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Research Laboratory of Electronics Quarterly progress report, period ending 31 Aug. 1966
Research reports in theoretical physics, plasma dynamics, spectroscopy, radio astronomy, and communication sciences and engineering
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Publications of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, July 1966 - June 1967 - A bibliography
Bibliography with abstracts of official reports in sciences and engineering as released by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, July 1966 - June 1967
Woods, R. L.↗
A study of a Jupiter atmospheric entry probe mission. Volume 1: Mangement summary
Science and engineering tradeoffs for Jupiter atmospheric entry probe mission
Winkler, H. B.↗
Surveyor 3 material analysis plan, Appendix B
The Surveyor 3 material analysis plan is composed of a series of comprehensive charts of all science and engineering investigations reported. The plan progresses from left to right on each figure. Each test was designed to ensure that the subsequent tests would not be significantly affected by those that preceded it. Each box represents one or more tasks performed by the individual or firm named at the lower left. The upper-right corner shows the amount and type of material subjected to the test or tests listed within the box.
Nickle, N. L.↗
Evaluation of optical data for Mars approach navigation.
Investigation of several optical data types which can be obtained from science and engineering instruments normally aboard interplanetary spacecraft. TV cameras are assumed to view planets or satellites and stars for celestial references. Also, spacecraft attitude sensors are assumed to yield celestial references. The investigation of approach phases of typical Mars missions showed that the navigation accuracy was greatly enhanced with the addition of optical data to radio data. Viewing stars and the planet Mars was found most advantageous ten days before Mars encounter, and viewing Deimos or Phobos and stars was most advantageous within ten days of encounter.
Jerath, N.↗
The Penn State ORSER system for processing and analyzing ERTS and other MSS data
The author has identified the following significant results. The office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources (ORSER) of the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University has developed an extensive operational system for processing and analyzing ERTS-1 and similar multispectral data. The ORSER system was developed for use by a wide variety of researchers working in remote sensing. Both photointerpretive techniques and automatic computer processing methods have been developed and used, separately and in a combined approach. A remote Job Entry system permits use of an IBM 370/168 computer from any compatible remote terminal, including equipment tied in by long distance telephone connections. An elementary cost analysis has been prepared for the processing of ERTS data.
Mcmurtry, G. J.↗
The Penn State ORSER system for processing and analyzing ERTS data
The Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources (ORSER) of the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) at The Pennsylvania State University has developed an extensive operational system for processing and analyzing ERTS-1 and similar multispectral data. Specific results obtained by using this system include a study of land use, discrimination between types of forest resources and vegetation, detection of previously unknown geologic faults and correlation of these with known mineral deposits and ground water, mapping of mine spoils in the anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania, mapping of strip mines and acid mine drainage in Central Pennsylvania, agricultural land use mapping, and detection of gypsy moth infestation.
Mcmurtry, G. J.↗
The 1973 Mariner mission to Venus and Mercury. II
The heart of the spacecraft downlink is the flight data subsystem (FDS). The FDS combines the functions of science and engineering measurement control. The FDS can generate six principal telemetry formats, each of which may be transmitted directly to earth. Spacecraft engineering subsystems are considered, giving attention to the power subsystem, the attitude control subsystem, the propulsion subsystem, devices for temperature control, and the tracking subsystem. The mission operations system is also discussed together with the flight plan.
Hooke, A. J.↗
Applications of aerospace technology in the electric power industry
Existing applications of NASA contributions to disciplines such as combustion engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, quality assurance and computer control are outlined to illustrate how space technology is used in the electric power industry. Corporate strategies to acquire relevant space technology are described.
Johnson, F. D.↗
General purpose simulation system of the data management system for space shuttle mission 18
The simulation program of the science and engineering data management system for the space shuttle is presented. The programming language used was General Purpose Simulation System V (OS). The data flow was modeled from its origin at the experiments or subsystems to transmission from the space shuttle. Mission 18 was the particular flight chosen for simulation. First, the general structure of the program is presented and the trade studies which were performed are identified. Inputs required to make runs are discussed followed by identification of the output statistics. Some areas for model modifications are pointed out. A detailed model configuration, program listing and results are included.
