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2008
  • Kabin, K., M. H. Heimpel, R. Rankin (all at Univ. Alberta), J. M. Aurnou (UCLA), N. Gómez-Pérez (CIW), J. Paral (Univ. Alberta), T. I. Gombosi, T. H. Zurbuchen (both at Univ. Michigan), P. L. Koehn (Eastern Michigan Univ.), and D. L. DeZeeuw (Univ. Michigan), Global MHD modeling of Mercury's magnetosphere with applications to the MESSENGER mission and dynamo theory, Icarus, 195, 1-15, May 2008.

  • Chen, B., J. Li (both at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), and S. A. Hauck, II (Case Western Reserve Univ.), Non-ideal liquidus curve in the Fe-S system and Mercury’s snowing core, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L07201, doi:10.1029/2008GL033311, April 2008.

  • Paul, M. V., and E. J. Finnegan (both at JHU/APL), MESSENGER - A highly constrained mission to the innermost planet, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference (CD-ROM), IEEE paper 2.0404, 10 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 1-8, 2008.

  • Trela, M. D. (JHU/APL), In-flight performance of the MESSENGER propulsion system, Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center Bulletin, 34 (2), Whiting School of Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, pp. 1, 4-5, March 2008.

  • Williams K. E., A. H. Taylor, B. R. Page, J. K. Miller, J. Smith, P. Wolff, D. Stanbridge, B. G. Williams (all at KinetX), and J. V. McAdams (JHU/APL), Navigation for the second Venus flyby of the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 18th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper AAS 08-172, Galveston, TX, January 27-31, 2008.

2007
  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), and R. L. McNutt, Jr. (JHU/APL), Looking at Mercury: The MESSENGER mission to Mercury, in Space Exploration 2007, edited by B. Harvey, Praxis Publishing, Chichester, U.K., pp. 50-57, 2007.

  • Taylor A., E. Carranza, J. Miller, D. Stainbridge, B. Page, J. Smith, P. Wolff, B. Williams, L. Efron (all at KinetX), R. Farquhar, J. McAdams, and D. Dunham (all at JHU/APL), Earth to Venus-1 navigation results for NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 17th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Paper AAS 07-171, p. 35, Sedona, AZ, January 28-February 1, 2007.

  • Artis, D. A., B. K. Heggestad, C. J. Krupiarz, M. A. Mirantes, and J. D. Reid (all at JHU/APL), MESSENGER: Flight software design for a deep space mission, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEEAC paper 1089, 9 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 2-10, 2007.

  • Peale, S. J. (Univ. California, Santa Barbara), M. Yseboodt, and J.-L. Margot (both with Cornell University), Long-period forcing of Mercury's libration in longitude, Icarus 187, 365-373, 2007.

  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), Planetary science: Hot news on Mercury's core, Science, 316, 702-703, 2007.

  • Ercol, C. J. (JHU/APL), MESSENGER heritage: High-temperature technologies for spacecraft to the inner solar system, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space 2007 Conference, Paper AIAA 2007-6188, 8 pp., Long Beach, CA, September 18-20, 2007.

  • Hauck, S. A., II (Case Western Reserve Univ.), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and D. A. Smith (Case Western Reserve Univ.), Predicted recovery of Mercury's internal structure by MESSENGER, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L18201, doi:10.1029/2007GL030793, 2007.

  • O'Shaughnessy, D. J., R. M. Vaughan, T. L. Chouinard (all at JHU/APL), and D. E. Jackle (PMT Technology), Impacts of center of mass shifts on MESSENGER spacecraft operations, Paper 12-4, 20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Annapolis, MD, September 24-28, 2007.

  • O'Shaughnessy, D. (JHU/APL), and M. E. Pittelkau (Aerospace Control Systems), Attitude sensor and gyro calibration for MESSENGER, Paper 12-1, 20th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Annapolis, MD, September 24-28, 2007.

  • Domingue, D. L. (JHU/APL), and C. T. Russell, Foreword, Space Science Reviews, 131, 1-2, 2007.

  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), R. L. McNutt, Jr., R. E. Gold, and D. L. Domingue (all at JHU/APL), MESSENGER mission overview, Space Science Reviews, 131, 3-39, 2007.

  • Head, J. W. (Brown Univ.), C. R. Chapman (SWRI), D. L. Domingue, S. E. Hawkins, III (both at JHU/APL), W. E. McClintock (Univ. Colorado), S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter (both at JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), R. G. Strom (Univ. Arizona), and T. R. Watters (NASM), The geology of Mercury: The view prior to the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 41-84, 2007.

