BOOKS
Miner, E. D. , Wessen, R. R., Cuzzi, J., “Planetary Ring Systems”,
Springer/Praxis Publishing, 2006 October
Miner, E. D. and Wessen, R. R., “Neptune: The Planet, Rings, and Satellites”,
Springer/Praxis Publishing, 2002 March
PUBLICATIONS
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Wessen, R. R., Propster, P., Cable, M., Case, K., Guethe, C., Matousek., Nash, A., Ziemer., “Developing Compelling and Science-Focused Mission Concepts for NASA Competed Mission Proposals.” Acta Astronautica Journal, Vol. 191, 2022 Feb, pgs. 502-509
Burgin, M. S., Hawkinson, K., Kataria, T., Matousek, S.E., Park, K. J., Scott, V. J., Shah, R., Tran, A. P., Wessen, R. R., Zusack, S., “Remote Concurrent Engineering: A-Team Studies in the Virtual World,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, 2021 Mar
Ziemer, J., Wessen, R. R., Johnson, P., “Exploring the Science Trade Space with the JPL Innovation Foundry,” SAGE Journal and Concurrent Engineering, Madrid, Spain, December 11, 2017
Linsey, J., Wessen, R. R., Ziemer, J., “Observation of a Highly Innovative Group – Directions for Future Research,” The 4th International Conference on Design Creativity, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 2-4, 2016
Wessen, R. R., "How Hollywood Inspires the Exploration of Space," Hollywood Chemistry: When Science Met Entertainment, Edited by Nelson, D. J., et. al., ACS Symposium Series 1139, 2013, pp 299 - 310
Wessen, R. R., Borden, C., Ziemer, J., Kwok, J., "Space Mission Concept Development Using Concept Maturity Levels", Proceedings of the AIAA Space 2013 Conference, AIAA-2013, San Diego, California, Sep. 12-14, 2013
Leising, C. J., Wessen, R. R., Ellyin, R., Rosenberg, L. Leising, A., "Spacecraft Complexity Subfactors and Implications on Future Cost Growth", Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Spring 2013
Leising, C. J., Sherwood, B., Adler, M., Wessen, R. R., Naderi, F. M., "Recent Improvements in JPL’s Mission Formulation Process", Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar. 6-13, 2010
Wessen, R. R., Adler, M., Leising, C. J., Sherwood, B., "Measuring the Maturity of Robotic Planetary Mission Concepts", Proceedings of the AIAA Space 2009 Conference and Exposition, AIAA-2009-6824, Pasadena, California, Sep. 14-17, 2009
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “Bidding Your Way to the Launch Pad”, NASA’s Academy Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Journal, Fall 2009, pgs 48 - 52
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “The Cassini Resource Exchange”, NASA’s Academy Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Journal, Fall 2007, pgs 14 – 18
Porter, D. and Wessen, R. R., “Creating Out of This World Markets at NASA”, Journal of the Hayek Society of the London School of Economics, 2007, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pgs 37 - 53
Wessen, R. R. and Padilla, D. A., “Navigator Program Risk Management”, Space System Engineering & Risk Management Symposium, 20004
Hilland, J., Wessen, R., Porter, D., and Austin, R., “A Market-Based Conflict Resolution Approach for Satellite Mission Planning”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2001 August, Vol. 48, Num. 3, pgs 272-282
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “Market-Based Systems for Instrument Development and Science Planning”, Journal of Reduced Mission Operations Costs, 2000, Vol. 1, Num. 2, pgs 119 – 132
Ledyard, J., Porter, D., and Wessen, R., “A Market-Based Mechanism for Allocating Space Shuttle Secondary Payload Priority”, Experimental Economics, 2000 March, Vol. 2, pgs 173 - 195
Wessen, R., Porter, D., and Hilland, J., “Experimental Results of LightSAR Mission Planning Using a Market-Based System”, Journal of Space Mission Architecture, 1999, Issue 1, pgs 11-22
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “A Market-Based Approach for Manifesting Shuttle Secondary Payloads”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 1999 Jan - Feb, Vol. 36, Num. 1, pgs 142 - 147
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “Market-Based Approaches for Controlling Space Mission Costs: The Cassini Resource Exchange”, Journal of Reduced Mission Operations Costs, 1998, Vol. 1, Num. 1, pgs 9 - 25
Wessen, R. R. and Porter, D., “A Management Approach for Allocating Instrument Development Resources”, Space Policy, 1997 August, pgs. 191-201
Wessen, R. R., “Tradeoffs between Science Objectives and Ground System Capability”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 1996 Nov - Dec, Vol. 33, Num.6, pgs. 883-886
Wessen, R.R. and Finnerty, D.F., "Science Planning and Sequencing for Cassini", Space Ops 92, November 1992
Miner, E.D., A.P. Ingersoll, L. Esposito, T. Johnson, R. Wessen. “Science Objectives and Preliminary Sequence Designs for the Voyager Uranus and Neptune Encounters”, JPL TM D-2097, January 28, 1985