Abstract: One of the challenges of developing flight control systems for liquid-propelled space vehicles is ensuring…
Author: New NASA STI
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,…