  • Boynton, W. V., A. L. Sprague (both at Univ. Arizona), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. D. Starr, L. G. Evans (both at GSFC), W. C. Feldman (LANL), J. I. Trombka (GSFC), and E. A. Rhodes (JHU/APL), MESSENGER and the chemistry of Mercury's surface, Space Science Reviews, 131, 85-104, 2007.

  • Zuber, M. T. (MIT), O. Aharonson (Caltech), J. M. Aurnou (UCLA), A. F. Cheng (JHU/APL), S. A. Hauck, II (Case Western Reserve Univ.), M. H. Heimpel (Univ. Alberta), G. A. Neumann (GSFC), S. J. Peale (Univ. California, Santa Barbara), R. J. Phillips (Washington Univ.), D. E. Smith (GSFC), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and S. Stanley (Univ. Toronto), The geophysics of Mercury: Current status and anticipated insights form the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 105-132, 2007.

  • Slavin, J. A. (GSFC), S. M. Krimigis (JHU/APL), M. H. Acuña (GSFC), B. J. Anderson (JHU/APL), D. N. Baker (Univ. Colorado), P. L. Koehn (Eastern Michigan Univ.), H. Korth, S. Livi, B. H. Mauk (all at JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and T. H. Zurbuchen (Univ. Michigan), MESSENGER: Exploring Mercury's magnetosphere, Space Science Reviews, 131, 133-160, 2007.

  • Domingue, D. L. (JHU/APL), P. L. Koehn (Eastern Michigan Univ.), R. M. Killen (Univ. Maryland), A. L. Sprague (Univ. Arizona), M. Sarantos (Univ. Maryland), A. F. Cheng (JHU/APL), E. T. Bradley, and W. E. McClintock (both at Univ. Colorado), Mercury's atmosphere: A surface-bounded exosphere, Space Science Reviews, 131, 161-186, 2007.

  • Leary, J. C., R. F. Conde, G. Dakermanji, C. S. Engelbrecht, C. J. Ercol, K. B. Fielhauer, D. G. Grant, T. J. Hartka, T. A. Hill, S. E. Jaskulek, M. A. Mirantes, L. E. Mosher, M. V. Paul, D. F. Persons, E. H. Rodberg, D. K. Srinivasan, R. M. Vaughan (all at JHU/APL), and S. R. Wiley (Aerojet), The MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 187-217, 2007.

  • McAdams, J. V., R. W. Farquhar (both at JHU/APL), A. H. Taylor, and B. G. Williams (both at KinetX), MESSENGER mission design and navigation, Space Science Reviews, 131, 219-246, 2007.

  • Hawkins, S. E., III, J. D. Boldt, E. H. Darlington (all at JHU/APL), R. Espiritu (ACT), R. E. Gold, B. Gotwols, M. P. Grey (both at JHU/APL), C. D. Hash (ACT), J. R. Hayes, S. E. Jaskulek, C. J. Kardian, Jr., M. R. Keller (all at JHU/APL), E. R. Malaret (ACT), S. L. Murchie, P. K. Murphy, K. Peacock, L. M. Prockter, R. A. Reiter (all at JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), E. D. Schaefer, R. G. Shelton, R. E. Sterner, II, H. W. Taylor (all at JHU/APL), T. R. Watters (NASM), and B. D. Williams (JHU/APL), The Mercury Dual Imaging System on the MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 247-338, 2007.

  • Goldsten, J. O., E. A. Rhodes, (both at JHU/APL), W. V. Boynton (Univ. Arizona), W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence (both at LANL), J. I. Trombka (GSFC), D. M. Smith (Univ. California, Santa Cruz), L. G. Evans (GSFC), J. White (Scientific and Engineering Solutions), N. W. Madden (LLNL), P. C. Berg (Univ. California, Berkeley), G. A. Murphy, R. S. Gurnee, K. Strohbehn, B. D. Williams, E. D. Schaefer, C. A. Monaco (all at JHU/APL), C. P. Cork, J. D. Eckels, W. O. Miller, M. T. Burks, L. B. Hagler, S. J. Deteresa, and M. C. Witte (all at LLNL), The MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer, Space Science Reviews, 131, 339-391, 2007.

  • Schlemm, C. E., II (JHU/APL), R. D. Starr (GSFC), G. C. Ho, K. E. Bechtold, S. A. Benedict, J. D. Boldt (all at JHU/APL), W. V. Boynton (Univ. Arizona), W. Bradley, M. E. Fraeman, R. E. Gold, J. O. Goldsten, J. R. Hayes, S. E. Jaskulek, E. Rossano, R. A. Rumpf, E. D. Schaefer, K. Strohbehn, R. G. Shelton, R. E. Thompson (all at JHU/APL), J. I. Trombka (GSFC), and B. D. Williams, The X-Ray Spectrometer on the MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 393-415, 2007.

