Research & information: general books

This report describes a study of the noticeability and annoyance of intruding noises to test participants who were...  Read More >>

This guide instructs users in the operation of a Proximity Operations Planning System. This system uses an interactive...  Read More >>

This investigation consists of a short-term feasibility study to determine whether or not an alternate electrical...  Read More >>

The analyses performed in assessing the merit of the Liquid Rocket Booster concept for use in alternate applications...  Read More >>

The laser atmospheric wind sounder (LAWS) will provide a new space based capability for the direct measurement of...  Read More >>

Using support from NASA Grant No. NAG 2-963, SRI International successfully completed the project, entitled, 'Instrumentation...  Read More >>

The agency has developed this reference publication to aid NASA organizations and their suppliers in the transition...  Read More >>

Long-duration space missions require adaptation to work-rest schedules which are substantially shifted with respect...  Read More >>

A prototype scheduler for space experiments originally programmed in a dialect of LISP using some of the more traditional...  Read More >>

An investigation was conducted in the model preparation area of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel to determine...  Read More >>

The computer program user's manual for the ADPACAPES (Advanced Ducted Propfan Analysis Code-Average Passage Engine...  Read More >>

The Reynolds number, aeroelasticity, boundary layer transition, and nonadiabatic wall temperature effects, and data...  Read More >>

The design of an experimental lunar drill and a facility to test the drill under simulated lunar conditions is described....  Read More >>

A new class of closed-form solutions for finite-time linear-quadratic optimal control problems is presented. The...  Read More >>

Adequately presenting all necessary information on an approach chart represents a challenge for cartographers. Since...  Read More >>

Through throttle manipulations, engine thrust can be used for emergency flight control for multi-engine aircraft....  Read More >>

A feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the potential of particulate composites based on low-density, L1(sub...  Read More >>

This glossary is one of a series of NASA publications designed to familiarize educators with global change issues...  Read More >>

This report covers a portion of an ongoing investigation of the durability of composites for the High Speed Civil...  Read More >>

Methods and aids for the management of software development projects are presented. The recommendations are based...  Read More >>

Feedfoward neural networks with backpropagation learning have been used as function approximators for modeling the...  Read More >>

The major objective of the Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope Experiment (LUTE) Primary Mirror Materials and Design Study...  Read More >>

A power supply is designed for a vehicle able to operate on the surface of Mars for a period of 5 to 10 years. This...  Read More >>

Despite the advancements in the computer industry in the past 30 years, there is still one major deficiency. Computers...  Read More >>

Wake vortices from a C-130 airplane were observed at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility with a ground-based, monostatic...  Read More >>