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Editors
Editor-in-Chief-Peter Willett
Associate Editor-in-Chief-Daniel
O'Hagan
VP Publications-Maria Sabrina Greco
AESS President- Walt Downing
Executive Assistant,
AESS-Judy Scharmann

Contributing Editors
Awards-Fulvio Gini
Book Reviews Editor-Samuel Shapero
Conferences-Michael Braasch
Distinguished Lecturers &
Tutorials-Lorenzo Lo Monte
Education-Lorenzo Lo Monte
History-Hugh Griffiths
Student Research-Federico Lombardi
Technical Panels-George Schmidt
Tutorials-W. Dale Blair
Website Updates-Judy Scharmann

Associate Editors and Areas of
Specialty
Scott Bawden-Energy Conversion
Systems
Erik Blasch, Roberto Sabatini-
Avionics Systems
Dietrich Fraenken-Fusion and
Signal Processing
Lyudmila Mihaylova-Target Tracking
Mauro De Sanctis-Signal Processing
and Communications
Jason Gross-Navigation, Positioning
Giancarmine Fasano-Unmanned
Aircraft Systems
Daniel O'Hagan-Radar Systems
Richard Linares-Space Systems
Haiying Liu-Control and Robotic
Systems
Michael Cardinale-Electro-Optic and
Infrared Systems, Image Processing
Ruhai Wang-Systems Engineering

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July 2020

ISSN 0885-8985

Volume 35 Number 7

COLUMN
In This Issue - Technically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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EDITORIAL
Message From AESS President
W. Downing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FEATURE ARTICLES
Improving Small Satellite Communications in Deep Space-A Review of the
Existing Systems and Technologies With Recommendations for
Improvement. Part I: Direct to Earth Links and SmallSat
Telecommunications Equipment
F. Davarian, A. Babuscia, J. Baker, R. Hodges, D. Landau, C.-W. Lau, N. Lay,
M. Angert, V. Kuroda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Improving Small Satellite Communications and Tracking in Deep Space-A
Review of the Existing Systems and Technologies With
Recommendations for Improvement. Part II: Small Satellite Navigation,
Proximity Links, and Communications Link Science
F. Davarian, S. Asmar, J. Baker, J. Gao, R. Hodges, D. Landau, N. Lay,
L. Torgerson, W. Walsh, M. Angert, D. Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Space Phased Array Antenna Developments: A Perspective on Structural
Design
C. Wang, Y. Wang, P. Lian, S. Xue, Q. Xu, Y. Shi, Y. Jia, B. Du, J. Liu,
B. Tang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NEWS AND INFORMATION
AESS Senior Members Elevated in 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Organization 2020 . . . . . . . . . .

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2020 Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society Distinguished Lecturers .
AESS Meetings & Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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