Journal Papers
McConaghy, T. Troy, Debban, Theresa J., Petropoulos, Anastassios E., and Longuski, James M., “Design and Optimization of Low-Thrust Trajectories with Gravity Assists,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 40, No. 3, May–June 2003, pp. 380–387. [PDF]
McConaghy, T. Troy, Longuski, James M., and Byrnes, Dennis V., “Analysis of a Class of Earth-Mars Cycler Trajectories,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 41, No. 4, July–August 2004, pp. 622–628. [PDF]
McConaghy, T. Troy, Russell, Ryan P., and Longuski, James M., “Toward a Standard Nomenclature for Earth-Mars Cycler Trajectories,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 42, No. 4, July–August 2005, pp. 694–698. [PDF]
Chen, K. Joseph, McConaghy, T. Troy, Landau, Damon F., Longuski, James M., Aldrin, Buzz , “A Powered Earth-Mars Cycler with Three Synodic-Period Repeat Time,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 42, No. 5, September–October 2005, pp. 921–927. [PDF]
McConaghy, T. Troy, Landau, Damon F., Yam, Chit Hong, and Longuski, James, M., “Notable Two-Synodic-Period Earth-Mars Cycler,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 2, March–April 2006, pp. 456–465. [PDF]
Conference Papers
McConaghy, T. Troy, Debban, Theresa J., Petropoulos, Anastassios E., and Longuski, James M., “An Approach to Design and Optimization of Low-Thrust Trajectories with Gravity Assists,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS Paper 01–468, Quebec City, QC, Canada, July–August 2001. [PDF]
Debban, Theresa J., McConaghy, T. Troy, and Longuski, James M., “Design and Optimization of Low-Thrust Gravity-Assist Trajectories to Selected Planets,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2002-4729, Monterey, CA, August 2002. [PDF]
McConaghy, T. Troy, Longuski, James M., and Byrnes, Dennis V., “Analysis of a Broad Class of Earth-Mars Cycler Trajectories,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2002-4420, Monterey, CA, August 2002. [PDF]
Byrnes, Dennis V., McConaghy, T. Troy, and Longuski, James M., “Analysis of Various Two Synodic Period Earth-Mars Cycler Trajectories,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2002-4423, Monterey, CA, August 2002. [PDF]
Chen, Joseph K., Landau, Damon F., McConaghy, T. Troy, Okutsu, Masataka, and Longuski, James M., and Aldrin, Buzz, “Preliminary Analysis and Design of Powered Earth-Mars Cycling Trajectories,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2002-4422, Monterey, CA, August 2002. [MS Word DOC]
Chen, Joseph K., McConaghy, T. Troy, Okutsu, Masataka, and Longuski, James M., “A Low-Thrust Version of the Aldrin Cycler,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2002-4421, Monterey, CA, August 2002. [PDF]
McConaghy, T. Troy, Yam, Chit Hong, Landau, Damon F., and Longuski, James M., “Two-Synodic Period Earth-Mars Cyclers with Intermediate Earth Encounter,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS Paper 03-509, Big Sky, MO, August 2003. [PDF]
Chen, Joseph K., McConaghy, T. Troy, Landau, Damon F., and Longuski, James M., “A Powered Earth-Mars Cycler with Three Synodic-Period Repeat Time,” AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS Paper 03-510, Big Sky, MO, August 2003. [MS Word DOC]
Yam, Chit Hong, McConaghy, T. Troy, Chen, Joseph K., and Longuski, James M., “Preliminary Design of Nuclear Electric Propulsion Missions to the Outer Planets,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2004-5393, Providence, RI, August 2004. [MS Word DOC]
McConaghy, T. Troy, and Longuski, James M., “Parameterization Effects on Convergence when Optimizing a Low-Thrust Trajectory with Gravity Assists,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AIAA Paper 2004-5403, Providence, RI, August 2004. [PDF]
Yam, Chit Hong, McConaghy, T. Troy, Chen, K. Joseph, and Longuski, James M., “Design of Low-Thrust Gravity-Assist Trajectories to the Outer Planets,” 55th International Astronautical Congress, IAC-04-A.6.02, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 2004. [PDF]
