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Advances in Space Research - Special Issues
ASR special issue “Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and their Connection to Space Weather” has been chosen as a featured issues on Elsevier's Physics and Astronomy page and is, therefore, free to read until 31 December 2020.
Advances in Space Research: 2019 Impact Factor and CiteScore
The 2019 Impact Factor for ASR is 2.177, up from 1.746 in 2018, and the journal also has a 2019 CiteScore of 3.8.
Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR): CiteScore and Impact Factor
Advances in Space Research (ASR) Most Cited Articles - Free to Read
- Free to read through end 2020, ASR’s most cited article historically: The Multi-GNSS Experiment (MGEX) of the International GNSS Service (IGS) – Achievements, prospects and challenges.
- Free to read through end 2020, the top 5 most cited articles published in 2018 and the top 5 most cited articles published in 2019 (10 articles in total).
Advances in Space Research - Special Issues
Recently published special issue of Advances in Space Research:
Volume 66, Issue 1, 1 July 2020, Advances in Small Satellites for Space Science, Guest Editors: Loren C. Chang, Amal Chandran. Preface free to read through May 2021.
Exploring the Moon from a Large European Lander: ESA Call for Ideas
- Exploring the Moon from a Large European Lander: ESA Call for Ideas now live at: https://ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype/IMT?documentTableId=45087607022815668&userAction=Browse&templateName=&documentId=7257e8d165a32b877027ebfc5e67d8d9
- Article here: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Get_your_ticket_to_the_Moon_Europe_s_lunar_lander_for_science_and_more
- The deadline for submissions is 3 July 2020.
New Adhering Member Institution Reports to COSPAR Now Available
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly Postponed to 28 January - 4 February 2021
The leadership of COSPAR and the Local Organizing Committee for COSPAR 2020 in Sydney, Australia have concluded that with the worldwide pandemic and accompanying social and economic disruption, COSPAR 2020 must be postponed. Full text of postponement announcement available here. The new dates for the 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be 28 January – 4 February 2021 and hereafter will be referred to as COSPAR 2021. The extensive planning and preparations for COSPAR 2020 are completely transferable to the new dates, by which time we anticipate that the thirst for knowledge and personal collaboration throughout the global space research community can and will be met with an extremely successful COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Australia. We sincerely hope that the entire COSPAR community is able to remain healthy and that the extraordinary efforts underway to contain the coronavirus and preserve economic security are successful. In the meantime, let’s continue to work together virtually so that we ensure a Sydney summer in January 2021 will both brighten our outlook and continue our cause of promoting and facilitating international cooperation and advances in space research.
The International Astronautical Federation
- 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC), postponed to 2021 (dates TBD), Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX), postponed to 2021 (dates TBD), St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
- Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC), postponed to 2022 (dates TBD), Oslo, Norway.
Opportunity for Capacity Building in Small Satellites Development and Operations for Universities in Developing Countries
The COSPAR Panel for Capacity Building (PCB) is trying to establish a long-term capacity building project together with the International Satellite Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE), based on the development and scientific exploitation of small satellites. This project aims to enable space hardware and instrumentation development and to provide guidance on best practices for hardware development, sustainable space activities, and crafting space policy among emerging space nations. See here for more details.