Abstract: A comprehensive set of environment definitions is necessary from the beginning of the development of…
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Development and Testing of a Novel Green Propellant Piston Tank
Abstract: Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), in cooperation with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) Spacecraft Propulsion…
Simulated Space Environmental Effects on Thin Film Solar Array Components
Abstract: The Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and Transceiver (LISA-T) experiment consists of thin-film, low mass, low…
Meteoroid Environment Modeling: the Meteoroid Engineering Model and Shower Forecasting
Abstract: The meteoroid environment is often divided conceptually into meteor showers plus a sporadic background component.…
Core Formation on Asteroid 4 Vesta: Iron Rain in a Silicate Magma Ocean
Abstract: Geochemical observations of the eucrite and diogenite meteorites, together with observations made by NASA's Dawn…
HMI Data Driven Magnetohydrodynamic Model Predicted Active Region Photospheric Heating Rates: Their Scale Invariant, Flare Like Power Law Distributions, and Their Possible Association With Flares
Abstract: A data driven, near photospheric, 3 D, non-force free magnetohydrodynamic model pre- dicts time series…
Temporal Evolution of the Plasma Sheath Surrounding Solar Cells in Low Earth Orbit
Abstract: High voltage solar array interactions with the space environment can have a significant impact on…
Venus Global Reference Atmospheric Model Status and Planned Updates
Abstract: The Venus Global Reference Atmospheric Model (Venus-GRAM) was originally developed in 2004 under funding from…
In Situ Thermal Imagery of Antarctic Meteorites and Their Stability on the Ice Surface
Abstract: The mechanisms behind Antarctic meteorite concentrations remain enigmatic nearly 5 decades after the first recoveries,…
Excess Silica Substitution in Plagioclase Grains in the Pasamonte Eucrite
Abstract: Pasamonte is a clast-rich polymict basaltic breccia with O- and Cr-isotopic compositions that are resolved…