Lunar Suitcase Science: A Lunar Regolith Characterization Kit (LRoCK)
SEDRIS: A Tool for the Management and Exchange of Multi-Domain Environmental Data
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provide an ideal platform for remote sensing, monitoring and data collection. Small scale, field
...Granular Flow and Dynamics of Lunar Simulants in Excavating Implements
Arctic and Antarctic Analogs for Planetary Surface Traverses
The proposed paper summarizes a recent (August 2009) workshop at the NASA Johnson Space Center discussing lessons learned from traverses
...Scaling of Erosion Rate in Subsonic Jet Experiments and Apollo Lunar Module Landings
Application of Site Analysis to Enhance Lunar and Mars Expeditionary Base Design
Revitalization of NASA's lunar robotic and human exploration program is underway. Data from previous exploration missions is being
...Feasibility Study on Lunar Concrete Landing Pad
An Experimental Investigation of Size Sorting of Lunar Simulants in Terrestrial and Lunar Gravity
Unmanned deep space explorations have received a lot of attention in recent years. Some missions to land safely and explore on the
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A New Lunar Soil Simulant in China
Characterization of 2024-T351 Aluminum for Dynamic Loading Applications
The deformation (plastic) and failure of 2024-T351 is studied under a wide range of loading conditions. Uniaxial tension and compression
...Mars Landing Engine Plume Impingement Ground Interaction
A subscale landing site alteration program was conducted in support of future Mars landed Missions to provide site alteration data
...Traverse Planning Experiments for Future Planetary Surface Exploration
Subsurface Explorer Robot with Peristaltic Crawling Mechanism
Inspection Technique for Reliability Analysis of Lunar Rover Wheel Designs
A technique is presented that evaluates the reliability of lunar rover wheel designs where data for operation in the lunar environment
...Further Analysis on the Mystery of the Surveyor III Dust Deposits