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THIS PAPER PRESENTS A SUMMARIZATION OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH REALIZED IN RECENT YEARS BY USE OF ROCKETS AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES AND A REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY UNSOLVED GEOPHYSICAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO SPACE.
Topics: BY-PRODUCTS, ASTRONOMICAL COORDINATES, MOON, LAUNCH DATES, ILLUMINATING, DECLINATION
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Jun 21, 2010
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Boldyrev, V. G., et al
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Statistical structure of outgoing radiation fields measured by Cosmos 122 satellite
Topics: LAUNCH DATES, RANGER LUNAR PROBES, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, EARTH-MOON TRAJECTORIES, LAUNCH WINDOWS
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May 31, 2011
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MacKay, John S.; Weber, Richard J
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Charts relating the stage propellant fractions are given for two-and three-stage rockets launching payloads into nominal low-altitude circular orbits about the earth. A simple method is described for extending these data to higher orbit or escape missions. Various combinations of stages using RP - liquid-oxygen and hydrogen - liquid-oxygen propellants are considered. However, the results can be generalized with little error to any other propellant combination.Charts relating the stage...
Topics: LAUNCH DATES, SPACE MISSIONS, DEEP SPACE, HISTORIES, SPACE EXPLORATION, ROBOTICS, SPACE PROBES
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MISSION PLANNING, SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITERS, LAUNCH DATES,...
An immediate reference to aerospace-related events of 1970 is provided to help historians in preserving historical accuracy and precision. Chronologies of major NASA launches, and manned space flights for 1970 are included.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CHRONOLOGY, SPACE PROGRAMS, HISTORIES, LAUNCH DATES, MANNED...
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May 22, 2011
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Hart-Smith, L. J
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The irrelevance of most composite failure criteria to conventional fiber-polymer composites is claimed to have remained undetected primarily because the experiments that can either validate or disprove them are difficult to perform. Uniaxial tests are considered inherently incapable of validating or refuting any composite failure theory because so much of the total load is carried by the fibers aligned in the direction of the load. The Ten-Percent Rule, a simple rule-of-mixtures analysis...
Topics: AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, HISTORIES, INDEXES (DOCUMENTATION), LAUNCH DATES,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, LAUNCH DATES, ARTIFICIAL...
The trouble was that the shuttle was still under development when that schedule was set. As time went on, the Shuttle had problems with its high pressure turbines, thermal protection tiles, engines, and more. The early launch dates had to be scrapped. NASA Headquarters told us, "We re going to delay your launch two years to allow more time for the Shuttle development to take place. You can slow your development accordingly." Right off the bat, we looked into the celestial mechanics...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), GALILEO SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH DATES, HIGH PRESSURE, THERMAL...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, NASA PROGRAMS, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, PIONEER...
The first part of this listing, Satellite Data, is in an abbreviated form compared to the data catalogs published by NSSDC. It is organized by NSSDC spacecraft common name. The launch date and NSSDC ID are printed for each spacecraft. The experiments are listed alphabetically by the principal investigator's or team leader's last name following the spacecraft name. The experiment name and NSSDC ID are printed for each experiment. The data sets are listed by NSSDC ID following the experiment...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, SPACE MISSIONS, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, LISTS,...
The aim is to place a permanently manned space station on-orbit around the Earth, which is international in scope. The program is nearing the close of the system definition and preliminary design phase. The first shuttle launch for space station assembly on-orbit is estimated for January 1993. Topics perceived to be important to on-orbit assembly and servicing are discussed. This presentation is represented by charts.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ASSEMBLING, MAINTENANCE, SPACE STATION POWER SUPPLIES, SPACE...
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May 21, 2011
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Trifonov, D. A
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The completeness properties of the Schrodinger minimum uncertainty states (SMUS) and of some of their subsets are considered. The invariant measures and the resolution unity measures for the set of SMUS are constructed and the representation of squeezing and correlating operators and SMUS as superpositions of Glauber coherent states on the real line is elucidated.
Topics: LAUNCH DATES, PERSONNEL, PROCUREMENT, LAUNCH VEHICLES, MANNED SPACE FLIGHT, NASA SPACE PROGRAMS,...
The planet, spacecraft, launch and encounter dates, and scientific findings are summarized.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), NASA PROGRAMS, SPACE EXPLORATION, SPACECRAFT ORBITS,...
More Massive Missions do not need to be More Expensive. Simple, robust, low-risk, high-TRL mission is likely to be low cost. It is also likely to be more massive than a complex, high-risk, low TRL mission. The challenge will be to overcome human nature. Launch Date Constrained Missions Cost Less
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LOW COST, ARES 5 CARGO LAUNCH VEHICLE, COSTS, MIRRORS, LAUNCH...
