For abstract, see N77-15081.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS, BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT, SCALE...
The October 1994 revision of the KSC Toxic Substances Registry System (TSRS) Material Safety Data Sheets (MSD's) is presented. The listed MSD's which were submitted to the TSRS are maintained by the Base Operations Contractors of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office of KSC. The purpose of the index is to provide a means of accessing information on the hazards associated with the toxic and otherwise hazardous chemicals stored and used at KSC. Indices are provided for manufacturers,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, DATA BASES, INDEXES...
Space objects in orbit are listed as well as those which decayed during the reporting period. Data provided include international designation and catalog number, nation of source, launch date, and inclination, apogee and perigee. Transmitting frequencies for satellites being monitored by NASA space flight tracking and data network are given.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, ORBITAL POSITION ESTIMATION,...
The results of an experimental program are presented in the form of PVT data in the temperature range 58 to 300 K at pressures up to 800 bar. Tables of the derived thermodynamic properties on isobars to 1000 bar are given, including density, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, specific heats at constant volume and constant pressure, velocity of sound, and the surface derivatives (delta P/delta T) sub rho and (delta P/delta Rho) sub T. Auxiliary tables in engineering units are also given. The...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), OXYGEN, PRESSURE, THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES, ACOUSTIC...
The rawinsonde sounding program for the AVE-SESAME II experiment is described. Data at 25 mb intervals from the surface to 25 mb for the 23 National Weather Service and 19 special stations participating in the experiment are presented. Soundings were taken at 3 hr intervals beginning at 1200 GMT on April 19, 1979, and ending at 1200 GMT on April 20, 1979 (nine sounding times). The method of processing is discussed briefly, estimates of the rms errors in the data presented, an example of contact...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, RAWINSONDES, SOUNDING, STORMS...
Flight verification of a primary flight control system, designed to control the unstable HiMAT aircraft is presented. The initial flight demonstration of a maneuver autopilot in the level cruise mode and the gathering of a limited amount of airspeed calibration data.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS, AIRSPEED, AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL,...
This report consists of data computed at the U.S. Space Command, GSFC, or provided by satellite owners. A space objects box score table is presented with data under the following headings: source/organization, objects in orbit, and decayed objects. The objects in orbit and decayed objects headings have payload, debris, and total as subheadings. The bulk of the document is objects-in-orbit tables with data under the following headings: international designation, name, catalog number, source,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, CATALOGS (PUBLICATIONS), EARTH ORBITS,...
The rewinsonde sounding program for the AVE-SESAME 5 experiment is described and tubulated data at 25 mb intervals are presented for the 23 National Weather Service stations and 20 special stations participating in the experiment. Soundings were taken at 3-hr intervals beginning at 1200 GMT on May 20, 1979, and ending at 1200 GMT on may 21, 1979 (nine sounding times). A tenth sounding was teken at many special stations between 2100 and 0000 GMT on May 20. The method of processing is discussed,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING, METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, RAWINSONDES,...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), BOUNDARY LAYER EQUATIONS, LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES,...
A table of correspondence SAO-HD-DM-GC was prepared by Morin (1973). The machine-readable version of this cross identification was obtained from the Centre de Donnees Stellaires (Strasbourg, France). The table was sorted at the Goddard Space Flight Center by HD number and all blank HD number records were removed to produce the HD-SAO-DM table presented. There were 258997 entries in the original table; there are 180411 entries after removing the blank HD records. The Boss General Catalogue (GC)...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGS, CELESTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS, STARS,...
The infrared astronomical data base and its principal data product, the catalog of Infrared Observations (CIO), comprise a machine readable library of infrared (1 microns to 1000 microns astronomical observations. To date, over 1300 journal articles and 10 major survey catalogs are included in this data base, which contains about 55,000 individual observations of about 10,000 different infrared sources. Of these, some 8,000 sources are identifiable with visible objects, and about 2,000 do not...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGS, DATA BASES, INFRARED ASTRONOMY,...