  • Anderson, B. J. (JHU/APL), M. H. Acuña (GSFC), D. A. Lohr (JHU/APL), J. Scheifele (GSFC), A. Raval, H. Korth (both at JHU/APL), and J. A. Slavin (GSFC), The Magnetometer instrument on MESSENGER, Space Science Reviews, 131, 417-450, 2007.

  • Cavanaugh, J. F., J. C. Smith, X. Sun, A. E. Bartels, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, D. J. Krebs, J. F. McGarry (all at GSFC), R. Trunzo (Swales), A. M. Novo-Gradac, J. L. Britt, J. Karsh, R. B. Katz (all at GSFC), A. T. Lukemire (Spacepower), R. Szymkiewicz (Orbital Sciences), D. L. Berry, J. P. Swinski, G. A. Neumann (all at GSFC), M. T. Zuber (MIT), and D. E. Smith (GSFC), The Mercury Laser Altimeter instrument for the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 451-480, 2007.

  • McClintock, W. E., and M. R. Lankton (both at Univ. Colorado), The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 481-522, 2007.

  • Andrews, G. B. (JHU/APL), T. H. Zurbuchen (Univ. Michigan), B. H. Mauk, H. Malcom (both at JHU/APL), L. A. Fisk (Univ. Michigan), G. Gloeckler (Univ. Michigan and Univ. Maryland), G. C. Ho, J. S. Kelley (both at JHU/APL), P. L. Koehn (Univ. Michigan), T. W. LeFevere, S. S. Livi (both at JHU/APL), R. A. Lundgren, and J. M. Raines (both at Univ. Michigan), The Energetic Particle and Plasma Spectrometer instrument on the MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 523-556, 2007.

  • Srinivasan, D. K., M. E. Perry, K. B. Fielhauer (all at JHU/APL), D. E. Smith (GSFC), and M. T. Zuber (MIT), Application of the MESSENGER radio frequency subsystem to meet the mission radio science objectives, Space Science Reviews, 131, 557-571, 2007.

  • Holdridge, M. E., and A. B. Calloway (both at JHU/APL), Launch and early operations of the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 573-600, 2007.

  • Winters, H. L., D. L. Domingue, T. H. Choo, (all at JHU/APL), R. Espiritu, C. Hash, E. Malaret (all at ACT), A. A. Mick, J. P. Skura, and J. Steele (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER Science Operations Center, Space Science Reviews, 131, 601-623, 2007.

  • Boardsen, S. A., and J. A. Slavin (both at GSFC), Search for pick-up ion generated Na+ cyclotron waves at Mercury, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22106, doi:10.1029/2007GL031504, 2007.

  • Balogh, A. (ISSI), R. Grard (ESA), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. Schulz (ESA), Y. Langevin (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale), Y. Kasaba (JAXA), and M. Fujimoto (JAXA), Missions to Mercury, Space Science Reviews, 132, 611-645, 2007.

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2006
  • Smith, D. E. (GSFC), M. T. Zuber (MIT), X. Sun, G. A. Neumann, J. F. Cavanaugh, J. F. McGarry, and T. W. Zagwodzki (all at GSFC), Two-way laser link over interplanetary distance, Science, 311, 53, 2006.

  • O'Shaughnessy, D. J., D. R. Haley, H. S. Shapiro, and R. M. Vaughan (all at JHU/APL), MESSENGER IMU interface timing issues and in-flight calibration results, 29th Annual American Astronautical Society (AAS) Guidance and Control Conference, paper AAS 06-086, 22 pp., Breckenridge, CO, February 4-8, 2006.

  • Vaughan, R. M., J. C. Leary, R. F. Conde, G. Dakermanji, C. J. Ercol, K. B. Fielhauer, D. G. Grant, T. J. Hartka, T. A. Hill, S. E. Jaskulek, J. V. McAdams, M. A. Mirantes, D. F. Persons, and D. K. Srinivasan (all at JHU/APL), Return to Mercury: The MESSENGER spacecraft and mission, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEEAC paper 1562, 15 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 4-11, 2006.

  • Bruzzi, J. R., J. R. Jensen, K. B. Fielhauer, D. W. Royster, and D. K. Srinivasan (all at JHU/APL), Telemetry recovery and uplink commanding of a spacecraft prior to three-axis attitude stabilization, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEEAC paper 1202, 10 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 4-11, 2006.

  • Peale, S. J. (Univ. California, Santa Barbara), The proximity of Mercury's spin to Cassini state 1 from adiabatic invariance, Icarus, 181, 338-347, 2006.

  • Dakermanji, G., J. Jenkins, and C. J. Ercol (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft solar array design and early mission performance, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1919-1922, Waikoloa, HI, May 7-12, 2006.

  • Zuber, M. T. (MIT), Seconds of data.years of trying, Photonics Spectra, 40 (5), pp. 56-62, May 2006.

