Practical Methodology for the Inclusion of Nonlinear Slosh Damping in the Stability Analysis of Liquid-Propelled Space Vehicles

Abstract: One of the challenges of developing flight control systems for liquid-propelled space vehicles is ensuring…

International Space Station Major Constituent Analyzer On-Orbit Performance

Abstract: The Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) is a mass spectrometer based system that measures the major…

Diffusivities of Redox-Sensitive Elements in Basalt vs. Oxygen Fugacity Determined by LA-ICP-MS

Abstract: Several diffusion experiments were conducted in a piston cylinder device across a range of oxygen…

NASA’s Space Launch System Takes Shape

Abstract: Major hardware and software for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) began rolling off assembly lines…

Orion Optical Navigation Progress Toward Exploration: Mission 1

Abstract: Optical navigation of human spacecraft was proposed on Gemini and implemented successfully on Apollo as…

Kinetic Damage from Meteorites

Abstract: A Near Earth object impacting into Earth's atmosphere may produce damaging effects at the surface…

Demonstrating Change with Astronaut Photography Using Object Based Image Analysis

Abstract: Every day, hundreds of images of Earth flood the Crew Earth Observations database as astronauts…

Land Cover/Land Use Classification and Change Detection Analysis with Astronaut Photography and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis

Abstract: For over fifty years, NASA astronauts have taken exceptional photographs of the Earth from the…

Linear Actuator System for the NASA Docking System

Abstract: The Linear Actuator System (LAS) is a major sub-system within the NASA Docking System (NDS).…

Chemical, Mineralogical, and Physical Properties of Martian Dust and Soil

Abstract: Global and regional dust storms on Mars have been observed from Earth-based telescopes, Mars orbiters,…