Abstract: This paper describes a test series in the Electric Arc Shock Tube at NASA Ames…
Author: New NASA STI
The Early Planetary Research of Tobias C. Owen
Abstract: Tobias Chant Owen (Toby) was a graduate student of G. P. Kuiper, receiving his Ph.D.…
Pluto: Fluidized Transport of Tholins by Heating of the Subsurface
Abstract: New Horizons images of Pluto show evidence of the transport of the colored non-ice component…
The Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope
Abstract: The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) instrument on the Spitzer Space Telescope covered the 5 to 38…
Costs and Risks of Continuous Purges for Instruments
Abstract: As instruments are built, tested, and launched, they are exposed to environments that have various…
Application of GPS to Enable Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Heliocentric Disposal
Abstract: To properly dispose of the upper stage of the Space Launch System, the vehicle must…
Use of CMIP Atmospheric Boundary Conditions with ISMs
Abstract: Dynamical ice sheet models are being used in simulations of future sea level change resulting…
Robust Targeting for the Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor
Abstract: The Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS) is a miniature, self-contained autonomous rendezvous and docking sensor…
Invariant Imbedded T-Matrix Method for Axial Symmetric Hydrometeors with Extreme Aspect Ratios
Abstract: The single-scattering properties (SSPs) of hydrometeors are the fundamental quantities for physics-based precipitation retrievals. Thus,…