• Introduction to microwave atomic clocks 

  Burt, Eric (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2016, 2016-05-09)
• 2018 Mars Insight trajectory reconstruction and performance from launch through landing 

  Abilleira, Fernando; Halsell, Allen; Kruizinga, Gerard; Bonfiglio, Eugene; Grover, Robert; Chung, Min-Kun; Fujii, Ken; Gustafson, Eric; Hahn, Yungsun; Jefferson, David; Lau, Eunice; Lee, Julim; McCandless, Sarah-Elizabeth; Mottinger, Neil; Seubert, Jill; Sklyanskiy, Evgeniy; Wallace, Mark (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019, 2019-01-13)

  The InSight mission successfully launched to Mars on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle from the Western Test Range (WTR) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) at 04:05:00 PDT on May 5th, 2018 and landed in the Elysium Planitia ...
• 2018 Mars Insight mission design and navigation overview 

  Abilleira, Fernando; Halsell, Allen; Chung, Min-Kun; Fujii, Ken; Gustafson, Eric; Hahn, Yungsun; Lee, Julim; McPheeters, Sarah-Elizabeth; Mottinger, Neil; Seubert, Jill; Sklyanskiy, Evgeniy; Wallace, Mark (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-08-19)

  Originally scheduled for a launch in the 2016 Earth to Mars opportunity, NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission will launch the next lander to Mars ...
• Mars 2020 mission design and navigation overview 

  Abilleira, Fernando; Aaron, Seth; Baker, Chuck; Burkhart, Dan; Kruizinga, Gerard; Kangas, Julie; Jesick, Mark; Lange, Robert; McCandless, Sarah-Elizabeth; Ryne, Mark; Seubert, Jill; Wagner, Sean; Wong, Mau (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019, 2019-01-13)

  Following the exceptionally successful Mars Science Laboratory mission which placed the Curiosity rover in the interior of Gale Crater in August 2012, NASA will launch the next rover in the 2020 Earth to Mars opportunity ...
• Construction of supersonic flight dynamics test (SFDT-2) vehicle monte carlo splashdown footprints for use in range safety and recovery operations 

  Strauss, William D.; Ivanov, Mark C. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2016, 2016-02-14)

  The Low-Density Supersonic Dececlerator (LDSD) project performed the second test flight of a supersonic inflatable device (SIAD) and ring-sail parachute on June 8, 2015 over the Pacific Ocean west of Kauai.
• Independent navigation team contribution to New Horizons's Pluto system flyby 

  Thompson, Paul F.; Bhaskaran, Shyam; Boone, Dylan; Broschart, Stephen B.; Kruizinga, Gerhard; Owen, William; Wang, Tseng-Chan M. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2016, 2016-02-14)

  The New Horizons spacecraft made it closest approach to Pluto on 14 July 2015. The most significant challenge of this mission was that the Pluto system ephemeris was initially known with a precision of ~1000 km. This needed ...
• Combinations of Earth orientation measurements: SPACE2017, COMB2017, and POLE2017 

  Ratliff, J.T.; Gross, R.S. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-12-01)

  Reference series of Earth orientation parameters (EOPs) obtained by combining independent measurements of the Earth's orientation are generated annually at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in support of tracking and ...
• Development of high-performance solar cells for the Jupiter and Saturn environments 

  Boca, Andreea; Grandidier, Jonathan; Stella, Paul; Chiu, Philip; Liu, Xing-Quan; Ermer, James; McPheeters, Claiborne; Kerestes, Christopher; Sharps, Paul (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-06-14)
• Development of high-performance solar cells for the Jupiter and Saturn environments 

  Boca, Andreea; Grandidier, Jonathan; Chiu, Philip; Stella, Paul; Liu, Xing-Quan; Ermer, James; McPheeters, Claiborne; Kerestes, Christopher; Sharps, Paul (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-06-14)
• Remote sensing, uncertainty quantification, and a theory of data systems; workshop report 

  Braverman, Amy; Matthews, Jessica (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-05-15)
• Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) parts risk and reliability user and application guide 

  White, Mark (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-12-01)

  All COTS parts and not created equal. Because they are not created equal, the notion that one can force the commercial industry to follow a set of military specifications and standards, along with the certifications, audits ...
• Technical note: asteroid detection demonstration from SkySat-3* B612 data using synthetic tracking 

  Zhai, C.; Shao, M.; Lai, S.; Boerner, P.; Dyer, J.; Lu, E.; Reitsema, H.; Buie, M. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-01-01)

  We report results from analyzing the data taken by the sCMOS cameras on board of SkySat3 using the synthetic tracking technique. The analysis demonstrates the expected sensitivity improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio ...
• NASA Mars 2020 landed mission development 

  Wilson, Michael; Trosper, Jennifer; Abilleira, Fernando (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-06-03)

  In this paper, early development history leading to the Mars 2020 development announcement, as well as key development status and design features for its implementation, is summarized.
• Board level proton testing book of knowledge for NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program 

  Guertin, Steven M. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-11-01)

  This book of knowledge (BoK) provides a critical review of the benefits and difficulties associated with using proton irradiation as a means of exploring the radiation hardness of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems. ...
• Fetch Rover simplified requirements for ESA ITT 

  Nicholas, Austin (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-02-06)
• ERO MSR payload accommodation concepts 

  Lock, Robert (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-01-25)
• Exploring the science trade space with the JPL Innovation Foundry A-Team 

  Ziemer, John K.; Wessen, Randii R.; Johnson, Paul V. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-12-11)

  The JPL Innovation Foundry has established a new approach for exploring, developing, and evaluating early concepts with a group called the Architecture Team. The Architecture Team combines innovative collaborative methods ...
• A ratio of spore to viable organisms: a case study of the JPL-SAF cleanroom 

  Henrickson, Ryan; Urbaniak, Camilla; Babu Malli Mohan, Ganesj; Aronson, Heidi; Venkateswaran, Kasthuri (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-09-01)

  Spacecraft surfaces that are destined to land on potential life-harboring celestial bodies are required to be rigorously cleaned and continuously monitored for spore bioburden as a proxy for spacecraft cleanliness. The ...
• Combinations of Earth orientation measurements: SPACE2016, COMB2016, and POLE2016 

  Ratcliff, J.T.; Gross, Richard S. (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-11-01)
• Measuring the effective of a cognitive aid in Deep Space Network operations 

  Barraza, Edward; Holloway, Alexandra (Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017, 2017-12-05)

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