  • Leary, J. C., R. W. Farquhar, M. E. Holdridge, R. E. Gold, D. G. Grant, C. C. Hall, J. V. McAdams, R. L. McNutt, Jr. (all at JHU/APL), and S. C. Solomon (CIW), MESSENGER operations and critical events, Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (Selected Papers), Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1582-1587, 2006.

  • Ercol, C. J., G. Dakermanji, and B. Le (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft power subsystem thermal design and early mission performance, 4th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego, CA, paper AIAA-4144, 10 pp., June 26-29, 2006.

  • Wiley, S., K. Dommer (both at GenCorp Aerojet), C. Engelbrecht, and R. Vaughan (both at JHU/APL), MESSENGER propulsion system flight performance, 42nd American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Society of Automotive Engineers/American Society for Engineering Education (AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE) Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA 2005-2216, 18 pp., Sacramento, CA, July 9-12, 2006.

  • Dommer, K., and S. Wiley (both at GenCorp Aerojet), Systems engineering approach used in the development of the MESSENGER propulsion system, 42nd American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Society of Automotive Engineers/American Society for Engineering Education (AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE) Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA 2006-5216, 18 pp., Sacramento, CA, July 9-12, 2006.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr. (JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. E. Gold, J. C. Leary (both at JHU/APL), and the MESSENGER team, The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Development history and early mission status, Advances in Space Research, 38, 564-571, 2006.

  • McAdams, J. V., D. W. Dunham, R. W. Farquhar (all at JHU/APL), A. H. Taylor, and B. G. Williams (both at KinetX), Trajectory design and maneuver strategy for the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 43 (5), 1054-1064, 2006.

  • Cooper, S. B. (JHU/APL), From Mercury to Pluto: A common approach to mission timekeeping, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 18-23, 2006.

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2005
  • McAdams, J. V., D. W. Dunham, R. W. Farquhar (all at JHU/APL), A. H. Taylor, and B. G. Williams (both at KinetX, Inc.), Trajectory design and maneuver strategy for the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 15th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper AAS 05-173, 21 pp., Copper Mountain, CO, January 23-27, 2005.

  • Miller, J. K. (KinetX, Inc.), Constrained parameter optimization by the method of explicit functions: Application to the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 15th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper AAS 05-174, 13 pp., Copper Mountain, CO, January 23-27, 2005.

  • McAdams, J. V. (JHU/APL), L. L. Burge, and J. Gill (both at Howard Univ.), An internet-based trajectory database for the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 15th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper AAS 05-175, 13 pp., Copper Mountain, CO, January 23-27, 2005.

  • Williams, B., A. Taylor, E. Carranza, J. Miller, D. Stanbridge, B. Page, D. Cotter, L. Efron (all at KinetX, Inc.), R. Farquhar, J. McAdams, and D. Dunham (all at JHU/APL), Early navigation results for NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury, 15th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper AAS 05-176, 19 pp., Copper Mountain, CO, January 23-27, 2005.

  • Vaughan, R. M., D. J. O'Shaughnessy, H. S. Shapiro, G. D. Rogers, B. L. Kantsiper, D. R. Haley, and J. C. Bunn (all at JHU/APL), MESSENGER guidance and control system performance during initial operations, 28th Annual American Astronautical Society (AAS) Guidance and Control Conference, Paper AAS 05-083, 20 pp., Breckenridge, CO, February 4-8, 2005.

  • Srinivasan, D. K., R. M. Vaughan, R. E. Wallis, M. A. Mirantes, T. A. Hill, S. Cheng, J. R. Bruzzi, and K. B. Fielhauer (all at JHU/APL), Implementation of an X-band phased-array subsystem in a deep space mission, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEEAC paper 1067, 11 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 5-12, 2005.

  • Srinivasan, D. K., R. E. Wallis, D. W. Royster, J. R. Bruzzi, P. M. Malouf, and K. B. Fielhauer (all at JHU/APL), Spacecraft-level testing and verification of an X-band phased array, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEEAC paper 1059, 9 pp., Big Sky, MT, March 5-12, 2005.

  • Krebs, D. J., A.-M. Novo-Gradac, S. X. Li, S. J. Lindauer, R. S. Afzal, and A. W. Yu (all at GSFC), Compact, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the MESSENGER mission to Mercury, Applied Optics, 44, 1715-1718, 2005.

  • Ramos-Izquierdo, L., V. S. Scott III, S. Schmidt, J. Britt, W. Mamakos, R. Trunzo, J. Cavanaugh, and R. Miller (all at GSFC), Optical system design and integration of the Mercury Laser Altimeter, Applied Optics, 44, 1748-1760, 2005.

