Dust Storm Impacts on Human Mars Mission Equipment and Operations

Abstract: Although it is tempting to use dust impacts on Apollo lunar exploration mission equipment and…

Summary of Martian Dust Filtering Challenges and Current Filter Development

Abstract: Traditional air particulate filtering in manned spaceflight (Apollo, Shuttle, ISS, etc.) has used cleanable or…

Experimental Study of Convective Heating on the Back Face and Payload of a Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Aeroshell

Abstract: A wind tunnel test program has been conducted to define convective heating environments on the…

Electron-Scale Measurements of Magnetic Reconnection in Space

Abstract: Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas whereby stored magnetic energy is converted…

Formal Assurance Certifiable Tooling Formal Assurance Certifiable Tooling Strategy Final Report

Abstract: This is the Final Report of a research project to investigate issues and provide guidance…

UAS in the NAS Project: Large-Scale Communication Architecture Simulations with NASA GRC Gen5 Radio Model

Abstract: This report provides a description and performance characterization of the large-scale, Relay architecture, UAS communications…

Preliminary Results from the AFRL-NASA W/V-Band Terrestrial Link Experiment in Albuquerque, NM

Abstract: Atmospheric propagation models and the measurements that train them are critical to the design of…

Formal Methods Tool Qualification

Abstract: Formal methods tools have been shown to be effective at finding defects in safety-critical digital…

‘Fly Like This’: Natural Language Interface for UAV Mission Planning

Abstract: With the increasing presence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in everyday environments, the user base…

Experimental Study of Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Aeroshell with Axisymmetric Surface Deflection Patterns

Abstract: A wind tunnel test program was conducted to obtain aeroheating environment data on Hypersonic Inflatable…