Peer-Reviewed Articles

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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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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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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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Investigation of the Effect of Gimbaling and Magnetic Attitude Control on an Integrated CubeSat Ion Thruster

Matthew J. Baird and Kristina M. Lemmer – Western Michigan University Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments, Kalamazoo, MI US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 665–681
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Analysis of the Microsized Microwave Atmospheric Satellite (MicroMAS) Communications Anomaly

Anne D. Marinan – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA US; Ayesha G. Hein, Zachary T. Lee, Ashley K. Carlton, and Kerri L. Cahoy – MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA US; Adam Milstein, Michael Shields, Michael DiLiberto, and William J. Blackwell – MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 683–699
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Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Electrical Double-Layer Capacitor-Based 1U CubeSat Electrical Power System

Tamer Aburouk, Sangkyun Kim, Hirokazu Masui, and Mengu Cho – Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 701–717
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