Analysis of Cislunar Transfers from a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit with High Power Solar Electric Propulsion

Abstract: As government and commercial interest in the exploration of the Moon and cislu- nar space…

The Viability of Trajectory Analysis for Diagnosing Dynamical and Chemical Influences on Ozone Concentrations in the UTLS

Abstract: The viability of trajectory analysis for diagnosing the interplay between chemistry and dynamics is investigated…

Shrouded CMC Rotor Blades for High Pressure Turbine Applications

Abstract: The density of Ceramic Matrix Compos-ite(CMC) materials is approximately 1/3 the density of metals currently…

Determining the Pressure Gain of Pressure Gain Combustion

Abstract: Over the past few decades, there has been significant research into propulsion concepts attempting to…

Entry Systems Modeling Project

Abstract: ESM (Entry Systems Modeling Project) is the only dedicated research effort for EDL (Entry, Descent…

Insights into Space Solar Cell Durability Using SPICE Simulation Seeded by Current-Voltage Characteristics Parametrized Using the Lambert W Special Function

Abstract: We developed and validated an automated routine for the fitting of I-V curve data to…

Calculation Method for Predicting AM0 Isc from High Altitude Aircraft Flight Data

Abstract: High altitude aircraft have been used by the space photovoltaic (PV) community to determine the…

Comparison of Iced Aerodynamic Measurements on a Swept Wing from Two Wind Tunnels

Abstract: Artificial ice shapes of various geometric fidelity were tested on a wing model based on…

Mechanism of Quantum Speedup in Novel Population Transfer Protocol for Binary Optimization Problems

Abstract: We consider a novel quantum population transfer protocol to solve binary optimization problems that exploits…

Numerical Simulations of a Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) Aircraft Preliminary Design

Abstract: Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations were performed on the Lockheed Martin Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST)…