A System Level Mass and Energy Calculation for a Temperature Swing Adsorption Pump used for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) on Mars

Abstract: A major component of a Martian In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) system is the CO2 acquisition…

Synergistic Use of Nighttime Satellite Data, Electric Utility Infrastructure, and Ambient Population to Improve Power Outage Detections in Urban Areas

Abstract: Natural and anthropogenic hazards are frequently responsible for disaster events, leading to damaged physical infrastructure,…

Robust Exploration and Commercial Missions to the Moon Using LANTR Propulsion and In-Situ Propellants Derived from Lunar Polar Ice (LPI) Deposits

Abstract: The nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) has frequently been identified as a key space asset required…

Exospheric Escape: A Parametrical Study

Abstract: The study of exospheres can help us understand the long-term loss of volatiles from planetary…

Mining Twitter Data to Augment NASA GPM Validation

Abstract: The Twitter data stream is an important new source of real-time and historical global information…

A Hierarchical Relationship Between the Fluence Spectra and CME Kinematics in Large Solar Energetic Particle Events: A Radio Perspective

Abstract: We report on further evidence that solar energetic particles are organized by the kinematic properties…

Remote Sensing of Precipitation from Airborne and Spaceborne Radar (Chapter 13.)

Abstract: Weather radar measurements from airborne or satellite platforms can be an effective remote sensing tool…

Active and Passive 3D Vector Radiative Transfer with Preferentially-Aligned Ice Particles

Abstract: For the purposes of interpreting active (radar) and passive (radiometer) microwave and millimeter wave remote…

A Ka-Band (26 GHz) Circularly Polarized 2×2 Microstrip Patch Sub-Array with Compact Feed

Abstract: A Ka-band (26 GHz) 2x2 array consisting of square-shaped microstrip patch antenna elements with two…

Xeropreservation of Functionalized Lipid Biomarkers in Hyperarid Soils in the Atacama Desert

Abstract: Our understanding of long-term organic matter preservation comes mostly from studies in aquatic systems. In…