"Polar Coding for Forward Error Correction in Space Communications with LDPC Comparisons", Naveed Namipour, Haleh Safavi, & Harry Shaw.
<https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20190032244/downloads/20...>
Also "Design of Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Codes for Deep-Space Applications" <https://ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov/progress_report/42-159/159K.pdf>
The first specifically discusses early missions.