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The dynamics and attitude and shape control of very large, inherently flexible spacecraft systems were investigated....  Read More >>

Results of the Nighttime/Daytime Optical Survey of Lightning (NOSL) experiments done on the STS-2 and STS-4 flights...  Read More >>

The unique MSFC solar vector magnetograph allows measurements of all three components of the Sun's photospheric...  Read More >>

Some characteristic projectile shapes are considered with various added components intended to provide lift, stability,...  Read More >>

The annoyance factor caused by air traffic noise on the residents of areas near airports is discussed. The psophic...  Read More >>

Geometrical considerations are presented for analyzing use of the stellar occultation technique on long duration...  Read More >>

Quantitative structure-activity relationships are presented for the hydrolysis of organophosphorus esters, RR'P(O)X,...  Read More >>

A method of pumping a COhZ laser by a hot cavity was demonstrated. The cavity, heated by solar radiation, should...  Read More >>

There are no author-identified significant results in this report. Boylan, M. (Principal Investigator) Unspecified...  Read More >>

Results of NASA Langley has conducted wind-tunnel investigations of several fighter configurations conducted to...  Read More >>

User instructions for a graphics package for coupled rotor/airframe vibration analysis are presented. Responses...  Read More >>

Organic contamination of ultraviolet optical systems is discussed. Degradation of signal by reflection, scattering,...  Read More >>

The development of a vacuum die-casting process for producing silicon sheet suitable for photovoltaic cells with...  Read More >>

Turbulence structures in a wall bounded shear layer during the bursting event detected by a conditional sampling...  Read More >>

The use of a photographic pyrometer for nonintrusive measurement of high temperature surfaces in a wind tunnel test...  Read More >>

The thermal film-cooling footprints observed by infrared imagery for three coolant-passage configurations embedded...  Read More >>

The density of the Martian soil is evaluated at a depth up to one meter using the results of radar measurement at...  Read More >>

An analytical study was made to evaluate changes in the fundamental frequency of a two dimensional cantilevered...  Read More >>

A finite difference method has been developed to calculate the unsteady boundary layer over an oscillating flat...  Read More >>

An adhesively bonded lap joint is analyzed by assuming that the adherends are elastic and the adhesive is linearly...  Read More >>

The nonlinear discrete vortex method was extended to treat the problem of asymmetric flows past a wing with leading-edge...  Read More >>

Natural environment criteria are established and interpreted for aeronautical vehicle design and engineering operations....  Read More >>

Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance...  Read More >>

Hardware description and operational procedures for the ATS-3 Hawaii-Ames satellite computer link are presented...  Read More >>

Two complementary methods of describing the high speed rotor noise problem are discussed. The first method uses...  Read More >>