Bengtson, N. M.↗
The Penn State ORSER system for processing and analyzing ERTS and other MSS data
The Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources (ORSER) of the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) at the Pennsylvania State University has developed an extensive operational system for processing and analyzing ERTS-1 and similar multispectral data. The ORSER system was developed for use by a wide variety of researchers working in remote sensing. Both photointerpretive techniques and automatic computer processing methods have been developed and used, separately and in a combined approach. A Remote Job Entry (RJE) system permits use of an IBM 370/168 computer from any compatible remote terminal, including equipment tied in by long-distance telephone connections. An elementary cost analysis has been prepared for the processing of ERTS data.
Mcmurtry, G. J.↗
Geodetic corrections and related information from oceanographic measurements made by Seasat-A
Oceanographic measurements taken by SEASAT-A are not only applicable to correct altimetry data for the desired geoid but also, as a result, they themselves are useful by-products for basic and applied research in the fields of sciences and engineering, exploratory development in sensor design and measurement techniques, and prediction products for operational fleet support. Among these measurements the important ones are current, sea state, and tides. Identified are parameters of the measurements which will be used to eliminate temporal environmental biases from geodetic measurements, and also to describe the physical processes involved.
Chen, D.↗
An interactive graphics package for the automatic node renumbering of finite element matrices
An interactive graphics software package which allows users to display the non-zero structure of large sparse symmetric materials was described and methods used to implement it as a portable FORTRAN callable subroutine were summarized. In particular, the system permits the display of the resulting matrix after reordering the rows and columns, with the reordering scheme either defined by the user or automatically generated by the program with the aim of reducing matrix bandwidth and profile. Although the primary application of the package has been to the finite element analysis of structures, it is equally well suited to the many other areas of engineering and science which use sparse matrices.
Boisvert, R. F.↗
NASA's university program: Active grants and research contracts, fiscal year 1975
Active university research projects for Fiscal Year 1975 are reported by state, and foreign country. Cross indexes by: (1) grant/contract number; (2) field of science and engineering; (3) technical officer location; and (4) RTOP are included.
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Space Settlements: A Design Study
Nineteen professors of engineering, physical science, social science, and architecture, three volunteers, six students, a technical director, and two co-directors worked for ten weeks to construct a convincing picture of how people might permanently sustain life in space on a large scale, and to design a system for the colonization of space. Because the idea of colonizing space has awakened strong public interest, the document presented is written to be understood by the educated public and specialists in other fields. It also includes considerable background material. A table of units and conversion factors is included to aid the reader in interpreting the units of the metric system used in the report.
Richard D Johnson↗
NASA Space Sciences Symposium-1977
The primary objective of the symposium was to motivate American Indians and other minority youths and women to select science and engineering as viable career choices, thereby making them available to the technical work force. Other objectives were: (1) to determine how aerospace technology careers and aerospace activities can be made more relevant to minorities and women; (2) to provide an opportunity for key NASA officials to interact with teachers and counselors of the participating schools; (3) to stimulate a greater interest among American Indian organizations and students in NASA's research and development programs; (4) to help NASA's efforts in the recruiting of minorities and women into its work force; and (5) to provide opportunities for minority aerospace scientists and engineers to interact with the minority community, particularly with youths at the junior high school and high school levels.
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Viking 75 project: Viking lander system primary mission performance report
Viking Lander hardware performance during launch, interplanetary cruise, Mars orbit insertion, preseparation, separation through landing, and the primary landed mission, with primary emphasis on Lander engineering and science hardware operations, the as-flown mission are described with respect to Lander system performance and anomalies during the various mission phases. The extended mission and predicted Lander performance is discussed along with a summary of Viking goals, mission plans, and description of the Lander, and its subsystem definitions.
Cooley, C. G.↗