Space science books

There is something magical about a book waiting to be filled with your own work. Whether it's a beautifully detailed...  Read More >>

A correlation has been developed for the equilibrium mole fraction of soluble gaseous helium in liquid nitrogen...  Read More >>

This paper presents a one-dimensional steady-state mathematical thermal power model of the ASRG. It aims to provide...  Read More >>

Terrestrial fission reactors use combinations of shielding and distance to protect power conversion components from...  Read More >>

The NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is developing flywheel system requirements and designs for terrestrial and...  Read More >>

Superelastic nickel-titanium alloys, such as 60NiTi (60Ni-40Ti by wt.%), are under development for use in mechanical...  Read More >>

A method of determining the bit error rate (BER) of a digital circuit from the measurement of the analog S-parameters...  Read More >>

As NASA prepares for its next era of manned spaceflight missions, advanced energy storage technologies are being...  Read More >>

This paper presents the design and test results of a CW millimeter-wave satellite beacon source, based on the second...  Read More >>

The advanced space radiation detector development team at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has the goal of developing...  Read More >>

Thermal expansion measurements were conducted on hot-pressed CrSi(sub 2), TiSi(sub 2), W Si(sub 2) and a two-phase...  Read More >>

A two-dimensional, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of a semi-idealized rotating detonation engine (RDE)...  Read More >>

The occurrence of ice accretion within commercial high bypass aircraft turbine engines has been reported under certain...  Read More >>

The high specific impulse of cryogenic propellants can provide a significant performance advantage for in-space...  Read More >>

Increasing global temperature, weather patterns with above average storm intensities, and higher sea levels have...  Read More >>

Significant progress continues to be made with noise reduction for turbofan engines. NASA has conducted and sponsored...  Read More >>

As part of U.S. National Space Policy, NASA is seeking an innovative path for human space exploration, which strengthens...  Read More >>

The effect of various high temperature heat treatments and cooling rates on the hardness of cast 60-NITINOL (60wt%Ni-...  Read More >>

A seeded fault test in support of a rotorcraft condition based maintenance program (CBM), is an experiment in...  Read More >>

Due to their wide operating temperatures and low leakage rates, silicone elastomers are the only class of flight...  Read More >>

Over the last decade interplanetary telecommunication capabilities have been significantly expanded--specifically...  Read More >>

The purpose of this paper is to describe the current and near-term environmental test capabilities of the NASA Glenn...  Read More >>

Turbine engines are highly complex mechanical systems that are becoming increasingly dependent on control technologies...  Read More >>

Hydrazine propellant has historically been used as a rocket thruster monopropellant since the mid-1960s. Mission...  Read More >>

Owing to their inherent fuel efficiency, there is renewed interest in developing open rotor propulsion systems that...  Read More >>