Drilling Load Model of an Inchworm Boring Robot for Lunar Subsurface Exploration by Weiwei Zhang, Shengyuan Jiang, Dewei Tang, Huazhi Chen, Jieneng Liang

“…In the past decade, the wireline robot has received increasing attention due to the advantages of light weight, low cost, and flexibility compared to the traditional drilling instruments in space missions. For the lunar subsurface in situ exploration mission, we proposed a type of wireline robot named IBR (Inchworm Boring Robot) drawing inspiration from the inchworm. …”
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Joint Trajectory Planning of Space Modular Reconfigurable Satellites Based on Kinematic Model by Jiping An, Xinhong Li, Zhibin Zhang, Wanxin Man, Guohui Zhang

“…SMRS changes its configuration by joint motions to complete various space missions; its movement stability is affected by joints motions because of the dynamic coupling effect in space. …”
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Data Analysis and Results of the Radiation-Tolerant Collaborative Computer On-Board OPTOS CubeSat by Alberto Martín-Ortega, Santiago Rodríguez, José R. de Mingo, Sergio Ibarmia, Joaquín Rivas, Sergio López-Buedo, Celia López-Ongil, Marta Portela-García

“…The current evolution of the space missions demands to increase the computing capacities of the on-board computer while reducing its power consumption. …”
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Crowding distance and IGD-driven grey wolf reinforcement learning approach for multi-objective agile earth observation satellite scheduling by He Wang, Weiquan Huang, Sindri Magnússon, Tony Lindgren, Chen Chen, Junyu Wu, Yanjie Song

“…With the rise of low-cost launches, miniaturized space technology, and commercialization, the cost of space missions has dropped, leading to a surge in flexible Earth observation satellites. …”
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Solid–liquid phase change in planetary cores by Huguet, Ludovic, Kriaa, Quentin, Alboussière, Thierry,  Le Bars, Michael

“…Additionally, it outlines remaining challenges, including insights from ongoing space missions poised to unveil the diverse planetary regimes.…”
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Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection by Max Riekeles, Vincent Bruder, Vincent Bruder, Nicholas Adams, Berke Santos, Berke Santos, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch

“…One excellent biosignature for the present detection of microbial life on Earth is motility, leading to its growing interest within the astrobiological community as an observable attribute that, if detected during future in situ space missions, could point towards the existence of life on Mars or other celestial bodies. …”
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Astrobiological Field Campaign to a Volcanosedimentary Mars Analogue Methane Producing Subsurface Protected Ecosystem: Imuruk Lake (Alaska) by F. Gómez, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, D. Fernández-Remolar, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, M. Fernández-Sampedro, M. Postigo Cacho, J. Torres Redondo, N. Rodríguez, J. Gómez-Elvira, R. Amils

“…Considerable studies have been developed on extreme ecosystems and permafrost in particular, to evaluate the possibility of life on Mars and to test specific automated life detection instruments for space missions. The biodiversity of permafrost located on the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve has been studied as an example of subsurface protected niche of astrobiological interest. …”
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Enhancing Mars Gravity Field Solutions with China’s Tianwen-1 Tracking Data by Shangbiao Sun, Jianguo Yan, Shanhong Liu, Chongyang Wang, Denggao Qiu, Jean-Pierre Barriot

“…These findings highlight the scientific value of TW1 tracking data in advancing Mars’s gravity field modeling and provide critical insights for future deep-space missions.…”
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Under simulated microgravity and gravity, anthocyanin is regulated by DcaWRKY2 in Dendrobium catenatum leaves by Tianze Hou, Baoqiang Zheng, Fucheng Peng, Zehui Jiang, Wenbo Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Long-term space missions will require high-quality plants that are edible, medicinal, and ornamental, to support the physical and mental health of astronauts under altered gravity conditions. …”
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Looking at Infrared Background Radiation Anisotropies with Spitzer: Large-scale Anisotropies and Their Implications by A. Kashlinsky, Richard G. Arendt, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Kruk, N. Odegard

