The Research and Technology Development Report 2014 highlights Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) scientific and technological research, engineering innovations, and the technology investments in support of NASA’s exploration roadmap.
As we look to the future, we are leading the way by investing in new innovations and technologies to pursue bold missions, including sending humans to deep space to compelling destinations such as near-Earth asteroids and Mars. JSC’s talented scientists and engineers bridge the boundary between conceptual laboratory and basic research and technology development, and real-life spaceflight applications. These research and technology developments have matured and evolved over the years.
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Table of Contents:
Foreword
Ellen Ochoa
Introduction
Kamlesh Lulla
Strategic Opportunities and Partnership Development Office
Yolanda Marshall, Douglas A. Terrier, Steven Gonzalez
Technology and Innovation: Investing in the Future at Johnson Space Center
Douglas A. Terrier
The Human Health and Performance Directorate: A Comparative Analysis of Innovation Within an Organization
Jeffrey R. Davis, Kathryn E. Keeton, Elizabeth E. Mary C. McFather
Human Health, Life Support and Habitation Systems, and Space Medicine
Advancing No-Drill Dentistry - Treatment of Human Carries
George D. Arndt, Diane Byerly, Marguerite A. Sognier, John Dusl, Ivan Stangel
Microwave Energy Countermeasure for Skin Disorders
Diane Byerly, George D. Arndt, John Dusl, Marguerite Sognier
A Potential Path to Understanding Vision Changes During Spaceflight
Scott M. Smith, Sara R. Zwart
Human Research Program
William Paloski, Barbara Corbin
Magnet Architectures and Active Radiation Shielding Study
Kenneth Bollweg, Shayne C. Westover, Steve Blattnig, Robert Singleterry, Rainer B. Meinke, Scott A. Washburn, William J. Burger, Steve Van Sciver, Roberto Battiston
Use of Gas Chromatograph-Differential Mobility Spectrometer for Volatile Organic Compound Monitoring on the
International Space Station
John T. James, Thomas F. Limero, Eric S. Reese, William T. Wallace, Patti F. Cheng, John B. Trowbridge
Organ Dose Projection and Acute Radiation Sickness Assessment
Francis A. Cucinotta, Myung-Hee Y. Kim, Shaowen Hu, Hatem N. Nounu
NASA Space Cancer Risk Assessment 2012
Francis Cucinotta, Patrick O’Neill, Myung-Hee Y. Kim, Lori Chappell, Shaowen Hu, Ianik Plante, Hatem N. Nounu......
Pharmaceutical Product Development:Intranasal Scopolamine (INSCOP) Metered Dose Spray
Lakshmi Putcha, Vernie R. Daniels
Comparative Benchmark Dose Modeling as a Tool to Make the First Estimate of Safe Human Exposure Levels to Lunar Dust
John T. James, Robert R. Scully, Chiu-wing Lam
Lower Body Gradient Compression Garments Protect Against Orthostatic Intolerance After Bed Rest
Steven H. Platts, Michael C. Willig, Rob Ploutz-Snyder, Michael B. Stenger, Stuart M. C. Lee, L. Christine Ribeiro,Tiffany R. Phillips
A Novel Noninvasive Technology to Estimate Peripheral Venous Pressure
Alan H. Feiveson, Steven H. Platts, David S. Martin, Michael B. Stenger, Stuart M. C. Lee, Tim Caine, Sydney P. Stein,Tim Matz
Improved Efficiency With a Suite of Custom Ultrasound Analysis Programs
Steven H. Platts, Natalia M. Arzeno, L. Christine Ribeiro, Timothy L. Caine, David S. Martin, Michael B. Stenger, Stuart M. C. Lee
Novel Assessment of Dynamic Muscle Function Using Ultrasound
Natalia Arzeno, David Martin, Tim Caine, Kyle Hackney, Lori Ploutz-Snyder, Jessica Scott
Improving Human Research and Astronaut Care with NASA Life Sciences Data
Ken Jenks, Kathy Johnson-Throop, Binaifer Kadwa, Mary Van Baalen, Stacie Ray, Diedre Thomas, Jacque Havelka, Sara Mason, Adriana Babiak-Vazquez, Jacqueline Charvat, Lesley Lee, Mary Wear
Improving Balance Function Following Long-Duration Spaceflight by Enhancing Signal Information from the
Inner Ear
Millard Reschke, Scott Wood, Jacob Bloomberg, Ajitkumar Mulavara, Matthew Fiedler, Igor Kofman, Yiri E. De Dios, Chris Miller, Rachel Brady, Brian Peters, Raquel Galvan, Helen Cohen
Human Exploration Systems, Technologies for Extravehicular Activity and
Harsh Environments
Spacesuit Evaporator-Absorber-Radiator (SEAR)