Active and planned spacecraft activity and experiments between June 1, 1980 and May 31, 1981 known to the National Space Science Data Center are described. The information covers a wide range of disciplines: astronomy, Earth sciences, meteorology, planetary sciences, aeronomy, particles and fields, solar physics, life sciences, and material sciences. Each spacecraft and experiment is described and its current status presented. Descriptions of navigational and communications satellites and of...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), RESEARCH VEHICLES, SPACE PROGRAMS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS,...
Subject, personal author, corporate author, contract, and report number cumulative indexes are provided for documents cited in Aeronautical Engineering: A Continuing Bibliography from February 1979 through January 1980. (NASA SP 7037 supplements 106 through 117).
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMICS, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES,...
Bibliographies and abstracts are listed for 1363 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system between January 1, 1991 and July 31, 1992. Topics covered include technology development and mission design according to system, interactive analysis and design, structural and thermal analysis and design, structural concepts and control systems, electronics, advanced materials, assembly concepts, propulsion and solar power satellite...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ABSTRACTS, CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN, DATA TRANSMISSION,...
This bibliography lists 845 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in Dec. 1992. Subject coverage includes: design, construction and testing of aircraft and aircraft engines; aircraft components, equipment, and systems; ground support systems; and theoretical and applied aspects of aerodynamics and general fluid dynamics.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMICS, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, INDEXES...
This bibliography lists 808 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in Dec. 1991. Subject coverage includes: design, construction and testing of aircraft and aircraft engines; aircraft components, equipment, and systems; ground support systems; and theoretical and applied aspects of aerodynamics and general fluid dynamics.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMICS, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, INDEXES...
This bibliography lists 1096 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information System from April 1, 1979 through June 30, 1979.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY CONVERSION, SOLAR...
A mathematical model for a real time simulation of a tilt rotor aircraft was developed. The mathematical model is used for evaluating aircraft performance and handling qualities. The model is based on an eleven degree of freedom total force representation. The rotor is treated as a point source of forces and moments with appropriate response time lags and actuator dynamics. The aerodynamics of the wing, tail, rotors, landing gear, and fuselage are included.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, MATHEMATICAL MODELS, TILTING ROTORS,...
The physical model and computational procedure of the code is described in detail. The code is validated in tests against a variety of known analytical solutions from the literature and is also compared against actual mountain wave observations. The code will receive as initial input either mathematically idealized or discrete observational data. The form of the obstacle or mountain is arbitrary.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), BARRIERS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION,...
A glossary of acronyms, abbreviations, initials, code words, and phrases used at the John F. Kennedy Space Center is presented. The revision contains more than 12,100 entries.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, DICTIONARIES, TERMINOLOGY,...
The various types of materials related data that exist at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and compiled into databases which could be accessed by all the NASA centers and by other contractors, are presented.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), DATA BASES, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, FERROUS METALS, NONFERROUS...
Lunar nomenclature is cataloged. It includes letter designations for subsidiary craters, and uses a more familiar spelling from eight names. The listed features are divided into three main groups for cataloging purposes, namely: (1) craters, (2) noncrater features; and (3) minor and miscellaneous features.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LUNAR CRATERS, LUNAR SURFACE, NOMENCLATURES, CATALOGS...
This handbook is intended to provide general guidance and information on systems engineering that will be useful to the NASA community. It provides a generic description of Systems Engineering (SE) as it should be applied throughout NASA. A goal of the handbook is to increase awareness and consistency across the Agency and advance the practice of SE. This handbook provides perspectives relevant to NASA and data particular to NASA. The coverage in this handbook is limited to general concepts and...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, HANDBOOKS, NASA PROGRAMS, INFORMATION...
Critical reviews of NACA and NASA report literature on aerodynamics and aerodynamic load calculations for light aircraft design
Topic: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Tabulated data from a series of experimental studies of the interaction of a shock wave with a turbulent boundary layer in axisymmetric flow configurations is presented. The studies were conducted at the walls of circular wind tunnels and on the cylindrical centerbody of an annular flow channel. Detailed pitot pressure profiles and wall static pressure profiles upstream of, within and downstream of the interaction region are given. Results are presented for flows at nominal freestream Mach...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, SHOCK WAVE INTERACTION, SUCTION,...
