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  1. Lifetime Tradespace Analysis of Refueling and Repositioning Services for Earth-Imaging Satellites

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  2. Comparing Mission Architectures to Support Lunar Surface Fission Power

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  3. An Analysis of Space Traffic Management Needs in Low Lunar Orbit

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  4. Future of Satellite Reentry and Earth’s Atmosphere: the Lifetime and Direct Radiative Forcing of Space Debris Reentry Alumina

    Article • November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  5. Scenario-based uncertainty quantification for optical link analysis

    Article • October 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  6. Global Climate Effect from Space Debris Reentry: Engineering and Policy Implications

    Article • October 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  7. Analysis of proliferated low Earth orbit constellation resilience against solar weather radiation effects

    Article • Acta Astronautica, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  8. Review of On-Orbit Servicing Considerations for Low-Earth Orbit Constellations

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  9. Comparative Assessment of Target Capture Techniques for Space Debris Removal with CubeSats

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  10. Effectiveness of CubeSat-Based Architectures for Active Removal of On-Orbit Rocket Bodies

    Article • November 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  11. Valuation of On-Orbit Servicing in Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit Constellations

    Article • November 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  12. Architectural Concept of Disaggregation of Space Systems: Application to Weather Satellites

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dipak Kumar Giri, Dr Daniel E Hastings

  13. When will on-orbit servicing be part of the space enterprise?

    Article • Acta Astronautica, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  14. Pliability and Viable Systems: Maintaining Value Under Changing Conditions

    Article • IEEE Systems Journal, December 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  15. Exploring visual literacy as a global competency: An international study of the teaching and learning of communication

    Article • September 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  16. Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration for Survivability

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  17. Looking at space architectures with a long term perspective

    Article • August 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  18. Influence strategies for systems of systems

    Article • July 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  19. A taxonomy of perturbations: Determining the ways that systems lose value

    Article • March 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  20. A Logical Approach to Real Options Identification With Application to UAV Systems

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics - Part A Systems and Humans, January 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  21. Engineering Systems Multiple‐Domain Matrix: An organizing framework for modeling large‐scale complex systems

    Article • Systems Engineering, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  22. Real Options in Enterprise Architecture: A Holistic Mapping of Mechanisms and Types for Uncertainty Management

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  23. System architecture pliability and trading operations in tradespace exploration

    Article • April 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  24. Metrics for Evaluating Survivability in Dynamic Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  25. Model-based estimation of flexibility and optionability in an integrated real options framework

    Article • March 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  26. Scenario planning in dynamic multi-attribute tradespace exploration

    Article • March 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  27. Using Pareto Trace to determine system passive value robustness

    Article • March 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  28. Defining changeability: Reconciling flexibility, adaptability, scalability, modifiability, and robustness for maintaining system lifecycle value

    Article • Systems Engineering, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  29. Empirical Validation of Design Principles for Survivable System Architecture

    Article • April 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  30. Technological Emergence and Adaptation: The Case of Earth-Orbiting Satellites

    Article • October 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  31. On-Orbit Servicing: A New Value Proposition for Satellite Design and Operation

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2007, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  32. Design Principles for Survivable System Architecture

    Article • April 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  33. Measuring the Value of Flexibility in Space Systems: A Six‐Element Framework

    Article • Systems Engineering, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  34. On-Orbit Upgrade and Repair: The Hubble Space Telescope Example

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  35. A framework for understanding uncertainty and its mitigation and exploitation in complex systems

    Article • IEEE Engineering Management Review, January 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  36. To Reduce or to Extend a Spacecraft Design Lifetime?

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, January 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  37. Impact of Subsystem Reliability on Satellite Revenue Generation and Present Value

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, November 2005, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  38. Weaving time into system architecture: satellite cost per operational day and optimal design lifetime

    Article • Acta Astronautica, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  39. Flexibility in system design and implications for aerospace systems

    Article • Acta Astronautica, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  40. Interaction of policy choices and technical requirements for a space transportation infrastructure

    Article • Acta Astronautica, April 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  41. The MIT experience in research, teaching and organisation

    Article • International Journal of Technology Policy and Management, January 2001, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  42. A metric for systems evaluation and design of satellite based Internet links

    Article • February 1998, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  43. Three-Dimensional Plasma Particle-in-Cell Calculations of Ion Thruster Backflow Contamination

    Article • Journal of Computational Physics, October 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  44. Spacecraft–Environment Interactions

    Article • January 1996, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  45. Arc mitigation on high voltage solar arrays

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  46. Implications for the technology of high voltage solar arrays: The possibility of an arc resistant cell

    Article • Acta Astronautica, July 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  47. The US and Japanese space programmes

    Article • Space Policy, August 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  48. The MIT Space Grant Program

    Article • January 1991, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  49. Plasma contactors for use with electrodynamic tethers for power generation

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  50. Effects of Alpha Populations on Tokamak Ballooning Stability

    Article • Physica Scripta, January 1987, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  51. Bifurcation phenomena and the radial electric field in a nonaxisymmetric plasma

    Article • The Physics of Fluids, February 1986, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  52. Calculation of the self-consistent electric field in toroidal nonaxisymmetric devices

    Article • Journal of Computational Physics, November 1985, Elsevier

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  53. Bubble growth in laser irradiated glass

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, May 1983, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  54. Coupling of pulsed 0.35-μm laser radiation to titanium alloys

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, August 1982, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  55. A consistency condition for microwave absorption in an air plasma

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, September 1981, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniel E Hastings

  56. Extracting the essence of flexibility in system design

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Daniel E Hastings