Radiation-Resistant Photon-Counting Detector Package Providing Sub-ps Stability for Laser Time Transfer in Space

Abstract: We are reporting on a design, construction and performance of photon-counting detector packages based on…

Crowd Sourcing Approach for UAS Communication Resource Demand Forecasting

Abstract: Congressional attention to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has caused the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to…

Friction Stir Welding and NASA

Abstract: Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid state welding process with potential advantages for aerospace…

Phase-Retrieval Uncertainty Estimation and Algorithm Comparison for the JWST-ISIM Test Campaign

Abstract: Phase retrieval, the process of determining the exitpupil wavefront of an optical instrument from image-plane…

The Business Change Initiative: A Novel Approach to Improved Cost and Schedule Management

Abstract: Goddard Space Flight Center's Flight Projects Directorate employed a Business Change Initiative (BCI) to infuse…

Historical Mass, Power, Schedule, and Cost Growth for NASA Spacecraft

Abstract: Although spacecraft developers have been moving towards standardized product lines as the aerospace industry has…

Contribution of Schedule Delays to Cost Growth: How to Make Peace with a Marching Army

Abstract: Numerous research papers have shown that cost and schedule growth are interrelated for NASA space…

Astronomers Travel in Time and Space with Light

Abstract: This is an excerpt of John Mather's in a book titled: INSPIRED BY LIGHT, Reflections…

Understanding Cirrus Ice Crystal Number Variability for Different Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation Spectra

Abstract: Along with minimizing parameter uncertainty, understanding the cause of temporal and spatial variability of the…

Automated Sensitivity Analysis of Interplanetary Trajectories for Optimal Mission Design

Abstract: This work describes a suite of Python tools known as the Python EMTG Automated Trade…