Data computed at GSFC, NORAD, or provided by satellite owners is reported. A space objects box score is presented of objects in orbit and decayed objects. Data of objects in orbit is presented in tabular form and the table headings include name of the object, catalog number, source, launch date, period minutes, inclination, apogee KM., perigee KM., and transmitting frequency.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, CATALOGS (PUBLICATIONS), SPACECRAFT...
The 3rd Quarter Status Report on DFVLR's ROSAT project confirms that with regard to technical performance and costs the project is on schedule. The valid schedule for engineering model and flight model completion on May 7, 1985 leads to a launch date on October 30, 1987. Progress in each department is compared to and explained with regard to the milestone plan. Continued problems with the gold damping of the FM-mirror system and contamination of the sterile rooms where the mirrors are stored...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MISSION PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ROSAT MISSION, X RAY...
NASA's launch of the GOES-C geostationary satellite from Kennedy Space Center, Florida is planned for June 16, 1978. The launch vehicle is a three stage Delta 2914. As its contribution, GOES-C will contribute information from a data sparse area of the world centered in the Indian Ocean. GOES-C will replace GOES-1 and will become GOES-3 once it has successfully orbited at 35,750 kilometers (22,300 miles). NASA's Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN) will provide support for the mission....
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, GOES SATELLITES, METEOROLOGY,...
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Flynn, Michael T.; Bubenheim, David L.; Straight, Christian L.; Belisle, Warre
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The Controlled Ecological Life Support system (CELSS) Antarctic Analog Project (CAAP) is a joint National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA project for the development, deployment and operation of CELSS technologies at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. NASA goals are operational testing of CELSS technologies and the conduct of scientific studies to facilitate technology selection and system design. The NSF goals are that the food production, water purification, and waste treatment...
Topics: LAUNCH DATES, HELIUM, HYDROGEN, ICE, SATURN (PLANET), SATURN ATMOSPHERE, SATURN RINGS, SPACE...
The launch schedule for INTELSAT V-D, the fourth of a series of nine international telecommunications satellites, is presented. Satellite and launch vehicle specifications are presented.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ATLAS CENTAUR LAUNCH VEHICLE, INTELSAT SATELLITES, LAUNCH...
An overview of the second quarter 1985 development of the X-ray satellite project is presented. It is shown that the project is proceeding according to plan and that the projected launch date of September 9, 1987 is on schedule. An overview of the work completed and underway on the systems, subsystems, payload, assembly, ground equipment and interfaces is presented. Problem areas shown include cost increases in the area of focal instrumentation, the star sensor light scattering requirements,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), REPORTS, SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES, SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS, X RAY...
This PowerPoint presentation will discuss EOS Aura mission and spacecraft subsystem summary, recent and planned activities, inclination adjust maneuvers, propellant usage lifetime estimate. Eric Moyer, ESMO Deputy Project Manager-Technical (code 428) has reviewed and approved the slides on April 30, 2015.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SPACE DEBRIS, AURA SPACECRAFT, ELASTIC PROPERTIES,...
This monograph contains brief descriptions of all robotic deep space missions attempted since the opening of the space age in 1957. The missions are listed strictly chronologically in order of launch date (not by planetary encounter).
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, SPACE MISSIONS, DEEP SPACE, HISTORIES, SPACE...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror, working to a 2018 launch date. Ground testing for the JWST will occur in two test campaigns, at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center and Johnson Space Center. The talk describes the JWST and its optical ground testing, highlighting the roles of many of the University of Rochester Institute of Optics' alumni as well as current faculty and students.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), GROUND TESTS, INFRARED TELESCOPES, JAMES WEBB SPACE...
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Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH VEHICLES, NASA PROGRAMS, PAYLOADS, SPACE FLIGHT,...
The Space Shuttle was launched 135 times and nearly half of those launches required 2 or more launch attempts. The Space Shuttle launch countdown historical data of 250 launch attempts provides a wealth of data that is important to analyze for strictly historical purposes as well as for use in predicting future launch vehicle launch countdown performance. This paper provides a statistical analysis of all Space Shuttle launch attempts including the empirical probability of launch on any given...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), COUNTDOWN, LAUNCH VEHICLES, MARS MISSIONS, SPACECRAFT...
With regards to technical performance, the project is running according to plan. An increase in total cost outlay was required. The new Dornier Systems schedule projects ROSAT launch readiness for April 27, 1988. However, as a result of the Challenger accident, no binding launch date has been received from NASA. The thirteenth status review was conducted at the prime contractor in March, 1986. Assembly of the FM mirror system has been interrupted due to irregularities in the gold damping; in...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES, ROSAT MISSION, SPACEBORNE...
