Power and Electronic Systems

edited by

Ausias Garrigós

Jose M. Blanes

David Marroquí

and Esteban Sanchis-Kilders

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: space power systems; control and distribution; new space; radiation-hardened electronics; COTS electronics; satellites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Heritage and Innovation: Solid Propellants Throughout a Century of Rocket Development

edited by

Xiang Lv

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid rocket motor; solid propellant; energetic materials; grain design; combustion instability; structural integrity; numerical simulation; measurement and test; combustion diagnostics; multiphase flow combustion; combustion mechanism; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advanced Satellite Communications for Engineers and Scientists

edited by Mohammad Reza Soleymani

submission deadline 8 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: geostationary satellites; low-earth-orbit satellites; hybrid satellite terrestrial systems; broadcasting satellite systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by

Yuguang Bai

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12675 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal fluid; fluid– structure interaction; structure dynamics; aero-elasticity; advanced engine design and analysis; wind tunnel experiments; dynamic and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Airworthiness, Safety and Reliability of Aircraft

edited by

Zhong Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open

Keywords: system safety; system reliability; structure integrity; means of compliance; airworthiness certification; validation and verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Numerical Modelling of Aerospace Propulsion

edited by Thien Xuan Dinh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open

Keywords: propulsion modelling algorithms; combustion modelling of gas/liquid/solid propellant; computational fluid dynamics for propulsion; numerical-aid-design propulsion; open-source code for propulsion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Recent Progress in Dynamics, Control, and Guidance of Green Aviation and Advanced Air Mobility

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: green aviation; advanced air mobility (AAM); eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing); flight dynamics; control systems; path planning; human– machine interaction; simplified vehicle operation

Guidance and Control Systems of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Zongyi Guo

, Jing Chang and

Guanjie Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicles; reusable launch vehicles; combined cycle propulsion; advanced guidance and control; trajectory prediction/planning; morphing decision; prescribed performance control; intelligent guidance and control; AI algorithm and applications in aerospace vehicles

Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Instability and Transition upon Complex Geometries

edited by

Jie Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic flow; boundary-layer instability; transition; flow control; complex geometries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Thermal Management in Aerospace Systems

edited by

Xiande Fang

and Zhanru Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft environment control; thermal management; thermal control; avionics cooling; life support; anti/de-icing; turbine cooling; heat transfer

Propulsion Solutions for Enhancing the Small Launchers’ Competitiveness

edited by Carmine Carmicino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: green propellants; hybrid rockets; liquid rockets; efficient propulsion systems; small-satellites; light-weight composite structures; 3D printing

Enabling Solutions for the Grand Challenge of Electric Propulsion Development

edited by Maryam Reza, Farbod Faraji, Dan M. Goebel and Kurt Polzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; numerical simulations; advanced diagnostics and experiments; machine-learning-enabled modeling; facility effects; predictive modeling and control; digitalization and digital engineering in EP; physics of EP operation; novel EP system verification approaches; innovative development practices; sustainable and scalable EP system development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Mechanics of Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures

edited by Guoqing Yuan,

Jie Zhi

and

Jian Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; lightweight structure; structural functional integration; smart materials and structures; AI+; precision forming; structure optimization; advanced manufacturing; structural health monitoring and testing; mechanics of sandwich structures; thermal structures

Multidisciplinary Intelligent Design and Optimization of Flight Vehicle Systems

edited by

Renhe Shi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight vehicle design; multidisciplinary design optimization; data-driven design; artificial intelligence-based design; metamodel-based design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Manufacturing, Assembly, and Testing Technologies for Spacecraft

edited by Yanfang Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing in aerospace; intelligent spacecraft assembly; flexible grasping and fixture design; automated sealant and adhesive dispensing; precision measurement and inspection technologies; micro-low-gravity environment simulation technology; fault detection and diagnosis technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aerodynamic Optimization of Flight Wing

