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  1. Science operations of IDEFIX, the MMX Phobos rover

    Article • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  2. The Hera Space Mission in the Context of Small Near-Earth Asteroid Missions in the Past, Present and Future

    Article • Space Science Reviews, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  3. The WheelCams on the IDEFIX rover

    Article • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  4. Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover

    Article • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  5. Orbital Capture of Ejecta into Periodic Orbits around Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, July 2025, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  6. Icy ocean worlds - astrobiology research in Germany

    Article • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, August 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  7. The MMX Rover IDEFIX: Getting Ready for Launch and Preparing Science Operations

    Article • January 2024, Curran Associates, Inc.

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  8. A nanolander for a space mission to an active asteroid in the main belt

    Article • Acta Astronautica, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  9. Science objectives of the MMX rover

    Article • Acta Astronautica, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  10. MASCOT’s in situ analysis of asteroid Ryugu in the context of regolith samples and remote sensing data returned by Hayabusa2

    Article • Earth Planets and Space, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  11. Ice Melting Probes

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  12. The ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and of the Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, July 2022, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  13. ESA's Cometary Mission Rosetta—Re‐Characterization of the COSAC Mass Spectrometry Results

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  14. COSAC's Only Gas Chromatogram Taken on Comet 67P/Churyumov‐Gerasimenko

    Article • ChemPlusChem, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  15. Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planets

    Article • Earth Planets and Space, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  16. The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos

    Article • Earth Planets and Space, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  17. Lander Operations

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  18. MASCOT—A Mobile Lander On-board the Hayabusa2 Spacecraft—Operations on Ryugu

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  19. In situ science on Phobos with the Raman spectrometer for MMX (RAX): preliminary design and feasibility of Raman measurements

    Article • Earth Planets and Space, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  20. Science operation plan of Phobos and Deimos from the MMX spacecraft

    Article • Earth Planets and Space, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  21. GAUSS - genesis of asteroids and evolution of the solar system

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  22. AMBITION – comet nucleus cryogenic sample return

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  23. The MASCOT lander aboard Hayabusa2: The in-situ exploration of NEA (162173) Ryugu

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  24. Micro- and nanolander on the surface of Ryugu – Commonalities, differences and lessons learned for future microgravity exploration

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  25. The process for the selection of MASCOT landing site on Ryugu: Design, execution and results

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  26. Key Technologies and Instrumentation for Subsurface Exploration of Ocean Worlds

    Article • Space Science Reviews, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  27. Towards New Comet Missions

    Article • Space Science Reviews, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  28. Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites

    Article • Science, August 2019, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  29. The search campaign to identify and image the Philae Lander on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    Article • Acta Astronautica, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  30. A radar package for asteroid subsurface investigations: Implications of implementing and integration into the MASCOT nanoscale landing platform from science requirements to baseline design

    Article • Acta Astronautica, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  31. Development and testing of a pyro-driven launcher for harpoon-based comet sample acquisition

    Article • Acta Astronautica, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  32. Direct observations of asteroid interior and regolith structure: Science measurement requirements

    Article • Advances in Space Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  33. European component of the AIDA mission to a binary asteroid: Characterization and interpretation of the impact of the DART mission

    Article • Advances in Space Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  34. Science exploration and instrumentation of the OKEANOS mission to a Jupiter Trojan asteroid using the solar power sail

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  35. MASCOT2 – A small body lander to investigate the interior of 65803 Didymos′ moon in the frame of the AIDA/AIM mission

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  36. MASCOT – a Mobile Lander on-board Hayabusa2 Spacecraft – Status and Operational Concept for the Asteroid Ryugu

    Article • May 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  37. The CONSERT operations planning process for the Rosetta mission

    Article • May 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  38. Rosetta Lander - Philae: Operations on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, analysis of wake-up activities and final state

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  39. The Close-Up Imager Onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover: Objectives, Description, Operations, and Science Validation Activities

    Article • Astrobiology, July 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  40. Decay of COSAC and Ptolemy mass spectra at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    Article • EAS Publications Series, March 2017, EDP Sciences

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  41. Small spacecraft in small solar system body applications

    Article • March 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  42. Editorial of the special issue – “Rosetta and Philae at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko”

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  43. Rosetta Lander – Landing and operations on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  44. Rosetta lander Philae – Landing performance and touchdown safety assessment