Launchings identified from reports received for the period January 1, 1981 through December 31, 1981 including sounding rocket, satellite and space probe launchings are summarized.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, SOUNDING ROCKETS, SPACE PROBES, SPACECRAFT...
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Samarskiy, A. A., et al
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Finite differences for solving one dimensional nonstationary problems of magnetohydrodynamics
Topics: PROBABILITY THEORY, LAUNCH WINDOWS, PEARSON DISTRIBUTIONS, RANDOM VARIABLES, SCHEDULING, SPACECRAFT...
This index is intended to serve as a ready reference tool for the names, places, and events that comprise the history of John F. Kennedy Space Center. The arrangement is alphabetical by subject with entries arranged alphabetically by title. To facilitate use, cross references have been provided.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, HISTORIES,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, LAUNCH DATES, NASA PROGRAMS,...
Information on the Space Station Freedom Evolution Symposium is given in viewgraph form. Topics covered include industry development needs and the Office of Commercial Programs strategy, the three-phase program to develop commercial space, Centers for the Commercial Development of Space (CCDS), key provisions of the Joint Endeavor agreement, current commercial flight experiment requirements, the CCDS expendable launch vehicle program, the Commercial Experiment Transporter (COMET) program,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CONFERENCES, PAYLOADS, SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION, SPACE STATION...
The projected launch date has been delayed approx. 7 weeks from the planned launch date. The Engineering Model (EM) of the automatic measurement and control system (AMCS) is in the critical phase. The contract change no. 1 to the main contract has been signed. A new version of the welding seam location specifications for the wide field camera (WFC) was proposed by the WFC Consortium. The payload integration plan (PIP) has been signed. Production of the EM/QM prototype and ground station...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MISSION PLANNING, ROSAT MISSION, X RAY ASTRONOMY,...
This quarterly report summarizes the ideas and concepts developed by the University of Houston team with the collaboration and support of the Management Integration Offices of NASA. In addition it is hoped that this report will help to stimulate the healthy problem solving process already present at NASA. This is the second report in the fourth year of the research contract. The main aim of the work is to assist the National Space Transportation System (NSTS) in finding ways and means of moving...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MANAGEMENT PLANNING, MISSION PLANNING, SPACE TRANSPORTATION...
On October 28, 2009, one day later than the originally planned launch date, the Ares I-X suborbital test flight roared into the Florida sky. Flying its preplanned parabolic arc over the Atlantic, the development test vehicle for the Ares I crew launch vehicle performed as advertised, executing a perfect liftoff, 90-degree roll maneuver, ascent, and separation before its upper and lower stages descended into the ocean 150 miles downrange. This test flight, while carrying no astronauts, marked a...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ARES 1 LAUNCH VEHICLE, LAUNCHING, SUBORBITAL FLIGHT, TEST...
Spectacular moments from a decade (1981-1991) of Space Shuttle missions, captured on film by the astronauts who flew the missions, are presented. First hand accounts of astronauts' experiences aboard the Shuttle are given. A Space Shuttle mission chronology featuring flight number, vehicle name, crew, launch and landing dates, and mission highlights is given in tabular form.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ASTRONAUTS, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS, SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACE...
Major NASA launches conducted under the direction of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (or its precursors) are listed within broad categories. Individual launches are summarized in chronological order under each category. The mission name, launch date/time, launch vehicle, NASA code, and site/pad are identified as well as the degree of success of the mission.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, MANNED SPACECRAFT, NASA PROGRAMS, SPACECRAFT...
The launch sequence of the Intelsat 5-C satellite is announced. A brief description of the satellite and the Atlas Centaur launch vehicle is given. Prelaunch operations are included.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ATLAS CENTAUR LAUNCH VEHICLE, INTELSAT SATELLITES, LAUNCH...
This 2012 Chronology is published to describe and document KSC's role in NASA's progress. Materials for this Chronology were selected from a number of published sources. The document records KSC events of interest to historians and other researchers. Arrangement is by date of occurrence, though the source cited may be dated one or more days after the event. Materials were researched and compiled for publication by Archivist Elaine Liston.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CHRONOLOGY, SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITERS, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, RCA SATCOM SATELLITES, SPACE COMMUNICATION,...
Work on the RADARSAT system is progressing towards the currently scheduled launch date of early 1995. The spacecraft bus and the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload are at various stages of development. Requirements for the ground segment have been mostly established. The design of the ground elements such as the mission control facility and the SAR data processor is underway. The SAR applications development work is continuing and the chosen distributor, RADARSAT International Inc. (RSI) is...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, RADARSAT, SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, SYNTHETIC...
