Deciphering the genesis and evolution of the Martian polar caps can provide crucial
understanding of Mars' climate system and will be a big step forward for comparative …

We introduce a Mars Radio Occultation (RO) mission concept leveraging on small satellite
(smallsat) technologies that will enable measurements that address both Mars science and …

A significant challenge for interplanetary small satellites is fully propulsive orbit insertion due
to limited total velocity change capabilities. At destinations with significant atmospheres, this …

Several million dust devil events occur on Mars every day. These events last, on average,
about 30 minutes and range in size from meters to hundreds of meters in diameter …

Multi-robot systems are uniquely well-suited to performing complex tasks such as patrolling
and tracking, information gathering, and pick-up and delivery problems, offering significantly …

A network of small satellites is designed to ferry data from Mars to Earth. The small satellites,
or data mules, are assumed to have laser communicators and maintain cycler orbits. The …

As space agencies look to conduct more scientific missions beyond Earth orbit, low-cost
access to space becomes indispensable. Small satellites (smallsats) fulfill this need as they …

From Mercury to the outer reaches of the solar system, the past six decades have witnessed
a vast set of discoveries utilizing radio science (RS) methods. For example, based on key …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1654. vid Aerocapture is a
technique that can significantly reduce the required propellant for orbit insertion, which is of …

Radio Occultation (RO) is a remote sensing observation which takes advantage of radio
signals from the communications system of a spacecraft to measure the Doppler shift of the …