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D. L. Carroll, K. Nishii, D. Levin, R. L. Burton, J. W. Zimmerman, R. T. Fox, Effect of a Backward-Facing Step on Drag of a VLEO Satellite AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan 12-16, 2026, Paper AIAA-2026-0278, DOI 10.2514/6.2026-0278, (2026)
R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Fundamental Characteristics and Limits of Airbreathing VLEO Satellites with Electric Propulsion”, 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 14-19 Sept. 2025, # IEPC-2025-652, DOI n/a, (2025)
J. W. Zimmerman, R. L. Burton, R. T. Fox, D. L. Carroll, E. J. Broemmelsiek, E. Choueiri, Pulsed MPD Propulsion for Air-breathing Satellites in VLEO ”, 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 14-19 Sept. 2025, Paper # IEPC-2025-651, DOI n/a, (2025)
M. M. Parta, D. M. King, C. A. Woodruff, D. L. Carroll, R. L. Burton, Operation and Uncertainty Analysis of a Watt’s Pendulum Thrust Stand”, 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 14-19 Sept. 2025, Paper # IEPC-2025-425, DOI n/a, (2025)
J. W. Zimmerman, R. L. Burton, R. T. Fox, D. L. Carroll, E. J. Broemmelsiek, E. Choueiri, Pulsed Magnetoplasmadynamic Propulsion for Airbreathing Satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit Journal of Propulsion and Power, DOI 10.2514/1.B39990, (2025)
R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Fundamental characteristics of VLEO satellites with airbreathing propulsion Acta Astronautica, Vol 237, pp. 371-380, DOI 10.1016, (2025)
R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Simplified Plasmadynamics Model of a Coaxial Self-Field Plasma Accelerator Journal of Propulsion and Power, DOI 10.2514/1.B38923, (2023)
C. A. Woodruff, M. M. Parta, D. M. King, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Fiber-fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster (FPPT) with Multi-axis Thrust Vectoring 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA USA, Cambridge, MA, June 19-23, 2022, DOI n/a, (2022)
C. A. Woodruff, M. M. Parta, D. M. King, A. L. Woodruff, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Monofilament Vaporization Propulsion (MVP) Flight-like System Performance 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA USA, Cambridge, MA, June 19-23, 2022, DOI n/a, (2022)
R. L. Burton, C. A. Woodruff, D. M. King, D. L. Carroll, Analysis of Fiber-Fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster Performance Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 20, n. 20, pp. 88-90, 92, DOI 1.B38114, (2020)
C. A. Woodruff, D. M. King, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Fiber-fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster (FPPT) for Small Satellites IEPC, Sep 2019, Vienna, Austria, September 15-20, 2019, No. 899, pp. 1-12, DOI n/a, (2019)
C. A. Woodruff, D. M. King, R. L. Burton, J. Bowman, D. L. Carroll, Development of a Fiber-Fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster for Small Satellites Small Satellite Conference, Logan, UT, Aug 4, 2019, DOI n/a, (2019)
C. A. Woodruff, D. L. Carroll, D. M. King, R. L. Burton, N. Hejmanowski, Monofilament Vaporization Propulsion (MVP) – CubeSat propulsion system with inert polymer propellant Small Satellite Conference, 2018, Logan, UT, USA, Aug 6-9, 2018, DOI n/a, (2018)
N. Hejmanowski, C. A. Woodruff, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, A. D. Palla, CubeSat High Impulse Propulsion System (CHIPS) Design and Performance 63rd JANNAF Propulsion - Dec 2016, Phoenix, AZ, Dec 5-9, 2016, Vol. 2016-4800, DOI n/a, (2016)
D. M. King, C. A. Woodruff, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, Development of H2O2-Based Monopropellant Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (MPUC) 63rd JANNAF Propulsion - Dec 2016, Pheonix, AZ, 5-9 December 2016, Vol. 2016-4935, DOI n/a, (2016)
N. Hejmanowski, C. A. Woodruff, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, J. M. Cardin, CubeSat High Impulse Propulsion System (CHIPS) 62nd JANNAF Propulsion Meeting (7th Spacecraft Propulsion), Nashville, TN, Jun 1-5, 2015, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, Paper Tracking # 4032 (2015)
D. L. Carroll, J. M. Cardin, R. L. Burton, G. F. Benavides, N. Hejmanowski, C. A. Woodruff, K. Bassett, D. M. King, J. Laystrom-Woodard, L. Richardson, C. Day, K. Hageman, R. Bhandari, Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (PUC) 62nd JANNAF Propulsion Meeting (7th Spacecraft Propulsion), Nashville, TN, Jun 1-5, 2015, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, Paper Tracking # 4059 (2015)
B. Woo, K. Ertmer, V. Coverstone, R. L. Burton, G. F. Benavides, D. L. Carroll, Deployment Experiment for Ultralarge Solar Sail System (UltraSail)”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 874-880, DOI 10.2514/1.51519, (0)
A. Pukniel, V. Coverstone, R. L. Burton, D. L. Carroll, The dynamics and control of the CubeSail mission: A solar sailing demonstration”, Journal of Advanced Space Research, Vol. 48, No., pp. 1902-1910, DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2011.07.014, (2011)
M. deChadenedes, J. K. Yoon, H. Sitaraman, S. Garrett, L. L. Raja, J. G. Eden, S-J Park, J. Laystrom-Woodard, D. L. Carroll, R. L. Burton, Advances in Microcavity Discharge Thruster Technology”, 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 25-28 July 2010, Nashville, Tennessee, Jul 25-28, 2010, AIAA Paper 2010-6616, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, (2010)
R. L. Burton, V. Coverstone, G. Swenson, J. Laystrom-Woodard, A. Pukniel, A. Gosh, A. Moctezuma, G. F. Benavides, D. L. Carroll, Initial Development of the CubeSail/UltraSail Spacecraft Initial Development of the CubeSail/UltraSail Spacecraft," , JANNAF Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 3-7, 2010, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, (2010)
R. L. Burton, J. G. Eden, S-J Park, M. deChadenedes, S. Garrett, L. L. Raja, H. Sitaraman, J. Laystrom-Woodard, G. F. Benavides, D. L. Carroll, Development of the MCD Thruster for Nanosat Propulsion”, "Development of the MCD Thruster for Nanosat Propulsion," , JANNAF Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 3-7, 2010, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, (2010)
R. L. Burton, J. G. Eden, S-J Park, J. K. Yoon, M. deChadenedes, S. Garrett, L. L. Raja, H. Sitaraman, J. Laystrom-Woodard, G. F. Benavides, D. L. Carroll, Initial Development of the Microcavity Discharge Thruster”, 31st International Electric Propulsion conference, IEPC Paper 2009-169, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sept 20-24, 2009, IEPC Paper 2009-169, Vol, No., pp., DOI n/a, (2009)
G. H. Miley, N. Luo, J. Mather, R. L. Burton, G. Hawkins, L. Gu, E. Byrd, R. Gimlin, P. J. Shrestha, G. F. Benavides, J. K. Laystrom, D. L. Carroll, Direct NaBH4/H2O2 fuel cells”, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 165, No. 2, pp. 509-516, DOI n/a, (2007)
R. L. Burton, V. Coverstone, J. Hargens-Rysanek, K. Ertmer, T. Botter, G. F. Benavides, B. Woo, D. L. Carroll, P. Gierow, G. Farmer, J. M. Cardin, UltraSail - Ultra-Lightweight Solar Sail Concept”, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Paper 2005-4117, Tucson, Arizona, Jul 10-13, 2005, AIAA Paper 2005-4117, Vol., No., pp., DOI n/a, (2005)