edited by Yayun Shi,

Kaixuan Feng

and

Guijie Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust design optimization; computational fluid dynamics; aerodynamic optimization; AI-based modeling; optimization algorithm; uncertainty quantification; efficient optimization strategy; gradient-based optimization; heuristic algorithms; drag reduction optimization; hypersonic aerodynamic modeling; full-mission cycle aerospace aerodynamic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovations in Thermal Control and Management for Spacecraft

edited by

Guiping Zhu

, Nan Xiang and Yi Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft thermal control; heat pipes and loop heat pipes; phase change materials; microgravity heat transfer; thermal protection systems; two-phase flow and cooling; radiative heat transfer in space; magnetohydrodynamic thermal management; space environment simulation; thermal system optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Space Surveillance and Tracking

edited by

Marco Felice Montaruli

and Mauro Massari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1232 | Submission Open

Keywords: space debris; space surveillance and tracking; space situational awareness; orbit determination; space objects cataloguing; artificial intelligence; in-orbit fragmentations; satellite conjunctions; collision avoidance; space traffic management; cislunar region

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aircraft Noise Mitigation—Concepts, Assessment, and Implementation

edited by

Lothar Bertsch

and

Rainer Schmid

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft noise; noise mitigation; noise reduction concepts; noise assessment methods; low-noise flight operations; airport noise management

Innovations in Space Robotics: Pioneering the Future of Space Exploration

edited by

Jun He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: space robotics; on-orbit servicing; planetary surface exploration; mechanism design; perception and motion planning; autonomous navigation and control

Flight Dynamics and Simulation of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Ryan Paul

and

Kursat Kara

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; handling qualities; ride quality; control allocation; control design; control augmentation; unified control concept; flight simulation

Optimal Control in Astrodynamics

edited by

Mauro Pontani

and

Stefano Carletta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrodynamics; space trajectory optimization; spacecraft guidance and control; spacecraft attitude; spacecraft operations; satellite constellations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Urban Low-Altitude Airspace Management and Flight Planning

edited by

Honghai Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital airspace system design and management; advanced trajectory planning and optimization; intelligent operation control of low-altitude flight; development of new low-altitude infrastructure; urban low-altitude economic application scenarios

Finite Element Analysis of Aerospace Structures

edited by

Xingyue Sun

and

Wenbo Sun

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace structures; finite element modeling; multi-scale and multi-physics simulations; structural integrity and reliability; fatigue and fracture analysis; composite and advanced materials; optimization and design methods; experimental validation and case studies

Conceptual Design for Aeronautics Propulsion Applications

edited by

Angel Velazquez

and

Francisco Sastre

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual design; aeronautics propulsion systems; methodological approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Aerodynamics and Thermal Management for Next-Generation Aero-Engines

edited by

Yu Rao

and

Kirttayoth Yeranee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine aerodynamics; thermal management; advanced cooling technologies; high-temperature materials; heat exchangers; flow control; additive manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex cooling structures; AI-driven design

Selected Papers from 11th International Conference on Vortex Flow Mechanics

edited by

Xiande Fang

and

Fang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Dynamic Control for High-Speed Flights

edited by

Jianying Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: missiles; hypersonic vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles; high-speed vehicle models; trajectory optimization; tracking guidance; terminal guidance; intelligent guidance; attitude control; nonlinear control; robust control; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Nadjim Horri

and

Toufik Souanef

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; electric aircraft; fault; disturbance; optimal; robust control; adaptive; hybrid control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Combustion of Solid Propellants

edited by

Wen Ao

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10592 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellant combustion; combustion adjustment; combustion modeling; high-pressure combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Aircraft

edited by

Carlo E. D. Riboldi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation flight; fixed-wing UAV; swarm; drones; unmanned aerial vehicle; guidance; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; dynamics; trajectory computation; path planning; simulation; experimental; testing; campaign; fixed-wing aircraft; multi-UAV; multi-aircraft; cooperative; coordination; flocking; multi-agent; distributed sensor; observer; formation flight mission; mission planning; performance; collective conscience; cellular; leader-follower; leader; wingman; formation optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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