  • Dakermanji, G., C. Person, J. Jenkins, L. Kennedy, and D. Temkin (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft power system design and early mission performance, Proceedings of the 7th European Space Power Conference, Special Publication SP-589, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, CD-ROM, May 2005.

  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), The Director's report: Investigation, research, and discovery, Year Book 03/04, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, pp. 60-66, 2005.

  • Stanley, S. (MIT), J. Bloxham (Harvard Univ.), W. E. Hutchison, and M. T. Zuber (both at MIT), Thin shell dynamo models consistent with Mercury's weak observed magnetic field, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 234, 27-38, 2005.

  • Malouf, P. M., and R. E. Wallis (both at JHU/APL), The medium-gain antenna of the MESSENGER spacecraft, Microwave Journal, 48 (10), 110-114, October 2005.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., R. E. Gold (both at JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), J. C. Leary, and D. G. Grant (both at JHU/APL), MESSENGER: A Discovery mission to Mercury, in Proceedings of the 6th International Academy of Astronautics International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, 6th ICLCPM Secretary Office, Sagamihara, Japan, pp. 71-77, 2005.

  • Vaughan, R. M., D. J. O'Shaughnessy, H. S. Shapiro, and D. R. Haley (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft guidance and control system, NASA 2005 Flight Mechanics Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 15 pp., October 18-20, 2005.

  • Peale, S. J. (Univ. Calif., Santa Barbara), The free precession and libration of Mercury, Icarus, 178, 4-18, 2005.

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2004
  • McAdams, J. V. (JHU/APL), MESSENGER mission overview and trajectory design, Astrodynamics 2003, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 116, part III, 643-662, 2004.

  • Slavin, J. A. (GSFC), Mercury's magnetosphere, Advances in Space Research, 33, 1859-1874, 2004.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., P. Koehn, L. A. Fisk, T. Gombosi, G. Gloeckler (all at Univ. Michigan), and K. Kabin (Univ. Alberta), On the space environment of Mercury, Advances in Space Research, 33, 1884-1889, 2004.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr. (JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. Grard, M. Novara (both at ESA/ESTEC), and T. Mukai (ISAS), An international program for Mercury exploration: Synergy of MESSENGER and BepiColombo, Advances in Space Research, 33, 2126-2132, 2004.

  • Aharonson, O. (Caltech), M. T. Zuber (MIT), and S. C. Solomon (CIW), Crustal remanence in an internally magnetized non-uniform shell: A possible source for Mercury's magnetic field?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 218, 261-268, 2004.

  • Bokulic, R. S., K. B. Fielhauer, R. E. Wallis, S. Cheng, M. L. Edwards, R. K. Stilwell, J. E. Penn, J. R. Bruzzi, and P. M. Malouf (all at JHU/APL), MESSENGER mission: First electronically steered antenna for deep space communications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, IEEAC paper 1370, 10 pp., CD-ROM 4-1503, Big Sky, MT, March 6-13, 2004.

  • Hauck, S. A., II (Case Western Reserve Univ.), A. J. Dombard, R. J. Phillips (both at Washington Univ.), and S. C. Solomon (CIW), Internal and tectonic evolution of Mercury, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 222, 713-728, 2004.

  • Sun, X., J. F. Cavanaugh, J. C. Smith, and A. E. Bartels (all at GSFC), Mercury Laser Altimeter instrument design, testing, and performance verification, Proceedings of the 22nd International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 2004), Special Publication SP-561, pp. 961-964, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2004.

  • Domingue, D., MESSENGER - Extreme exploration, Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, no. 99, pp. 2-5, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Houston, TX., August 2004.

  • Wallis, R. E., J. R. Bruzzi, and P. M. Malouf (all at JHU/APL), Testing of the MESSENGER spacecraft phased-array antenna, Antenna Measurements Techniques Association 26th Annual Meeting and Symposium, pp 331-336, October 2004. (Article reprinted in IEEE Antennas & Propagation, 47 (1), February 2005.)

  • Krupiarz, C., B. K. Heggestad (both of JHU/APL), and R. D. Carper (Space Data Systems), Flying CFDP on MESSENGER, International Telemetering Conference 2004, Paper 04-14-02, 8 pp., San Diego, CA, October 18-21, 2004.

  • Burks, M., C. P. Cork, D. Eckels, E. Hull, N. W. Madden, W. Miller (all at LLNL), J. Goldsten, E. Rhodes, and B. Williams (all at JHU/APL), Thermal design and performance of the gamma-ray spectrometer for the MESSENGER spacecraft, Proceedings of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, 2004, edited by J. A. Seibert, vol. 1, pp. 390-394, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, 2004.

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2003
  • McAdams, J. V. (JHU/APL), MESSENGER Mercury orbit trajectory design, Spaceflight Mechanics 2003, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 114, part III, 1549-1567, 2003.

