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Mar 2, 2024
Ashley Madni, 2024, "Surface Timeline Management and Analysis for the Mars Sample Return Mission", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.NIL5WR, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
The Mars Sample Return Campaign being planned jointly by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency seeks to return samples of Martian rocks and atmosphere from the surface of Mars to Earth for subsequent scientific analysis. It is compri... |
Mar 2, 2024
Alfred Nash, 2024, "Influence Diagrams for Optimal Decision Making in Early Science Space Mission Concept Development", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.AWRH4S, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
Concept design maturation is an initial phase in theengineering design process that revolves around decisionmaking. In the context of science space mission conceptdevelopment, decision trees play a crucial role. The branches indecision trees are interdependent, meaning that the p... |
Mar 2, 2024
Sumita Nandi, 2024, "Demonstration of Non-Regenerative Pseudo-Noise Ranging in Parker Solar Probe and DART Missions", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.LZOSZ8, 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, JPL Open Repository
Delivery of radiometric data to Earth for tracking and navigation applications is an essential function of the telecommunications subsystem of a spacecraft. For deep space missions, both Doppler and ranging methods are used to determine the spacecraft distance from Earth and traj... |
Mar 2, 2024
Melissa Soriano, 2024, "Europa Clipper Tones", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.XMFNIE, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
The Europa Clipper mission will study Europa, Jupiter’s moon. Europa Clipper downlink communications will typically be X-band and Ka-band telemetry. However, there are a few key scenarios in the mission where telemetry will not close the link: Jupiter Orbit Insertion (JOI) and so... |
Mar 2, 2024
Jenny Kampmeier, 2024, "Science Observation Planning for NASA's Europa Clipper", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.HEATIG, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, currently in its final stages of integration and test and slated for launch in October 2024, will be the first mission to conduct a detailed exploration of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Equipped with an advanced suite of instruments to perform in situ and... |
Mar 2, 2024
Harvey Elliott, 2024, "Spacecraft Position Determination with the Electra UHF Transceiver", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.CSO8DL, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
In June 2022, the Electra Relay Operations teambegan conducting radiometric phase and power data collectionduring relay overflights of the InSight Lander by the ExoMarsTrace Gas Orbiter (TGO). This mode of the Electra radio haspotential applications for both navigation and radio... |
Mar 2, 2024
Rachel Kronyak, 2024, "Development and Execution of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s Sampling Strategy", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.NGVCNE, IEEE Aerospace, JPL Open Repository
A primary objective of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is to collect and store a scientifically compelling set of geologic samples from the martian surface for possible return to Earth. If returned, these samples would enable years of scientific investigation and disc... |
Mar 2, 2024
Sumita Nandi, 2024, "Demonstration of Non-Regenerative Pseudo-Noise Ranging in Parker Solar Probe and DART Missions", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.BL3UGP, 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, JPL Open Repository
Abstract—Delivery of radiometric data to Earth for tracking and navigation applications is an essential function of the telecommunications subsystem of a spacecraft. For deep space missions, both Doppler and ranging methods are used to determine the spacecraft distance from Earth... |
Mar 2, 2024
Swapnil Pujari, 2024, "Two Steps Forward: Evolving Psyche’s Fault Protection Validation Post-Launch Slip", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.GRMHHB, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
On October 5th, 2023, the Psyche Mission is targeted to launch to the large metallic asteroid (16) Psyche that will be exploring the exposed core material of a differentiated planetesimal-class asteroid. This unique NASA Discovery-class Mission combines a Solar Electric Propulsio... |
Mar 2, 2024
Nereida Rodriguez Alvarez, 2024, "Improved Cislunar Object Detection Using Polyphase Filter Bank and Polarimetry from Bistatic Radar", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.M60YMC, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
The exploration and monitoring of cislunar space have gained significant interest, raising the need for advanced radar techniques for object detection and characterization. Previously, the Cislunar Space Debris Radar (CSDR) was demonstrated as a powerful tool for monitoring the p... |
