Astronautics books

The research project studied the benfits of Magnetogasdynamic (MGD) acceleration on a scramjet nozzle. MGD is a...  Read More >>

Audio systems have been developed which use stereo headphones to project sound in three dimensions. When using these...  Read More >>

The cost and schedule advantages small satellites have over larger legacy systems have been studied, but there has...  Read More >>

Few options currently exist to provide propulsion for extremely small satellites due to design constraints on power,...  Read More >>

This report develops and tests a precision navigation algorithm fusing optical and inertial measurements.This algorithm...  Read More >>

This thesis presents the results of a handling qualities evaluation of a supersonic tailless air vehicle. The 2006...  Read More >>

This work investigates another way of contributing to the radar minimization solution for air vehicles in a threat...  Read More >>

The daylight passes of a low-Earth orbit satellite over a targeted latitude and longitude are optimized by varying...  Read More >>

Pulse detonation engines (PDE) capitalize on the large mass flux and pressure rise a detonation has compared to...  Read More >>

Microbial contamination in aviation fuel arises due to the impracticality of keeping fuel tanks sterile and the...  Read More >>

The Defense Department has long hoped that its needs for space products and services could be supplied by an industrial...  Read More >>

A systems engineering team used an innovative process to develop a new frictionless air bearing satellite simulator,...  Read More >>

Accurate contrail forecasts allow pilots to avoid levels of the atmosphere which are conducive to contrail formation,...  Read More >>

The near-space region of earth's atmosphere above 20 kilometers altitude is greatly underutilized. Lighter-than-air...  Read More >>

The genesis of this research was the USAF Scientific Advisory Board's advanced air and space ideas study, New World...  Read More >>

In the 60's the United Status and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics engaged in a ""space race"" to be the...  Read More >>

The goal was to demonstrate that scaling the nonlinear response of a full-scale finite element model of a high-altitude...  Read More >>

Several series from the NASA Headquarters Historical Reference Collection have been digitized and made available...  Read More >>

Efficient operation of a hybrid-electric propulsion system (HEPS) powering a small remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA)...  Read More >>

Cockpit automation has delivered many promised benefits such as improved system safety and efficiency, however,...  Read More >>

A new method for the design of tracking filters for maneuvering targets, based on kinematic models and input signalsestimation,...  Read More >>

The Aircraft Availability Model (AAM) assists managers in the selection of an optimal list of items to repair in...  Read More >>

This research effort furthers the Air Force's study of reusable launch vehicles and hypersonic airfoils by conducting...  Read More >>

The aerospace community continues to push the envelope in engineering aircraft that fly higher, faster, and safer...  Read More >>

Into Space Using a Thread and a Laser - Blue DartWhat did the world think when Sputnik was launched? The United...  Read More >>