  • O'Shaughnessy, D. J., and R. M. Vaughan (both at JHU/APL), MESSENGER spacecraft pointing options, Proceedings of the 13th American Astronautical Society (AAS)/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Paper AAS-03-149, 20 pp., Ponce, Puerto Rico, February 9-13, 2003.

  • Krupiarz, C. (JHU/APL), CCSDS File Delivery Protocol (CFDP)-Part 2: Implementers Guide, Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), CCSDS 720.2-G-1.1, Green Book, Issue 1.1, 6 pp., April 2003.

  • Stilwell, R. K., R. E. Wallis, and M. L. Edwards (all at JHU/APL), A circularly polarized, electrically scanned slotted waveguide array suitable for high temperature environments, Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and United States National Committee (USNC), Canadian National Committee (CNC), International Union of Radio Science (URSI) North American Radio Science Meeting, Columbus, OH, vol. 3, pp. 1030-1033, June 22-27, 2003.

  • Stratton, W. C., C. M. Frangos, J. J. Harrison, and D. B. Holland (all at JHU/APL), Reuse of the JPL CFDP software in the APL Common Ground System, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations (RCSGSO), Paper 103-A0036, 8 pp., Pasadena, CA, July 8-12, 2003.

  • Hauck, T. F. (GSE Software), and J. V. Finnigan (JHU/APL), Use of the ground support equipment operating system (GSEOS) software on the MESSENGER mission: A case study, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations (RCSGSO), 8 pp., Pasadena, CA, July 8-12, 2003.

  • Heiligman, G. M., T. A. Hill, R. L. LeGrys, and S. P. Williams (all at JHU/APL), An incremental strategy for spacecraft flight software reuse, 1st International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT), 8 pp., Pasadena, CA, July 13-16, 2003

  • Wiley S., K. Dommer (both at GenCorp Aerojet), and L. Mosher (JHU/APL), Design and development of the MESSENGER propulsion system, 39th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Society of Automotive Engineers/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE) Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA-2003-5078, 20 pp., Huntsville, AL, July 21-24, 2003.

  • Gold, R. E., R. L. McNutt, Jr. (both at JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and the MESSENGER Team, The MESSENGER science payload, Proceedings of the 5th International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, Special Publication SP-542, edited by R. A. Harris, pp. 399-405, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.

  • Krupiarz, C. J., D. A. Artis, A. B. Calloway, C. M. Frangos, B. K. Heggestad, D. B. Holland, and W. C. Stratton (all at JHU/APL), File-based data processing on MESSENGER, Proceedings of the 5th International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, Special Publication SP-542, edited by R. A. Harris, pp. 435-442, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.

  • Weinhold, P. D., and D. F. Persons (both at JHU/APL), The development of high-temperature composite solar array substrate panels for the MESSENGER spacecraft, SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering) Journal, 39 (6), 6-17, 2003.

  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), Mercury: The enigmatic innermost planet, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 216, 441-455, 2003.

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2002
  • McAdams, J. V., R. F. Farquhar (both at JHU/APL), and C. L. Yen (JPL), Improvements in trajectory optimization for MESSENGER: The first Mercury orbiter mission, Astrodynamics 2001, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 109, Part III, 2189-2203, 2002.

  • Dakermanji, G., J. Jenkins, P. Schwartz, and L. Kennedy (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft power system. Proceedings of the Sixth European Space Power Conference, Special Publication SP-502, pp. 121-128, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2002.

  • Chapman, C. R. (Southwest Research Institute), Planetary exploration, Science Books and Films, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 38 (3), 391-394, May/June 2002.

  • Tam, W., S. Wiley, K. Dommer (all at Aerojet), L. Mosher, and D. Persons (both at JHU/APL), Design and manufacture of the MESSENGER propellant tank assembly, 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/American Society of Mechanical Engineers /Society of Automotive Engineers/American Society for Engineering Education (AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE) Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA 2002-4139, 17 pp., Indianapolis, IN, July 7-10, 2002.

  • Koehn, P. L., T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, R. A. Lundgren, and L. A. Fisk (all at Univ. Mich.), Measuring the plasma environment at Mercury: The Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 37, 1173-1189, 2002.

  • Milkovich, S. M., J. W. Head (both at Brown Univ.), and L. Wilson (Lancaster Univ.), Identification of Mercurian volcanism: Resolution effects and implications for MESSENGER, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 37, 1209-1222, 2002.

  • Peale, S. J. (Univ. Calif./Santa Barbara), R. J. Phillips (Washington Univ.), S. C. Solomon (CIW), D. E. Smith (GSFC), and M. T. Zuber (MIT), A procedure for determining the nature of Mercury's core, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 37, 1269-1283, 2002.

