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Human missions in space, from short-duration shuttle missions lasting no more than several days to the medium-to-long-duration...  Read More >>

There is a need to explore methods for reducing lengthly computer turnaround or clock time associated with engineering...  Read More >>

The multiple natures of today's space missions with regard to operational lifetime, orbital environment, cost and...  Read More >>

A simple analytical microburst model was developed for use in estimating vertical winds from horizontal wind measurements....  Read More >>

Data collection using the Advanced Solid-state Array Spectroradiometer (ASAS) during the Hydrologic Atmospheric...  Read More >>

We report results from an x-ray spectral study of the z=0.23 Abell 2111 galaxy cluster using the Advanced Satellite...  Read More >>

The work accomplished during the past nine months in order to help three different organizations involved in Flight...  Read More >>

The structural efficiency of compression-loaded graphite-epoxy sandwich panels with fluted cores is studied to determine...  Read More >>

In April 1985, the NASA Advanced Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) reported to Congress the results of its studies...  Read More >>

Experimental interferograms, schlieren, and shadow-graphs are routinely used for validating ideal- and real-gas...  Read More >>

The accuracy and robustness of a two-dimensional smoothing methodology is examined for the problem of recovering...  Read More >>

Multicast services needed for current distributed applications on LAN's fall generally into one of three categories:...  Read More >>

Recent theoretical works have dealt with the identification and evaluation of the physical processes that determine...  Read More >>

The work conducted by the ELORET Institute under this Cooperative Agreement includes the modeling of hypersonic...  Read More >>

Machine vision systems are often considered to be composed of two subsystems: low-level vision and high-level vision....  Read More >>

Analytical studies have been conducted to determine the best methods of reducing NO(x) emissions from proposed civilian...  Read More >>

A three-node flat shell element with C deg rotation fields has been developed for analysis of arbitrary composite...  Read More >>

CTA 1 is a center-filled supernova remnant (SNR) whose morphology and spectrum indicate the presence of a central...  Read More >>

Data obtained from UHF radar observation of direct-lightning strikes to the NASA F-106B aircraft have indicated...  Read More >>

Future in-space construction and assembly facilities will require the use of space cranes capable of supporting...  Read More >>

Research was conducted to help modeling groups at NASA to develop better weather forecasting and general circulation...  Read More >>

This paper provides a solution to the fundamental linear fractional order differential equation, namely, (sub c)d(sup...  Read More >>

A slow positron beam generator using well-annealed polycrystalline tungsten moderators and a Na-22 positron source...  Read More >>

A wall signature method has been selected to be adapted for the Ames 12-ft Wind Tunnel WIAC system. This uses limited...  Read More >>

The major activities of the SMM GRS team members at the University of New Hampshire and the Naval Research Laboratory...  Read More >>