Special Issues

Open for Submissions

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

This topic focuses on the role spacecraft dynamics and control will play in advancing the human’s exploration in the near-earth region as well as deep space, endeavouring to identify critical issues and provide feasible solutions among this field.
Submission deadline: June 30, 2023

Novel Space Power System Design, Integration and Control Technologies

This special issue focuses on the field of space power supply systems and rechargeable batteries, including photovoltaic cell, power conversion circuits and battery related applications.
Submission deadline: June 30, 2023

Emerging Space Communication and Network Technologies for 6G Ubiquitous Connectivity

This special issue solicits papers focusing on the role emerging space communication and network technologies will play in advancing the ubiquitous connectivity in the 6G wireless networks, endeavoring to identify critical issues and provide feasible solutions in this field.
Submission deadline: July 1, 2023

Autonomous Safe Learning of Space Intelligent Systems

This special issue focuses on the safe learning of unmanned space systems and explores how to effectively and safely apply artificial intelligence technology to space missions.
Submission deadline: August 30, 2023

Towards Space-Air-Ground Information Network: Next Frontier for Wireless Communications

This special issue will provide a comprehensive presentation of the state-of-the-art findings on key theoretical and practical design issues for space-air-ground information networks.
Submission deadline: August 31, 2023

Published Special Issues

Planetary Exploration, Horizon 2061

A high-level summary of the main conclusions of the “Planetary Exploration, Horizon 2061" foresight exercise and articles dealing with specific aspects of each of the four pillars or their interfaces.

Critical Lunar Science Problems for Future Exploration

This special issue invites top Chinese scientists in the lunar science community to discuss the fundamental scientific questions, and comment on the current research debates about the Moon.

Advances in Dynamics and Control of Micro/Nano Satellites

Providing a forum for both theoreticians and practitioners to exchange their latest achievements and identify critical issues and challenges for further investigation in the aerospace dynamics and control field.

Entry, Descent, and Landing of Tianwen-1 Mars Mission

A collection of articles about the Tianwen-1 Mars Mission

Moon & Mars Missions: Analogues & Research

Addressing Moon & Mars research through data analysis, development of instruments and enabling technologies, and space probes.

Space Robot

The latest works by robotics researchers facing the diverse problems related to space robots.

Small Platforms for Planetary Exploration: Missions and Technologies

Presenting the current and future trends in the use of small space platforms for planetary exploration.

Special Issue Process

Please see the journal's peer review process page for more information on how special issue submissions are handled.