The program was designed to provide solutions of engineering accuracy for determining the aerodynamic loads on single- or multiple-lifting-surface configurations that represent vehicles in subsonic flight, e.g., wings, wing-tail, wing-canard, lifting bodies, etc. The preparation is described of the input data, associated input arrangement, and the output format for the program data, including specification of the various operational details of the program such as array sizes, tape numbers...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMIC LOADS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, LIFTING BODIES, VORTEX...
Outgassing data, derived from tests at 398 K (125 C) for 24 hours in a vacuum as per ASTM E 595-84, have been compiled for numerous materials for spacecraft use. The data presented are the total mass loss (TML) and the collected volatile condensable materials (CVCM). The various materials are compiled by likely usage and alphabetically.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), OUTGASSING, SPACECRAFT, MATERIALS, DATA SYSTEMS, VACUUM,...
This event list is a comprehensive reference for all Hard X ray bursts detected with the Hard X Ray Burst Spectrometer on the Solar Maximum Mission from the time of launch on Feb. 14, 1980 to the end of the mission in Dec. 1989. Some 12,776 events were detected in the energy range 30 to 600 keV with the vast majority being solar flares. This list includes the start time, peak time, duration, and peak rate of each event.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SOLAR FLARES, SOLAR MAXIMUM MISSION, SPECTROMETERS, X RAYS,...
Thin cherty sedimentary layers within the volcanic portions of the 3,500 to 3,300 Ma-old Onverwacht and Fig Tree Groups, Barberton Greenstone belt, South Africa, and Warrawoona Group, eastern Pilbara Block, Western Australia, contain an abundant record of early Archean life. Five principal types of organic and probably biogenic remains and or structures can be identifed: stromatolites, stromatolite detritus, carbonaceous laminite or flat stromalite, carbonaceous detrital particles, and...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), FOSSILS, GEOCHRONOLOGY, MICROORGANISMS, MORPHOLOGY,...
A handbook is presented of the thermodynamic functions, transport properties, and physical properties of both liquid and gaseous oxygen. A bibliography of references is included.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), LIQUID OXYGEN, THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES, FUNCTIONS...
Information on current and planned spacecraft activity for a broad range of scientific disciplines is presented. The information covers a wide range of disciplines: astronomy, Earth sciences, meteorology, planetary sciences, aeronomy, particles and fields, solar physics, life sciences, and material sciences. These spacecraft projects represent the efforts and funding of individual countries as well as cooperative arrangements among different countries.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, MISSION PLANNING, SPACEBORNE...
The NASA research and technology program for FY 1990 is presented. The summary portions is compiled of each of the RTOPs (Research and Technology Objectives and Plans) used for management review and control of research currently in progress throughout NASA. The RTOP summary is designed to facilitate communication and coordination among concerned technical personnel in government, industry, and universities. The first section containing citations and abstracts of the RTOPs is followed by four...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ABSTRACTS, NASA PROGRAMS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AEROSPACE...
For abstract, see N78-25123.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ATTITUDE CONTROL, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, SPACECRAFT...
Annotated bibliography on aerospace medicine and biology
Topic: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
The third revision to the list of acronyms and abbreviations generally used at the John F. Kennedy Space Center is presented. It contains more than 9900 entries.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX, SPACE GLOSSARIES, SYMBOLS
The guidelines for selecting hardware to be used in manned spacecraft to obtain a five year operational lifetime without maintenance were developed. An analysis was conducted on the design, application, failure mechanisms, manufacturing processes and controls, screen and burn-in techniques, and quality control of hardware items. The equipment considered for evaluation include: (1) electric motors and bearings; (2) accelerometers; (3) gyroscopes and bearings; (4) compressors and pumps, (5)...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ACCELEROMETERS, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, GYROSCOPES, MECHANICAL...
The Johnson Space Center (JSC) document index is intended to provide a single source listing of all published JSC-numbered documents their authors, and the designated offices of prime responsibility (OPR's) by mail code at the time of publication. The index contains documents which have been received and processed by the JSC Technical Library as of January 13, 1988. Other JSC-numbered documents which are controlled but not available through the JSC Library are also listed.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE SCIENCES, INDEXES...
