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Aerocapture: Enabling Small Spacecraft Direct Access to Low-Circular Orbits for Planetary Constellations by Girija, Athul Pradeepkumar, Saikia, Sarag J., Longuski, James M.

“…Small satellite constellations in multiple-inclination, low-circular orbits around Mars and Venus have the potential to perform a range of high-value science…”
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Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Carr, Christopher E., Grinspoon, David H., Ehlmann, Bethany L., Saikia, Sarag J., Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P., Weber, Monika U., French, Richard, Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P., Baumgardner, Darrel

“…Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into a new epoch of cosmic…”
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Aerial Platform Design Options for a Life-Finding Mission at Venus by Buchanan, Weston P., de Jong, Maxim, Agrawal, Rachana, Petkowski, Janusz J., Arora, Archit, Saikia, Sarag J., Seager, Sara, Longuski, James

“…Mounting evidence of chemical disequilibria in the Venusian atmosphere has heightened interest in the search for life within the planet’s cloud decks. Balloon…”
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Mission Architecture to Characterize Habitability of Venus Cloud Layers via an Aerial Platform by Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston, Arora, Archit, Girija, Athul, De Jong, Maxim, Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz, Saikia, Sarag, Carr, Christopher, Grinspoon, David, Longuski, James

“…Venus is known for its extreme surface temperature and its sulfuric acid clouds. But the cloud layers on Venus have similar temperature and pressure conditions…”
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Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Carr, Christopher E., Saikia, Sarag J., Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P., Grinspoon, David H., Weber, Monika U., Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P., Iakubivskyi, Iaroslav, Pajusalu, Mihkel, Kaasik, Laila

“…For over half a century, scientists have contemplated the potential existence of life within the clouds of Venus. Unknown chemistry leaves open the possibility…”
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Titan aerogravity-assist maneuvers for Saturn/Enceladus missions by Lu, Ye, Saikia, Sarag J.

“…Mission analysis using aerogravity-assist (AGA) maneuver at Titan is presented in this paper. Considering Saturn arrival, Titan encounter, and different…”
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Conceptual design and assessment of a mars orbital logistics node for sustainable human exploration by Agrawal, Rachana, Potter, Robert, Saikia, Sarag J., Longuski, James M., Davis, Richard M., Collom, Bob

“…Logistics supply chains with nodes at critical locations such as the Earth’s surface, Earth’s orbit, cis-lunar space, Mars orbit and the surface of Mars are…”
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A single wheel test rig for ocean world rovers by Girija, Athul Pradeepkumar, Agrawal, Rachana, Lu, Ye, Arora, Archit, de Jong, Maxim, Saikia, Sarag J., Longuski, James M.

“…•Design and construction of single wheel test rig for Ocean World rover is presented.•Built using commercially available mechanical parts, motors, actuators,…”
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Venus cloud sample return concept for astrobiology by Agrawal, Rachana, Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Carr, Christopher E., Buchanan, Weston P., Bywaters, Kathryn, de Jong, Maxim, Grinspoon, David H., Iakubivskyi, Iaroslav, King, Isabel R., Saikia, Sarag J., Zacny, Kris

“…•Venus cloud sample return vital to study cloud composition and search for life.•A 27 m balloon and ∼2-ton rocket can launch a 10 kg sample canister to…”
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Candidate mechanisms and fabric layup materials for the Mars surface tunnel concept by Girija, Athul Pradeepkumar, Saikia, Sarag J., de Jong, Maxim

“…The Mars Surface Tunnel (MST) concept presented herein potentially addresses the three interconnected problems of planetary protection, minimizing Mars Ascent…”
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Analytical theories for spacecraft entry into planetary atmospheres and design of planetary probes by Saikia, Sarag J

“…This dissertation deals with the development of analytical theories for spacecraft entry into planetary atmospheres and the design of entry spacecraft or…”
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Aerial Platform Design Options for a Life-Finding Mission at Venus by Buchanan, Weston P, de Jong, Maxim, Agrawal, Rachana, Petkowski, Janusz J, Arora, Archit, Saikia, Sarag J, Seager, Sara, Longuski, James M

“…Aerospace 9.7 (2022): 363 Mounting evidence of chemical disequilibria in the Venusian atmosphere has heightened interest in the search for life within the…”
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Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J, Carr, Christopher E, Saikia, Sarag J, Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P, Grinspoon, David H, Weber, Monika U, Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P, Iakubivskyi, Iaroslav, Pajusalu, Mihkel, Kaasik, Laila

“…Aerospace 2022, 9(11), 733 For over half a century, scientists have contemplated the potential existence of life within the clouds of Venus. Unknown chemistry…”
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Mission Architecture to Characterize Habitability of Venus Cloud Layers via an Aerial Platform by Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P, Arora, Archit, Girija, Athul P, de Jong, Maxim, Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J, Saikia, Sarag J, Carr, Christopher E, Grinspoon, David H, Longuski, James M

“…Aerospace 9.7 (2022): 359 Venus is known for its extreme surface temperature and its sulfuric acid clouds. But the cloud layers on Venus have similar…”
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Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J, Carr, Christopher E, Grinspoon, David H, Ehlmann, Bethany L, Saikia, Sarag J, Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P, Weber, Monika U, French, Richard, Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P, Baumgardner, Darrel

“…Aerospace 9.7 (2022): 385 Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into…”
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Venus Life Finder Mission Study by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J, Carr, Christopher E, Grinspoon, David, Ehlmann, Bethany, Saikia, Sarag J, Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston, Weber, Monika U, French, Richard, Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P

“…The Venus Life Finder Missions are a series of focused astrobiology mission concepts to search for habitability, signs of life, and life itself in the Venus…”
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Analytical theories for spacecraft entry into planetary atmospheres and design of planetary probes by Saikia, Sarag J

“…This dissertation deals with the development of analytical theories for spacecraft entry into planetary atmospheres and the design of entry spacecraft or…”
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An Analysis of Maharashtra's Power Situation by More, Chandrarao, Saikia, Sarag J., Banerjee, Rangan

“…This paper analyses Maharashtra s data on demand, supply and load shedding. The trends in the hourly load variation and seasonal variation of average energy…”
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