Dynamic stability of space vehicles. Volume 8 - Atmospheric disturbances that affect flight control analysis [PDF]
Space vehicle and control system dynamic response to atmospheric ...
Appleby, B. A., Reed, T. E.
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Applied Meteorology Unit Quarterly Report, Second Quarter FY-13 [PDF]
The AMU team worked on six tasks for their customers: (1) Ms. Crawford continued work on the objective lightning forecast task for airports in east-central Florida, and began work on developing a dual-Doppler analysis with local Doppler radars, (2) Ms ...
Bauman, William +4 more
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Mission control communications interface requirements study, space transportation system, volume 1 [PDF]
Communications traffic models required by the STS Operator to satisfy the operational requirements and concepts were developed. Detailed requirements for the ground system required for flight control of the STS and interface with Payload Operations ...
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Planetary/DOD entry technology flight experiments. Volume 4: DOD entry flight experiments [PDF]
For abstract, see vol ...
Christensen, H. E. +3 more
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Temporal Variability of Upper-level Winds at the Eastern Range, Western Range and Wallops Flight Facility [PDF]
Space launch vehicles incorporate upper-level wind profiles to determine wind effects on the vehicle and for a commit to launch decision. These assessments incorporate wind profiles measured hours prior to launch and may not represent the actual wind the
Barbre, Robert E., Decker, Ryan
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Launch Vehicle Control Center Architectures [PDF]
Launch vehicles within the international community vary greatly in their configuration and processing. Each launch site has a unique processing flow based on the specific launch vehicle configuration.
Epps, Amy +7 more
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2006 NASA Range Safety Annual Report [PDF]
Throughout 2006, Range Safety was involved in a number of exciting and challenging activities and events, from developing, implementing, and supporting Range Safety policies and procedures-such as the Space Shuttle Launch and Landing Plans, the Range ...
Barnes, Zack +5 more
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A feasibility study for Scout polar launches from NASA Wallops Flight Center [PDF]
The feasibility of launching the Scout vehicle into a polar orbit from Wallops Flight Center is discussed. The impact of proposed flights on vehicle hardware and range safety are defined.
Myler, T. R.
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Numerical analysis of flow and heat transfer in the VAFB LOX storage Dewar tank [PDF]
The present report describes numerical simulation of three-dimensional transient distributions of velocity and temperature of liquid oxygen (LOX) in the LOX Dewar tank of Vendenberg Air Force Base (VAFB).
Singhal, A. K., Tam, L. T.
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Ignition overpressure study from solid rocket motor firings [PDF]
The objective was to investigate, through experimental means, the basic mechanisms influencing ignition overpressure and to determine ways to suppress ignition overpressure. Ignition overpressure was studied using solid rocket motors with geometry scaled
Counter, Douglas D.
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