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Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems

Download PDF: Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems John F. Kennedy set the tone for NASA’s culture in 1961 during his famous speech on going to the Moon, “We choose to go to the Moon not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard; because that goal will serve to […]

Posted April 29, 2024

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Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems

Download PDF: Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off [1].

Posted April 26, 2024

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Trajectory Reverse Engineering

Download PDF: Trajectory Reverse Engineering A strategy for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools, called Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), has been developed[1].

Posted April 26, 2024

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Save-The-Date: DoD-NASA Lidar Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)

Details DoD-NASA Lidar TIM August 13-15, 2024 MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Arlington, VA (Crystal City)241 18th St S, Arlington, VA 22202 MIT Lincoln Laboratory is hosting a TIM between NASA and DoD to facilitate the sharing of lidar knowledge between these institutions and identify potential areas of collaboration that maximally utilizes the strength

Posted April 4, 2024

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Advances in Understanding COPV Structural Life

The Structures Technical Discipline Team (TDT) was involved in numerous investigations this past year, but composites, fracture mechanics, and pressure vessels dominate the list. All three of these specialties are important to composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV).

Posted April 4, 2024

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Reducing Risks Through Independent M&S

This article is from the 2023 Technical Update. The NESC Flight Mechanics Technical Discipline Team (TDT) provides support to all NASA Mission Directorates and throughout all mission phases.

Posted March 25, 2024

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Mentoring the Next Generation of Engineers and Improving Shock Testing Standards

The year 2023 was productive for the Loads & Dynamics (L&D) Technical Discipline Team (TDT). New shock and modal analysis techniques were developed and mentoring the next generation of NASA discipline experts continued. Additionally, NESC Technical Bulletin No. 23-3, New Transient Finite Energy Shock Prediction Methodology, was released.

Posted March 21, 2024

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Building a Community of Practice

The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) is an annual event cosponsored by the NESC’s Thermal Control & Protection, Environmental Control & Life Support, Aerosciences, and Cryogenics Technical Discipline Teams in collaboration with the TFAWS Steering Committee.

Posted March 21, 2024

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Advancing Human Spaceflight Safety

As NASA continues to pursue new human missions to low Earth orbit, lunar orbit, the lunar surface, and on to Mars, the NESC continues to provide a robust technical resource to address critical challenges.

Posted March 21, 2024

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Understanding Risk, Artificial Intelligence, and Improving Software Quality

The software discipline has broad involvement across each of the NASA Mission Directorates. Some recent discipline focus and development areas are highlighted below, along with a look at the Software Technical Discipline Team’s (TDT) approach to evolving discipline best practices toward the future.

Posted March 12, 2024