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5,883 papers · NASA NTRS, NTSB, FAA CAMI
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11 matches · NASA NTRSSpacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Slewing maneuvers and vibration control of space structures by feedforward/feedback moment-gyro controls
This paper presents a moment-gyro control approach to the maneuver and vibration suppression of a flexible truss arm undergoing a constant slewing motion.
- NASA NTRS 2019 KSC Other
Design and Development of Functionally Effective Human-Machine Interfaces for Firing Room Displays
This project involves creating software for support equipment used on the Space l aunch System (SLS). The goal is to create applications and displays that will be used to remotely operate equipment from the firing room a…
- NASA NTRS 2019 MSFC Conference Paper
Nanosail-D: The Small Satellite That Could!
Three years from its initial design review, NanoSail-D successfully deployed its sail on January 20th, 2011. It became the first solar sail vehicle to orbit the earth and the second sail ever unfurled in space.
- NASA NTRS 2019 MSFC Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Transient Analysis of X-34 Pressurization System
Two transient operational modes of the X-34 pressurization system were analyzed using the ROCket Engine Transition Simulation (ROCETS) program. The first operational mode considers the normal operation.
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Presentation
Lunar Module ECS (Environmental Control System) - Design Considerations and Failure Modes
Design considerations and failure modes for the Lunar Module (LM) Environmental Control System (ECS) are described. An overview of the the oxygen supply and cabin pressurization, atmosphere revitalization, water manageme…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
A small satellite design for deep space network testing and training
With the continuing exploration of the Solar System and the reemphasis on Earth focused missions, the need for faster data transmission rates has grown.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Video
Gemini 8, This is Houston Flight
The historic first docking in space with the Agena is completed. Camaras record the harrowing experiences of the astronauts as Gemini VIII wildly gyrates through space following a malfunction.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Transition flight control room automation
The Workstation Prototype Laboratory is currently working on a number of projects which can have a direct impact on ground operations automation.
- NASA NTRS 2016 CDMS Conference Proceedings
Spacecraft contamination: Sources and prevention; Thermophysics Conference, 18th, Montreal, Canada, June 1-3, 1983, Selected Papers
Results of current research in the field of spacecraft contamination are presented. An overview of the various sources of contamination is given, showing the many and diverse mechanisms associated with the degradation of…
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Conference Paper
Space station momentum management
Gravity gradient stabilization is planned for the space station. Torques arise from air-drag since the center of pressure is not the same as the center of mass of the satellite.
- NASA NTRS 2011 MSFC Conference Paper
TSS-1R Failure Mode Evaluation
Soon after the break of the tether during the Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R) mission in February, 1996, a Tiger Team was assembled at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center to determine the tether failure mode.