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The performance of STOL or RTOL aircraft and NASA's research program to provide options for future design and certification...  Read More >>

A numerical model of turbulent boundary layer flows over compliant walls was investigated. The model is based on...  Read More >>

Silicon nitride and hafnium nitride coatings were deposited on oxidized and unoxidized 440C stainless steel substrates....  Read More >>

The classic slotted-wall boundary-condition coefficient for rod-wall wind tunnels is derived by approximating the...  Read More >>

Zachary Phys. Rev. A 29 (6), 3224 (1984) recently analyzed the instability of relativistic-electron helical trajectories...  Read More >>

Phase relationships and the mechanical properties of zirconia are examined as well as the thermal conductivity,...  Read More >>

At certain frequencies and incidence angles the relative invariance of the surface scattering properites over land...  Read More >>

A procedure is presented for extracting disparate sources of data from geographic maps and for the conversion of...  Read More >>

Two complementary approaches were investigated. In the first approach software design techniques were used to design...  Read More >>

Presented is an overview of the development of the integral thermal/micrometeoroid garment (ITMG) used for protection...  Read More >>

The capabilities of the Spacelab Data Processing Facility (SPDPF) are highlighted. The capturing, quality monitoring,...  Read More >>

The Simulation Engineer's Handbook is a guide for new engineers assigned to Experiment Simulation and a reference...  Read More >>

Extensive mapping programs have been completed for the Earth's Moon and for the planet Mercury. Mars, Venus, and...  Read More >>

A pictorial representation of the MSFC silicon-on-sapphire standard cell library is presented. The cells are intended...  Read More >>

A pseudospectral explicit scheme for solving linear, periodic, parabolic problems is described which has infinite...  Read More >>

An elastic thick-walled cylinder containing a radial crack is considered. It is assumed that the cylinder is reinforced...  Read More >>

A fixture which provides a means for a crewman to perform, in zero gravity, laboratory utensil/tool cleansing and...  Read More >>

Applications of computational aerodynamics to aeronautical research, design, and analysis have increased rapidly...  Read More >>

The extinction of Herschel 36 was measured and found to be peculiar in the same sense as that observed in Orion....  Read More >>

A failure analysis of the parachute on the Space Transportation System 3 flight's solid rocket booster's is presented....  Read More >>

A wire-comb technique is described for transversely grooving the surface of a freshly laid (plastic state) slip-formed...  Read More >>

The opacity of linear triatomic carbon (C3) was measured in a graphite tube furnace from 280 to 600 nm to supplement...  Read More >>

The residual strength of composite sheets with bonded composite stringers loaded in tension was determined. The...  Read More >>

The calculation results for the total energy delivered to the surroundings by the burst of an idealized massless...  Read More >>

The average exposure to carbon fibers which produced a short and potential shock hazard in a household toaster was...  Read More >>