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Budianto, I.A. and Olds, J.R.; "The Design and Deployment of a Satellite Constellation Using Collaborative Optimization," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 956-963, Nov-Dec, 2004.

Olds, J.; McCormick, D.; Charania, A.; and Marcus, L.; "Space Tourism: Making it Work for Fun and Profit," Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS), Vol. 58, No. 7-8, pp. 241-256, July-Aug, 2005.

Shelton, J.D.; Frederick, R.A.; and Wilhite, A.W.; "Launch Vehicle Propulsion Design with Multiple Selection Criteria," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 893-902, July-Aug, 2006.

Reeves, D.M.; Scher, M.D.; Wilhite, A.W.; and Stanley, D.O.; "Apollo Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Architecture Decision Revisited," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 910-915, July-Aug, 2006.

Braun, R.D.; Wright, H.S.; Croom, M.A.; Levine, J.S.; and Spencer, D.A.; "Design of the ARES Mars Airplane and Mission Architecture," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1026-1034, Sept-Oct, 2006.

Rohrschneider, R. and Braun, R.; "A Survey of Ballute Technology for Aerocapture,"Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 10-23, Jan-Feb, 2007.

Putnam, Z.R.; Braun, R.D.; Rohrschneider, R.R.; and Dec, J.A; "Entry System Options for Human Return from the Moon and Mars," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 194-202, Jan-Feb, 2007.

Braun, R.D. and Manning, R.M.; "Mars Entry, Descent and Landing Challenges," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 310-323, Mar-Apr, 2007

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