Kepler: A Search for Terrestrial Planets. K2 Handbook

Abstract: The Kepler spacecraft was repurposed for the K2 mission a year after the failure of…

SPHERES and Astrobee: Space Station Robotic Free Flyers

Abstract: Free-flying space robots can be used when humans are present to off-load routine work, to…

Lessons Learned from Developing and Operating the Kepler Science Pipeline and Building the TESS Science Pipeline

Abstract: The experience acquired through development, implementation and operation of the KeplerK2 science pipelines can provide…

Field Programmable Gate Array Failure Rate Estimation Guidelines for Launch Vehicle Fault Tree Models

Abstract: Today's launch vehicles complex electronic and avionic systems heavily utilize the Field Programmable Gate Array…

Astrobee System Overview

Abstract: Overview of Astrobee System design and current status for the SPHERES/Astrobee Working Group quarterly meeting.

NASA’s Space Launch System: Enabling Exploration and Discovery

Abstract: As NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle continues to mature toward its first…

MIL-HDBK-338-Environmental Conversion Table Correction

Abstract: In reliability analysis for space launch vehicles, limited data is frequently a challenge due to…

Forbidden Mass Ranges for Shower Meteoroids

Abstract: Burns et al. (1979) use the parameter beta to describe the ratio of radiation pressure…

Cyber-Threat Assessment for the Air Traffic Management System: A Network Controls Approach

Abstract: Air transportation networks are being disrupted with increasing frequency by failures in their cyber- (computing,…

History of Solid Rockets

Abstract: Solid rockets are of interest to the space program because they are commonly used as…