Peer-Reviewed Articles

Development of a Dual-axis Pulsed Plasma Thruster for Nanosatellite Applications

Quang-Vinh Tran, Wee-Seng Lim, and Tran-Duy-Vu Bui –  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Kay-Soon Low and Bingyin Kang –  National University of Singapore, Singapore

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 837-847
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Attitude Testing Platform in a Vacuum Environment for a Lean Satellite with an Electric Thruster

Marcos Hernandez-Herrera, Phongsakorn Meemak, Hiroki Hisatsugu, Kotaro Hiraka, Jose Rodrigo Cordova-Alarcon, Sangkyun Kim, Kazuhiro Toyoda, and Mengu Cho – Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 849-858
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Design and Testing of Low-Cost, Open Source, 3-D Printed Air-Bearing-Based Attitude Simulator for CubeSat Satellites

Nemanja Jovanovic – Aalto University, Finland; Joshua M. Pearce – Aalto University, Finland and Michigan Tech-nological University, Houghton, MI US; Jan Praks – Aalto University, Finland

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 859-880
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Full Performance Mapping of the IFM NanoThruster, Including Direct Thrust Measurements

David Krejci , Valentin Hugonnaud, Tony Schönherr, Bryan Little, and Alexander Reissner – ENPULSION, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Bernhard Seifert – FOTEC, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Quirin Koch, Eduard Bosch Borràs, and José González del Amo – ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 881-893
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Networked Small Satellite Magnetometers for Auroral Plasma Science

J. Brent Parham, Maria Kromis, David Einhorn, Phillip Teng, Sergei Pos-nov, Hannah Levin, Osi Van Dessel, Aleks Zosuls, Brian Walsh, and Joshua Semeter – Boston University, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 01 (Apr. 2019) pp. 801-814
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Lasercom Uncertainty Modeling and Optimization Simulation (LUMOS): A Statistical Approach to Risk-Tolerant Systems Engineering for Small Satellites

Emily Clements, Jeffrey Mendenhall, and David Caplan – MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA US; Kerri Cahoy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 01 (Apr. 2019) pp. 815–836
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Trade-Offs and Optimization of Air-Assisted Launch Vehicles for Small Satellites

Vaios Lappas, PhD – Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras Greece, Patras, Greece

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 753–772
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A Scalable Drag Sail for the Deorbit of Small Satellites

Alexandra C. Long – Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA US; David A. Spencer – Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 773–788
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NASA Operational Simulator for Small Satellites (NOS3): The STF-1 CubeSat Case Study

Dustin M. Geletko, Matthew D. Grubb, John P. Lucas, Justin R. Morris, Max Spolaor, Mark D. Suder, Steven C. Yokum, and Scott A. Zemerick – NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), Independent Test Capability (ITC), Jon McBride Software Testing & Research (JSTAR) Laboratory, Fairmont, WV US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 789–800
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Initial Demonstration of an Uplink LED Beacon to a Low Earth Orbiting CubeSat

Joe Figura, Christian Haughwout, and Kerri Cahoy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Boston, MA US; Richard Welle, Brian Hardy, and Dee Pack – The Aerospace Corporation, Space Science Applications Laboratory, El Segundo, CA US; Amanda Bosh – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Boston, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 02 (Sep. 2018) pp. 719–732
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Autonomously Blended Passive and Active Control for a CubeSat-Class Science Mission

Matthew Childers and Anshu Narang-Siddarth – William E. Boeing Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA US; Matthew Sorgenfrei – Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Intelligent Systems Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 02 (Sep. 2018) pp. 733–752
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