SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AEROSPACE REPORTS
A Biweekly Publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
VOLUME 43, ISSUE 18 - SEPTEMBER 09, 2006
12 ASTRONAUTICS (GENERAL)
Includes general research topics related to space flight and manned and unmanned space vehicles, platforms or objects launched into, or assembled in, outer space; and related components and equipment.
Also includes manufacturing and maintenance of such vehicles or platforms.
For specific topics in astronautics see categories 13 through 20.
For extraterrestrial exploration see 91 Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration.
20050205027 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Autonomous Systems, Robotics, and Computing Systems Capability Roadmap: NRC Dialogue
Zornetzer, Steve; Gage, Douglas; Capabilities Roadmap Briefings to the National Research Council; March 1, 2005; 225 pp.; In English; See also 20050205013; Original contains color illustrations; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A10, Hardcopy; Available from CASI on CD-ROM only as part of the entire parent document
Contents include the following: Introduction. Process, Mission Drivers, Deliverables, and Interfaces. Autonomy. Crew-Centered and Remote Operations. Integrated Systems Health Management. Autonomous Vehicle Control. Autonomous Process Control. Robotics. Robotics for Solar System Exploration. Robotics for Lunar and Planetary Habitation. Robotics for In-Space Operations. Computing Systems. Conclusion. Derived from text
Autonomy; Automatic Control; Robotics; Space Exploration; Systems Management
20050205037 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
Capability 9.1 Exploration
Eckelkamp, Rick; Blacic, Jim; Capabilities Roadmap Briefings to the National Research Council; March 1, 2005; 88 pp.; In English; See also 20050205013; Original contains color illustrations; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A05, Hardcopy; Available from CASI on CD-ROM only as part of the entire parent document
The exploration challenge are: To build an efficient, cost effective exploration infrastructure, To coordinate exploration robots & crews from multiple. earth sites to accomplish science and exploration objectives. and To maximize self-sufficiency of the lunar/planetary exploration team. Derived from text
Cost Effectiveness; Earth Sciences; Lunar Exploration
20050205039 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Human Exploration Systems and Mobility Capability Roadmap Progress Review
Culbert, Chris; Taylor, Jeff; Capabilities Roadmap Briefings to the National Research Council; March 1, 2005; 13 pp.; In English; See also 20050205013; Original contains color illustrations; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy; Available from CASI on CD-ROM only as part of the entire parent document
Contents include the following: Capability Roadmap Team. Capability Description and Capability Breakdown Structure. Benefits of the Human Systems and Mobility Capability. Roadmap Process and Approach. Drivers and Assumptions for the whole team. Current State-of-the-Art, Assumptions and Requirements will be covered in the appropriate sections. Capability Presentations by Leads under Roadmap (Repeated for each capability under roadmap). Capability Description, Benefits, Current State-of-the-Art. Capability Requirements and Assumptions. Roadmap for Capability. Capability Readiness Level. Technology Readiness Level. Figures of Merit. Summary of Top Level Capability. Significant Technical Challenges. Summary and Forward Work. Derived from text
Human Performance; Mobility; Space Exploration
20050205934 Naval Observatory, Washington, DC USA
The Future of Space Astrometry
Johnston, Kenneth J.; Mar. 2000; 7 pp.; In English Report No.(s): AD-A435796; No Copyright; Avail: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
The future of space-based astrometric missions appears to be very promising. Three missions were described at IAU Colloquium 180. These are the Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer (FAME), the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) and the Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics (GAIA) missions. These missions will substantially improve the accuracy of global astrometric measurements made by the Hipparcos space mission by factors of 20 to 250. A brief summary of these projects is given. DTIC
Astrometry; Space Missions
20050206145 Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH USA
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An Approach for Optimizing the On-Orbit Servicing Architecture for a Given Client Satellite Constellation
McConnell, Michael L.; Mar. 2005; 91 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations Report No.(s): AD-A436312; AFIT/GLM/ENS/05-17; No Copyright; Avail: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Satellite systems, once operational, are essentially a consumable item with no capacity to maintain, repair, or upgrade them while on-orbit. In order to avoid having to replace costly space assets, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) are looking to developing programs to provide an on-orbit servicing capability for future satellite systems under development, such as the Space-Based Radar (SBR) system. DARPA and AFSPC are studying on-orbit servicing using the Orbital Express platform as part of an Analysis of Alternatives for the SBR program. Like their satellite clients, on-orbit servicing assets are expected to be resource intensive, and so proper management of these space logistics assets is essential. This research provides a flexible planning tool to determine the optimal on-orbit servicing architecture for a given client satellite constellation and applies it to the proposed SBR constellation. The model uses a generalized network structure with side constraints to efficiently solve this large combinatorial optimization problem. The optimal number and type of servicing vehicles to use is found, along with the associated most efficient routing to meet client satellite demand for two commodities within multiple time windows. DTIC
Artificial Satellites; Satellite Constellations
20050206310 Tokyo Univ., Japan
New Space Technology: 1km Tether to 100,000km Space Elevator
Fujii, Hironori A.; Proceedings of the IPSI-2004 Prague; [2004]; In English; See also 20050206288; Copyright; Abstract Only; Available from CASI on CD-ROM only as part of the entire parent document
Tether technology is a very old technology used for human activity in fabric works for clothes, fishing and hunting, building, and tethering horses and dogs. The tether technology is now becoming one of new and promising technologies for human space activities as spacecraft thrusters, power generators, and important elements of space infrastructures. The present paper addresses some recent works of the author on the space tether technology applied to an aurora experiment using a sounding rocket, a space solar power satellite and a space elevator for lifting us from the Earth to space. Author
Space Elevators; Tetherlines
20050207510 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Program Plan for 2005: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program
January 2005; 78 pp.; In English Report No.(s): PB2005-109230; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A05, Hardcopy
Throughout 2005 and beyond, NASA will be faced with great challenges and even greater opportunities. Following a period of reevaluation, reinvention, and transformation, we will move rapidly forward to leverage new partnerships, approaches, and technologies that will enhance the way we do business. NASA’s Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program, which functions under the auspices of the Agency’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), is an integral part of NASA’s future. The program supports the Agency’s missions to communicate scientific knowledge and understanding and to help transfer NASA’s research and development (R&D) information to the aerospace and academic communities and to the public. The STI Program helps ensure that the Agency will remain at the leading edge of R&D by quickly and efficiently capturing and sharing NASA and worldwide STI to use for problem solving, awareness, and knowledge management and transfer. NTIS
NASA Programs; Project Planning; Technology Transfer
Source: NASA.
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