Statistical mechanics for wall shear turbulence in Couette flow based on Brownian motion and comparison with stochastic theory based on Navier-Stokes equation
Topic: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Supporting information for the ERS loading study contains computer simulation loading output including printout description, and similar output representing data that include night station contacts.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, DATA RECORDERS, EARTH RESOURCES...
Topic: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Wind tunnel tests were conducted to determine the aerodynamic heating created by gaps in the reusable surface insulation (RSI) thermal protection system (TPS) for the space shuttle. The effects of various parameters of the RSI on convective heating characteristics are described. The wind tunnel tests provided a data base for accurate assessment of gap heating. Analysis and correlation of the data provide methods for predicting heating in the RSI gaps on the space shuttle.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SPACE SHUTTLES, THERMAL CONTROL COATINGS, THERMAL INSULATION,...
A Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Facility (NASF) was designed for the simulation of fluid flow around three-dimensional bodies, both in wind tunnel environments and in free space. The application of numerical simulation to this field of endeavor promised to yield economies in aerodynamic and aircraft body designs. A model for a NASF/FMP (Flow Model Processor) ensemble using a possible approach to meeting NASF goals is presented. The computer hardware and software are presented, along with the...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS, AIRCRAFT DESIGN, COMPUTER SYSTEMS...
This manual is intended to serve both as an introduction to Stirling engine analysis methods and as a key to the open literature on Stirling engines. Over 800 references are listed and these are cross referenced by date of publication, author and subject. Engine analysis is treated starting from elementary principles and working through cycles analysis. Analysis methodologies are classified as first, second or third order depending upon degree of complexity and probable application; first order...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ENGINE DESIGN, ENGINE TESTS, STIRLING CYCLE, STIRLING...
For abstract, see N77-33116.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CONTROL SURFACES, SUPERCRITICAL WINGS, TRAILING EDGES,...
Records are presented from the 5th Conference on Aerospace Materials, Processes, and Environmental Technology. Topics included pollution prevention, inspection methods, advanced materials, aerospace materials and technical standards,materials testing and evaluation, advanced manufacturing,development in metallic processes, synthesis of nanomaterials, composite cryotank processing, environmentally friendly cleaning, and poster sessions.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SPACECRAFT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, COMPOSITE MATERIALS,...
The functions performed by the systems management (SM) application software are described along with the design employed to accomplish these functions. The operational sequences (OPS) control segments and the cyclic processes they control are defined. The SM specialist function control (SPEC) segments and the display controlled 'on-demand' processes that are invoked by either an OPS or SPEC control segment as a direct result of an item entry to a display are included. Each processing element in...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN, SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACE TRANSPORTATION...
The AVSSE I Experiment and is described tabulated rawinsonde data is presented for 25-mb intervals from the surface to 25mb for the 24 stations participating in the experiment. Soundings were taken between 1200 GMT, April 27, and 1200 GMT, April 28, 1975. Brief discussions are given on the methods of data processing and accuracy. Synoptic charts prepared from the data are presented, as well as an example of contact data.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), BALLOON SOUNDING, STORMS (METEOROLOGY), SYNOPTIC MEASUREMENT,...
An immediate reference to aerospace-related events of 1970 is provided to help historians in preserving historical accuracy and precision. Chronologies of major NASA launches, and manned space flights for 1970 are included.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CHRONOLOGY, SPACE PROGRAMS, HISTORIES, LAUNCH DATES, MANNED...
for abstract, see .
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), HISTORIES, ROCKET ENGINE DESIGN, ROCKET PROPELLANTS, SOLID...
Aerodynamic characteristics obtained in a helical flow environment utilizing a rotary balance located in the Langley spin tunnel are presented in plotted form for a 1/6 scale, single engine, low wing, general aviation model (model C). The configurations tested included the basic airplane and control deflections, wing leading edge and fuselage modification devices, tail designs and airplane components. Data are presented without analysis for an angle of attack range of 8 deg to 90 deg and...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AERODYNAMIC BALANCE, AIRCRAFT SPIN, ANGLE OF ATTACK, GENERAL...
