Natural Environment Definition for Exploration Missions

Abstract: A comprehensive set of environment definitions is necessary from the beginning of the development of…

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…