  • Gold, R. E. (JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. L. McNutt, Jr., and A. G. Santo (both at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER spacecraft and payload, International Astronautical Congress, World Space Congress, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper IAC-02-Q.4.1.02, 9 pp., Houston, TX, October 10-19, 2002.

  • Krupiarz, C. J., (JHU/APL), S. C. Burleigh (JPL), C. M. Frangos, B. K. Heggestad, D. B. Holland, K. M. Lyons, and W. C. Stratton (all at JHU/APL), The use of the CCSDS file delivery protocol on MESSENGER, Space Operations 2002 Conference, World Space Congress, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper T5-35, 8 pp., Houston, TX, October 9-12, 2002.

  • Santo, A. G., J. C. Leary, M. R. Peterson, R. K. Huebschman, M. E. Goss, R. L. McNutt Jr., R. E. Gold, R. W. Farquhar, J. V. McAdams, R. F. Conde, C. J. Ercol, S. E. Jaskulek, R. L. Nelson, B. A. Northrop, L. E. Mosher, R. M. Vaughan, D. A. Artis, R. S. Bokulic, R. C. Moore, G. Dakermanji, J. E. Jenkins, T. J. Hartka, D. F. Persons (all at JHU/APL), and S. C. Solomon (CIW), MESSENGER: The Discovery-class mission to orbit Mercury, International Astronautical Congress, World Space Congress, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper IAC-02-U.4.1.04, 11 pp., Houston, TX, October 10-19, 2002.

  • Nhan, E., S. Cheng, M. J. Jose, S. O. Fortney, and J. E. Penn (all at JHU/APL), Recent test results of a flight X-band solid-state power amplifier utilizing GaAs MESFET, HFET, and PHEMT technologies, Proceedings of the 2002 GaAs Reliability Workshop, 37-44, Monterey, CA, October 20, 2002.

  • Conde, R. F., J. W. Haber, R. W. Webbert, R. J. Redman, J. D. Mellert, J. F. Bogdanski, S. X. Ling (all at JHU/APL), and D. M. Hutcheson (BAE System), Benefits and lessons learned from the use of the compact PCI standard for spacecraft avionics, 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Paper 9B5, 11 pp., Irvine, CA, October 27-31, 2002.

  • Le, B. Q., S. X. Ling, L. R. Kennedy, G. Dakermanji, and S. C. Laughery (all at JHU/APL), The MESSENGER power distribution unit packaging design, 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Paper 9B3, 8 pp., Irvine, CA, October 27-31, 2002.

  • Ling, S. X., R. F. Conde, and B. Q. Le (all at JHU/APL), A light weight integrated electronics module (IEM) packaging design for the MESSENGER spacecraft, 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Paper 9B4, 9 pp., Irvine, CA, October 27-31, 2002.

  • Moore, R. C. (JHU/APL), Safing and fault protection for a mission to Mercury, 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Paper 9A4, 8 pp., Irvine, CA, October 27-31, 2002.

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2001
  • Yen, C. L. (JPL), New trajectory options for ballistic Mercury orbiter mission, Spaceflight Mechanics 2001, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 108, Part II, 799-806, 2001.

  • Wallis, R. E., and S. Cheng (both at JHU/APL), Solid-state phased-array antenna system for the MESSENGER deep space mission, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference, Paper 2.0104, 9 pp., CD Track 2: Space Missions, Systems, and Architecture, Big Sky, MT, March 10-17, 2001.

  • Vaughan, R. M., D. R. Haley, D. J. O'Shaughnessy, and H. S. Shapiro (all at JHU/APL), Momentum management for the MESSENGER Mission, American Aeronautical Society/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Paper AAS 01-380, 22 pp., Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, July 30 to August 2, 2001.

  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), R. L. McNutt, Jr. (JHU/APL), R. E. Gold (JHU/APL), M. H. Acuña (GSFC), D. N. Baker (Univ. Colo.), W. V. Boynton (Univ. Ariz.), C. R. Chapman (Southwest Research Institute), A. F. Cheng (JHU/APL), G. Gloeckler (Univ. Mich.), J. W. Head, III (Brown Univ.), S. M. Krimigis (JHU/APL), W. E. McClintock (Univ. Colo.), S. L. Murchie (JHU/APL), S. J. Peale (Univ. Calif./Santa Barbara), R. J. Phillips (Washington Univ.), M. S. Robinson (Northwestern Univ.), J. A. Slavin (GSFC), D. E. Smith (GSFC), R. G. Strom (Univ. Ariz.), J. I. Trombka (GSFC), and M. T. Zuber (MIT), The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation, Planetary and Space Science, 49, 1445-1465, 2001.