“…We also discuss the synergy of these data with future CIB programs at shorter near-IR wavelengths with deep wide surveys and subarcsecond angular resolution as provided by Euclid and Roman space missions.…”
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The Magnetic Origin of the Mystery of Rare Hα Moreton Waves by Ze Zhong, Yao Chen, Y. W. Ni, P. F. Chen, Ruisheng Zheng, Xiangliang Kong, Chuan Li

“…Over the past three decades, a lot of coronal fast-mode waves have been detected by space missions, but their counterparts in the chromosphere, called Moreton waves, have rarely been captured. …”
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Thymus ad astra, or spaceflight-induced thymic involution by Wataru Muramatsu, Wataru Muramatsu, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Maria Maryanovich, Taishin Akiyama, Taishin Akiyama, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis, George S. Karagiannis

“…Understanding these dynamics will not only enhance the safety of human space missions but also provide critical insights into thymus biology under extreme conditions.…”
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Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fission Reverses Simulated Microgravity-Induced Osteoblast Dysfunction by Enhancing Mechanotransduction and Epigenetic Modification by Qiusheng Shi, Yaxin Song, Jingqi Cao, Jing Na, Zhijie Yang, Xinyuan Chen, Ziyi Wang, Yubo Fan, Lisha Zheng

“…Therefore, targeting mitochondrial fission emerges as a promising therapeutic strategy to alleviate osteoblast dysfunction under SMG conditions, providing novel approaches to maintain bone health during prolonged space missions and safeguard the astronaut well-being.…”
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Earth–lunar thermal effect on the temperature stability of TianQin telescope and the suppression methods by Wenbo Chang, Yuxiang Wang, Wenhai Tan, Guanhua Wu, Houyuan Chen, Wei Li, Zizheng Li, Fan Zhu, Zhu Li, Xuefeng Zhang, Shanqing Yang

“…The methods and results can also provide enlightenment for other similar space missions.…”
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De la loi de la gravitation universelle à MICROSCOPE by Rodrigues, Manuel

“…This principle, tested more and more accurately since Galileo, has just taken a new step thanks to the MICROSCOPE space mission, which has improved the precision of the test by two orders of magnitude to $2.7\times 10^{-15}$.…”
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Antenna Configuration Method for RF Measurement Based on DOPs in Satellite Formation Flying by Weiqing Mu, Rongke Liu, Zijie Wang, Yukai Liu

“…Furthermore, the concept of dilution of precision (DOP) is extended to the RF relative measurement sensors, and a new dilution called IDOP is proposed as a benchmark to determine the precision of relative position and attitude measurement in engineering applications of the space mission. In order to select the optimal antenna configuration in real time in a scene where the intersatellite position and attitude change dynamically, this study presents an optimal antenna configuration selection strategy and models the antenna configuration selection as a combinatorial optimization problem. …”
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Resilient Space Operations With Digital Twin for Solar PV and Storage by Shayan Ebrahimi, Mohammad Seyedi, S. M. Safayet Ullah, Farzad Ferdowsi

“…Space missions would not be possible without an available, reliable, autonomous, and resilient power system. …”
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Design of Satellite Attitude Control Algorithm Based on the SDRE Method Using Gas Jets and Reaction Wheels by Luiz C. G. de Souza, Victor M. R. Arena

“…An experimental attitude control algorithm design using prototypes can minimize space mission costs by reducing the number of errors transmitted to the next phase of the project. …”
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Computation and Experimentation on Astronaut Somatosensory Responses in a Lunar Environment by Qihang Yu, Dianliang Wu, Shunzhou Huang, Hanzhong Xu, Yue Zhao

“…In the lunar activities of the manned lunar landing project, it is necessary to calculate the astronauts’ somatosensory lunar driving operation according to the space mission verification requirements and the astronauts’ extravehicular operation training requirements. …”
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Hunting for Cold Exoplanets via Microlensing by Beaulieu, Jean-Philippe

“…If combined with the European Euclid Space mission, we will be able to probe for free-floating telluric planets and measure their masses.…”
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