Colby, L.S.; Prakash, R; and Braun, R.D.; "Nuclear Gas Turbine Propulsion System for Long Endurance Titan Exploration," AIAA 2005-4561, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, AZ, July 2005.

Putnam, Z.R.; Braun, R.D.; Rohrschneider, R.R.; and Dec, J.A.; "Entry System Options for Human Return from the Moon and Mars," AIAA 2005-5915, 2005 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

Alemany, K. and Olds, J.; "LASSO - Lunar Architecture Stochastic Simulator and Optimizer," AIAA 2005-6415, 2005 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

Young, D.; Krevor, Z.; Tanner, C.; Thompson, R.; and Wilhite, A; "Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) Independent Performance Evaluation," GT-SSEC.E.4, 1st Annual Space Systems Engineering Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2005.

Dec, J. and Braun, R.; "An Approximate Ablative Thermal Protection System Sizing Tool for Entry System Design," AIAA 2006-0780, 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2006.

Wells, G.; Lafleur, J.; Verges, A.; Lewis, C.; Christian, J.; Manyapu, K.; and Braun, R.; "Entry Descent and Landing Challenges of Human Mars Exploration," AAS 06-072, 29th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, February 2006.