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  45. Rosetta lander Philae: Flight Dynamics analyses for landing site selection and post-landing operations

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  46. The CONSERT operations planning process for the Rosetta mission

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  47. The Philae Lander: Science planning and operations

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  48. The Camera of the MASCOT Asteroid Lander on Board Hayabusa 2

    Article • Space Science Reviews, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  49. Science case for the Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM): A component of the Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment (AIDA) mission

    Article • Advances in Space Research, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  50. Rosetta Lander: On-Comet Operations Execution and Recovery after the Unexpected Landing

    Article • May 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  51. MASCOT—The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout Onboard the Hayabusa2 Mission

    Article • Space Science Reviews, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  52. Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission

    Article • Acta Astronautica, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  53. Organic compounds on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko revealed by COSAC mass spectrometry

    Article • Science, July 2015, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  54. The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties

    Article • Science, July 2015, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  55. Rosetta Lander – Philae: Landing preparations

    Article • Acta Astronautica, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  56. Spacecraft for Hypervelocity Impact Research – An Overview of Capabilities, Constraints and the Challenges of Getting There

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  57. Experimental Investigations of the Comet Lander Philae Touchdown Dynamics

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

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  58. COSAC prepares for sampling and in situ analysis of cometary matter from comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  59. Rosetta Lander: On-Comet Operations Preparation and Planning

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

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  60. Landing on small bodies: From the Rosetta Lander to MASCOT and beyond

    Article • Acta Astronautica, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  61. Rosetta Lander—After seven years of cruise, prepared for hibernation

    Article • Acta Astronautica, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  62. GETEMME—a mission to explore the Martian satellites and the fundamentals of solar system physics

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  63. Future Mars geophysical observatories for understanding its internal structure, rotation, and evolution

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  64. Lunar Net—a proposal in response to an ESA M3 call in 2010 for a medium sized mission

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mahesh Anand, Dr Stephan Ulamec

  65. In situ analysis of Europa ices by short-range melting probes

    Article • Advances in Space Research, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  66. MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Prof. Dr. Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Dr Stephan Ulamec

  67. Hopper concepts for small body landers

    Article • Advances in Space Research, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  68. How to survive a Lunar night

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  69. Surface elements and landing strategies for small bodies missions – Philae and beyond

    Article • Advances in Space Research, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  70. The putative mechanical strength of comet surface material applied to landing on a comet

    Article • Acta Astronautica, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  71. Melting and Sublimation of Planetary Ices Under Low Pressure Conditions: Laboratory Experiments with a Melting Probe Prototype

    Article • Earth Moon and Planets, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  72. A small mission for in situ exploration of a primitive binary near-Earth asteroid

    Article • Advances in Space Research, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  73. Missionen zu Anderen Welten im Sonnensystem

    Article • January 2009, Brill Deutschland GmbH

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  74. ESSC-ESF Position Paper—Science-Driven Scenario for Space Exploration: Report from the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)

    Article • Astrobiology, January 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  75. LunarEX—a proposal to cosmic vision

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  76. Triple F—a comet nucleus sample return mission

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  77. MARCO POLO: near earth object sample return mission

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  78. Capabilities of Philae, the Rosetta Lander

    Article • Space Science Reviews, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  79. The Rosetta Lander (“Philae”) Investigations

    Article • Space Science Reviews, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  80. Access to glacial and subglacial environments in the Solar System by melting probe technology

    Article • Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  81. Preliminary studies concerning subsurface probes for the exploration of icy planetary bodies

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  82. Rosetta Lander—Philae: Implications of an alternative mission

    Article • Acta Astronautica, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  83. Current status and scientific capabilities of the Rosetta lander payload

    Article • Advances in Space Research, April 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  84. Mars 96 landers planetary protection implementation and planetary protection specifications for the upcoming ESA planetary missions

    Article • Advances in Space Research, January 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  85. Rosetta lander in situ characterization of a comet nucleus

    Article • Acta Astronautica, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  86. The COSAC experiment on the Lander of the ROSETTA mission

    Article • Advances in Space Research, January 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  87. Lander Systems for Planetary Missions

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  88. Article • Space Technology, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  89. Heating of dust particles enclosed in icy material

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, February 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Stephan Ulamec

  90. The Strength of Cometary Surface Material: Relevance of Deep Impact Results for Philae Landing on a Comet

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stephan Ulamec