A summary is given of the work of the University of Houston research team for the third quarter of effort in a yearly grant for the National Space Transportation System (NSTS). As such it serves as a resting place for the ideas and concepts developed this quarter with the collaboration of the Management Integration Offices of NASA. Another objective is the hope that the report will help to stimulate the healthy problem solving process already present at NASA. The main goal of the contractual...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), DECISION MAKING, MANAGEMENT PLANNING, PROBLEM SOLVING, SPACE...
Launch Services Program is a Kennedy Space Center based program whose job it is to undertake all the necessary roles required to successfully launch Expendable Launch Vehicles. This project was designed to help Launch Services Program accurately report how successful they have been at launching missions on time or +/- 2 days from the scheduled launch date and also if they weren't successful, why. This information will be displayed in the form of a metric, which answers these questions in a...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING, LAUNCH VEHICLES, LAUNCH DATES, NASA...
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Brinton, Karen L. F.; Bada, Jeffrey L
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Using a sensitive high performance liquid chromatography technique, we have analyzed both the hot water extract and the acid hydrolyzed hot water extract of lunar soil collected during the Apollo 17 mission. Both free amino acids and those derived from acid labile precursors are present at a level of roughly 15 ppb. Based on the D/L amino acid ratios, the free alanine and aspartic acid observed in the hot water extract can be entirely attributed to terrestrial biogenic contamination. However,...
Topics: COST EFFECTIVENESS, PERSONNEL, LOADS (FORCES), ERRORS, DAYTIME, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, PROVING, LIFE...
Pocket Statistics is published for the use of NASA managers and their staff. Included herein is Administrative and Organizational information, summaries of Space Flight Activity including the NASA Major Launch Record, and NASA Procurement, Financial, and Manpower data. The NASA Major Launch Record includes all launches of Scout class and larger vehicles. Vehicle and spacecraft development flights are also included in the Major Launch Record. Shuttle missions are counted as one launch and one...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, LAUNCH VEHICLES, MANNED SPACE FLIGHT, NASA...
This mixed fleet manifest, which serves as the baseline for planning purposes, includes payload flight assignments for the Space Shuttle through FY 1995 and NASA expendable launch vehicle (EVL) missions through FY 1999. The FY 1996-1999 Shuttle manifest planning is omitted pending Space Station redesign. Also included in this document are a list of previous flights, payload requests, and payload/acronyms.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH DATES, LAUNCH VEHICLES, PAYLOADS, SCHEDULES, SPACE...
The Trajectory Browser is a web-based tool developed at the NASA Ames Research Center to be used for the preliminary assessment of trajectories to small-bodies and planets and for providing relevant launch date, time-of-flight and V requirements. The site hosts a database of transfer trajectories from Earth to asteroids and planets for various types of missions such as rendezvous, sample return or flybys. A search engine allows the user to find trajectories meeting desired constraints on the...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), TRAJECTORIES, WEBSITES, DATA BASES, SPACE MISSIONS,...
The Program Development group at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has been involved in studying the feasibility of placing a 16 meter telescope on the lunar surface to scan the skies using visible/ Ultraviolet/ Infrared light frequencies. The precursor telescope is now called the TRANSIT LUNAR TELESCOPE (LTT). The Program Development Group at Marshall Space Flight Center has been given the task of developing the basic concepts and providing a feasibility study on building such a telescope....
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LAUNCH VEHICLES, LUNAR SURFACE, TELESCOPES, FEASIBILITY,...
The trajectory browser is a web-based tool developed at the NASA Ames Research Center for finding preliminary trajectories to planetary bodies and for providing relevant launch date, time-of-flight and (Delta)V requirements. The site hosts a database of transfer trajectories from Earth to planets and small-bodies for various types of missions such as rendezvous, sample return or flybys. A search engine allows the user to find trajectories meeting desired constraints on the launch window,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS, INTERPLANETARY TRAJECTORIES, SAMPLE...
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Wrbanek, John D.; Fralick, Gustave C.; Wrbanek, Susan Y.; Chen, Liang-Yu
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The primary threat to astronauts from space radiation is high-energy charged particles, such as electrons, protons, alpha and heavier particles, originating from galactic cosmic radiation (GCR), solar particle events (SPEs) and trapped radiation belts in Earth orbit. There is also the added threat of secondary neutrons generated as the space radiation interacts with atmosphere, soil and structural materials.[1] For Lunar exploration missions, the habitats and transfer vehicles are expected to...
Topics: LISA (OBSERVATORY), FLUENCE, GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS, DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES, SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS,...
Information is given in charts and outline form on U.S. space policy and program goals; space flight activity; and NASA funding, manpower and facilities.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MANNED SPACE FLIGHT, NASA PROGRAMS, SPACE PROGRAMS,...
