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Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
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The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is a bi-monthly (six issues per year) peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It covers the science and technology of spaceflight, satellite and mission design, missile design, and rockets. The editor-in-chief is Olivier de Weck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). It was established in 1964.

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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology[1]
- EBSCO databases[2]
- Ei Compendex[3]
- Inspec[4]
- METADEX
- Science Citation Index[1]
- Scopus[5]
- zbMATH[6]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 1.808.[7]
History
The journal was published bimonthly from the beginning. Prior editors have been:
- Hanspeter Schaub (2017–2021)
- Robert D. Braun (2014–2016)
- E. Vincent Zoby (1993–2014)
- Clark H. Lewis (1990–1993)
- Frank J. Redd (1987–1989)
- R.H. Woodward Waesche (1981–1987)
- Paul F. Holloway (1978–1981)
- Donald C. Fraser (1975–1978)
- Ralph R. Ragan (1972–1975)
- Gordon L. Dugger (1964–1971) - founding editor
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