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Mar 2, 2024
William Frazier, 2024, "Comparison of Planetary defense deflection technologies", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.7FJKRT, IEEE Aerospace Conference, JPL Open Repository
Abstract—Assuming relatively modest investment in the coming decade for technology maturation and risk reduction demonstration, the human race could have the ability to effectively defend itself against the threat of asteroid impact starting as soon as the 2030’s. In this paper w... |
Mar 2, 2024
Sami Asmar, 2024, "Convergence of Technologies Enabling Radio Crosslink Missions for Planetary Atmospheric Structures", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.MEWHR2, IEEE Aerospace. Conference 2024, JPL Open Repository
The atmospheric radio occultation (RO) technique was developed six decades ago for planetary missions and has since resulted in numerous scientific discoveries throughout the Solar System. The traditional experimental configuration utililizes spacecraft communication links with p... |
Mar 2, 2024
Victor Vilnrotter, 2024, "Radar-Based Range Estimation in Cis-Lunar Space via Fade-Resistant Signals and Algorithms", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.GNGUC4, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
Abstract — There is renewed interest in human and robotic exploration of the Moon, as exemplified with NASA’s Artemis mission starting in 2024, Russia’s M1 crewed lunar flyby in 2029, and China’s Crewed Lunar Mission 1 in 2030. In addition, robotic exploration has produced a prof... |
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
Maya Gordon, 2024, "Contamination Control Modeling for Europa Clipper’s MASPEX Instrument Aperture Cover Deployment", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.FP9UB4, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
Abstract— MASPEX (Mass Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration/Europa) is a mass spectrometer flying aboard the Europa Clipper mission to identify gases in the Europa exosphere. As a mass spectrometer looking for trace species, the instrument is highly sensitive to outgassing cont... |
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
Shirley Hart, 2024, "Highlights of the Psyche Environmental Assurance Program", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.CEF9HH, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
Environmental requirements for the Psyche missionwere established early in the program, and a comprehensiveenvironmental test and analysis implementation program wasdeveloped as the spacecraft design matured. Several designscope changes happened during development (for example,ch... |
Mar 2, 2024
Alexander Lumnah, 2024, "Driving Down Risk in the Psyche Fault Protection Design Post Launch Slip", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.WDVMH8, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
The Psyche Mission is a NASA Discovery-class Mission to explore (16) Psyche, a large metallic asteroid that orbits the sun between 2.5 and 3.3 au. The spacecraft bus is a repurposed earth-orbiting telecommunication satellite bus developed by Maxar, combined with Avionics and soft... |
Mar 2, 2024
Paulo Younse, 2024, "Mars Sample Return Sample Handling Technology Development", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.X2U4BC, IEEE Aerospace Conference Big Sky, Montana, JPL Open Repository
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Mar 2, 2024
Joseph Mrozinski, 2024, "Math is Instrumental: An Analysis of Multi-Decade Space Flight Science Instrument Cost Performance", https://doi.org/10.48577/jpl.RXRNUZ, IEEE Aerospace Conference, JPL Open Repository
Abstract—The development and operation of scientific instruments is of critical importance to advancing our understanding of the universe and our own planet. Many Earth orbiting satellites carry advanced instruments which collect data on our atmosphere, oceans, and land. Other Ea... |
