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NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture							5 min read						
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the...
ArticleInnovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems							6 min read						
Download PDF: Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems John F. Kennedy set the tone for NASA’s culture in 1961 during his famous speech on going to the Moon, “We choose to go to the...
ArticleIdentification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems							4 min read						
Download PDF: Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems  Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off [1]. Therefore, many extreme measures...
ArticleTrajectory Reverse Engineering 							3 min read						
Download PDF: Trajectory Reverse Engineering A strategy for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools, called Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), has been developed[1]. This innovative technique has been designed to be generic, enabling its application between any pair of tools,...
ArticleSave-The-Date: DoD-NASA Lidar Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)							1 min read						
Details Participation is limited by invitation only. DoD-NASA Lidar TIM August 14-16, 2024 MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Arlington, VA (Crystal City)241 18th St S, Arlington, VA 22202 MIT Lincoln Laboratory is hosting a TIM between NASA and DoD to facilitate...
ArticleAdvances in Understanding COPV Structural Life 							7 min read						
The Structures Technical Discipline Team (TDT) was involved in numerous investigations this past year, but composites, fracture mechanics, and pressure vessels dominate the list. All three of these specialties are important to composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV). One of the...
ArticleReducing Risks Through Independent M&S 							3 min read						
This article is from the 2023 Technical Update. The NESC Flight Mechanics Technical Discipline Team (TDT) provides support to all NASA Mission Directorates and throughout all mission phases. Highlights from this past year include three critical program support assessments, new discipline-advancing...
ArticleMentoring the Next Generation of Engineers and Improving Shock Testing Standards 							9 min read						
The year 2023 was productive for the Loads & Dynamics (L&D) Technical Discipline Team (TDT). New shock and modal analysis techniques were developed and mentoring the next generation of NASA discipline experts continued. Additionally, NESC Technical Bulletin No. 23-3, New...
ArticleBuilding a Community of Practice 							2 min read						
The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) is an annual event cosponsored by the NESC’s Thermal Control & Protection, Environmental Control & Life Support, Aerosciences, and Cryogenics Technical Discipline Teams in collaboration with the TFAWS Steering Committee. It is well...
ArticleAdvancing Human Spaceflight Safety							7 min read						
As NASA continues to pursue new human missions to low Earth orbit, lunar orbit, the lunar surface, and on to Mars, the NESC continues to provide a robust technical resource to address critical challenges. The NESC Environmental Control and Life...
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