Research & information: general books

The idea of searching for evidence of life on Mars may strike some as far-fetched, even fanciful. But there is a...  Read More >>

Doppler tracking data of three orbiting spacecraft have been reanalyzed to develop a new gravitational field model...  Read More >>

The Acoustic Laboratory Data Acquisition System (ALDAS) is an inexpensive, transportable means to digitize and analyze...  Read More >>

Modeling tools and technologies are important for aerospace development. At the University of Illinois, we have...  Read More >>

Butt-weld joints are most commonly designed into pressure vessels which then become as reliable as the weakest increment...  Read More >>

To investigate metal surface corrosion and the breakdown of metal protective coatings, the ac impedance method is...  Read More >>

A design method has been developed by which an airfoil with a substantial amount of natural laminar flow can be...  Read More >>

The objective is to develop an optimization procedure for high-speed and civil tilt-rotors by coupling all of the...  Read More >>

Aerodynamic analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is most fruitful when it is combined with a thorough...  Read More >>

This research involves an examination of techniques for solving scheduling problems in long-duration space missions....  Read More >>

Optical lens systems performance utilizing optical materials comprising reluctant glass forming compositions was...  Read More >>

Four interrelated investigations have examined the analysis and use of VAS satellite data. A case study of VAS-derived...  Read More >>

Two experiments were conducted to quantify the annoyance of people to flyover noise of advanced turboprop aircraft...  Read More >>

This interim final report summarizes the activities and major accomplishments under NASA/MSFC Contract NAS8-39235...  Read More >>

The strawman Personal Access Satellite System (PASS) design calls for the use of a CONUS beam for transmission between...  Read More >>

Pultrusion is one of the composite processing technology, commonly recognized as a simple and cost-effective means...  Read More >>

A new procedure for analyzing multicomponent positron lifetime spectra in polymers was developed. It requires initial...  Read More >>

The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite was launched January 26, 1978 into a geosynchronous orbit...  Read More >>

An experimental study of a two-dimensional supersonic inlet with a short compact subsonic diffuser, length to exit...  Read More >>

Reusable, oxidation-protected reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) has been successfully flown on all Shuttle Orbiter...  Read More >>

An annular eclipse of the Sun will be widely visible from the Western Hemisphere on 10 May 1994. The path of the...  Read More >>

Samples removed from Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF-1) are being studied at various laboratories to determine...  Read More >>

The development of a general mathematical model and solution methodologies for analyzing structural response of...  Read More >>

The results of the postflight analysis of the solar cell assemblies from the LDEF (Long Duration Exposure facility)...  Read More >>

A model of the AH-64A helicopter was generated in a Comprehensive Analytical Model of Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and...  Read More >>