Frontiers in Space Technologies | Space Propulsion section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/sections/space-propulsion RSS Feed for Space Propulsion section in the Frontiers in Space Technologies journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-11T06:11:34.225+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1287474 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1287474 <![CDATA[Modeling the influence of an electric thruster’s ion beam on its global EMC]]> 2023-11-27T00:00:00Z Methods Yannik RoverRainer ThueringerUwe ProbstChris Volkmar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1191300 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1191300 <![CDATA[The fission fragment rocket engine for Mars fast transit]]> 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z Perspective J. GahlA. K. GillespieR. V. DuncanC. Lin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1220011 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1220011 <![CDATA[A comparison of Fourier and POD mode decomposition methods for high-speed Hall thruster video]]> 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z Methods J. W. BrooksA. A. KaptanogluM. S. McDonald 0 modes in the discharge channel and cathode regions of the thruster plume, as well as mode hopping between the m = 3 and m = 4 rotating spokes in the channel. The Fourier methods are ideal for characterizing linear modal structures and also provide intuitive dispersion relationships. By contrast, the POD method tailors a basis set using energy minimization techniques that better captures the nonlinear nature of these structures and with a simpler implementation. Together, the Fourier and POD methods provide a more complete toolkit for studying Hall thruster plasma instabilities and mode dynamics. Specifically, we recommend first applying POD to quickly identify the nature and location of global dynamics and then using Fourier methods to isolate dispersion plots and other wave-based physics.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1103981 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1103981 <![CDATA[Preliminary sizing and study of a hybrid rocket based combined cycle]]> 2023-06-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Laurine HillionJean-Denis ParisseAlexandre Mangeot https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1114188 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1114188 <![CDATA[Micro-nozzle flow and thrust prediction with high-density ratio using DSMC selection limiter]]> 2023-03-13T00:00:00Z Original Research T. FrielerR. Groll https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1017442 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1017442 <![CDATA[Dynamic soaring as a means to exceed the solar wind speed]]> 2022-11-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Mathias N. LarrouturouAndrew J. HigginsJeffrey K. Greason https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1063163 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1063163 <![CDATA[Editorial: Astrodynamics, guidance, navigation and control in chaotic multi-body environments]]> 2022-10-26T00:00:00Z Editorial Andrea ColagrossiStéphanie Lizy-DestrezNicola BaresiJosep MasdemontLorenzo Bucci https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.929179 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.929179 <![CDATA[Dynamics and control analysis during rendezvous in non-Keplerian Earth—Moon orbits]]> 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Mario InnocentiGiordana BucchioniGiovanni FranziniMichele GalulloFabio D’ OnofrioAlexander CroppMassimo Casasco https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.920456 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.920456 <![CDATA[Double Tisserand graphs for low-energy lunar transfer design]]> 2022-09-30T16:25:06.477Z Methods Waldemar MartensLorenzo Bucci https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.919932 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.919932 <![CDATA[Formation flying along libration point orbits using chattering attenuation sliding mode control]]> 2022-07-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Mai BandoHamidreza NamatiYuki AkiyamaShinji Hokamoto https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.919311 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.919311 <![CDATA[Autonomous Crosslink Radionavigation for a Lunar CubeSat Mission]]> 2022-06-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Erdem TuranStefano SperettaEberhard Gill https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2021.632358 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2021.632358 <![CDATA[Comparison of Submillinewton Thrust Measurements Between a Laser Interferometer and a Load Cell on a Pendulum Balance]]> 2021-04-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Dimitrios TsifakisChristine CharlesRod Boswell https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2021.639819 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2021.639819 <![CDATA[BepiColombo: A Platform for Improving Modeling of Electric Propulsion-Spacecraft Interactions]]> 2021-03-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Félicien FilleulOrson SutherlandFabrice CiprianiChristine Charles