  • Gold, R. E. (JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), R. L. McNutt, Jr. (JHU/APL), A. G. Santo (JHU/APL), J. B. Abshire (GSFC), M. H. Acuña (GSFC), R. S. Afzal (GSFC), B. J. Anderson (JHU/APL), G. B. Andrews (JHU/APL), P. D. Bedini (Univ. Mich.), J. Cain (Univ. Mich.), A. F. Cheng (JHU/APL), L. G. Evans (GSFC), W. C. Feldman (LANL), R. B. Follas (GSFC), G. Gloeckler (Univ. Mich.), J. O. Goldsten (JHU/APL), S. E. Hawkins, III (JHU/APL), N. R. Izenberg (JHU/APL), S. E. Jaskulek (JHU/APL), E. A. Ketchum (GSFC), M. R. Lankton (Univ. Colo.), D. A. Lohr (JHU/APL), B. H. Mauk (JHU/APL), W. E. McClintock (Univ. Colo.), S. L. Murchie (JHU/APL), C. E. Schlemm, II (JHU/APL), D. E. Smith (GSFC), R. D. Starr (GSFC), and T. H. Zurbuchen (Univ. Mich.), The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific payload, Planetary and Space Science, 49, 1467-1479, 2001.

  • Santo, A. G. (JHU/APL), R. E. Gold (JHU/APL), R. L. McNutt, Jr. (JHU/APL), S. C. Solomon (CIW), C. J. Ercol (JHU/APL), R. W. Farquhar (JHU/APL), T. J. Hartka (JHU/APL), J. E. Jenkins (JHU/APL), J. V. McAdams (JHU/APL), L. E. Mosher (JHU/APL), D. F. Persons (JHU/APL), D. A. Artis (JHU/APL), R. S. Bokulic (JHU/APL), R. F. Conde (JHU/APL), G. Dakermanji (JHU/APL), M. E. Goss, Jr. (JHU/APL), D. R. Haley (JHU/APL), K. J. Heeres (JHU/APL), R. H. Maurer (JHU/APL), R. C. Moore (JHU/APL), E. H. Rodberg (JHU/APL), T. G. Stern (COI), S. R. Wiley (GenCorp Aerojet), B. G. Williams (JPL), C. L. Yen (JPL), and M. R. Peterson (JHU/APL), The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Spacecraft and mission design, Planetary and Space Science, 49, 1481-1500, 2001.

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2000
  • Solomon, S. C. (CIW), Return to the iron planet, New Scientist, 165 (2223), 32-35, January 29, 2000.

  • Persons, D. F., L. E. Mosher, and T. J. Hartka (all at JHU/APL), The NEAR Shoemaker and MESSENGER spacecraft: Two approaches to structure and propulsion design, 41st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper AIAA-00-1406, 10 pp., Atlanta, GA, April 3-6, 2000.

  • Ercol, C. J., J. E. Jenkins, G. Dakermanji, A. G. Santo (all at JHU/APL), and L. S. Mason (NASA John H. Glenn Research Center), Prototype solar panel development and testing for a Mercury orbiter spacecraft, 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper AIAA-2000-2881, 11 pp., Las Vegas, NV, July 24-28, 2000.

  • Slavin, J. A. (GSFC), Mercury: Magnetosphere, in Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Institute of Physics Publishing, London, pp. 1705-1709, 2000.

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1999
  • Ercol, C. J., and A. G. Santo (both at JHU/APL), Determination of optimum thermal phase angles at Mercury perihelion for an orbiting spacecraft, 29th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Society of Automotive Engineers, Tech. Paper Ser., 1999-01-21123,10 pp., Denver, CO, July 21-25, 1999.

  • Peale, S. J. (Univ. Calif./Santa Barbara), The MESSENGER orbiter mission to Mercury, Proceedings of the Minority University - Space Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) Annual Conference, 10 pp., Miami, FL, September 21-24, 1999.

  • McAdams, J. V. (JHU/APL), A resilient mission design for the MESSENGER 2004 Mercury orbiter, 50th International Astronautical Congress, Acta Astronautica, Paper AIAA-99-IAA.11.2.06, 13 pp., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 4-8, 1999.

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1998
  • McAdams, J. V. (JHU/APL), J. L. Horsewood (Adasoft), and C. L. Yen (JPL), Discovery-class Mercury orbiter trajectory design for the 2005 launch opportunity, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paper AIAA-98-4283, 7 pp., Boston, MA, August 10-12, 1998.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., G. Gloeckler, J. C. Cain, S. E. Lasley, and W. Shanks (all at Univ. Mich.), A low-weight plasma instrument to be used in the inner heliosphere, in Conference on Missions to the Sun II, edited by C. M. Korenskye, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 3442, 217-224, San Diego, CA, July 22-23, 1998.

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