Grant C. Bue, Mike Izenson, Weibo Chen, Ed Hodgson
Reduced Volume Prototype Spacesuit Water Membrane Evaporator
Janice V. Makinen, Grant C. Bue, Colin Campbell, Aaron Colunga
Environmental Technologies
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design at Johnson Space Center
Steve Farley
Materials, Structures, Development and Testing
Ablative Thermal Protection System Modeling
Adam Amar, Benjamin Kirk, A. Brandon Oliver
Monopropellant (AF-M315E) Product Characterization
Benjamin Greene, Mark B. McClure, Dion J. Mast
Correlation and Improvement of Modeling of Hypervelocity Impact, Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Impacts
onto Spacecraft Windows
John Alred, Larry Vuong
Inflatable Habitat Development
Molly Selig, Gerard Valle
Analysis of Material Specimens on the Komplast Experiment After Long-term Exposure on the International
Space Station
John Alred, Julie Henkener, John Golden, Michael Kravchenko
Improved Measurement of Ejection Velocities from Craters Formed in Sand
Mark J. Cintala, Terry Byers, Francisco Cardenas, Roland Montes, Elliot E. Potter
Shell/NASA Vibration-Based Damage Characterization
John Michael Rollins
Advancements in Capsule Parachute Analysis
David Bretz
NASGRO - Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis Software
Joachim Beek, Royce Forman
Crew Perspective on Time Delayed Voice Communications
Marcum L. Reagan, Stanley G. Love
Solving Problems for Spacewalking Astronauts from Small Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Impacts
E.L. Christiansen, D.M. Lear
Stiffness Characteristics of Foams for Applications Requiring Exposure to Harsh Space Environments
Gabriel Ortiz-Sanchez, Erica S. Worthy
Sub-Scale Re-entry Capsule Drop Test via High-Altitude Balloon
Ron Sostaric, Nicole Dawkins
Development Testing of the Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS)
Christopher Johnson, Ricardo Machin, Michele Parker, Rilla Wolf
Developing Rotary Blade Landing Technology
Jeffrey D. Hagen, Brent A. Evernden
Correlation of Direct Localized Resistivity Measurements with Fiber Damage in Bare IM7 Carbon Fiber Tows
Nathanael Greene, Daniel Wentzel, Regor Saulsberry, Igor Sevostianov
Space Power, Energy Storage, and Propulsion
Fuel Cell Mass Trade for LOX/Methane Lander
Abigail C. Ryan
Battery Development for Spaceflight Projects
Judith A. Jeevarajan, Elvia Garcia, Gilbert Varela, Martin Martinez
Advanced Battery Technology Programs and Testing
Judith A. Jeevarajan, Bruce Duffield
Magnetic Nozzle Effects on Plasma Plumes
Frans H. Ebersohn, John V. Shebalin
Robotics, Tele-Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Software
Core Flight Software Reuse in Human-Rated Systems
Lorraine Williams, Steve Duran
Project Morpheus Lander Software: Built upon Reusable Software Architectures
Lorraine Williams, Robert O. Shelton, Robert L. Hirsh
Software-Based Graphical Processor Unit for Use Beyond Low-Earth Orbit
Glen Steele, Jairo Sanchez, Lee Morin, George Salazar, Joel Busa, Patrick Laport, Tim Verborgh
Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) Field Testing
David K. Rutishauser, Chirold D. Epp, Edward A. Robertson
Morpheus Engine Calibration Using Image Processing and Parameter Estimation
Wyatt Johnson
Tool for Rapid Analysis of Monte Carlo Simulations (TRAM)
Carolina Restrepo, Kurt E. McCall, John E. Hurtado
Telepresence for Deep Space Missions
Oron Schmidt, Levi Dexter, Brian Greenly, Blake Hubbard
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control Model-Based Development of Flight Software
Joel R. Henry, Mark C. Jackson
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Assistant Tool
Melissa D. Flores, Jane T. Malin, Land D. Fleming
Development of a Flight Debris Monitoring Tool
Mike Bernatovich, Jeff Fox, Matthew Hart, Don Reed, Kristin Bledsoe, Patrick Laport
Exploration, Planetary Science, and Sensor Systems
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Team
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
Trent M. Smith, Steven P. Siceloff
Flight Deck of the Future
Mary McCabe, Christie Sauers
Reconfigurable Electronic Textile Garments
Cory Simon
Designing a Food System for a Mars Habitat Mission
Grace Douglas, Maya Cooper
Nanophase Iron-Induced Reactivity of Ground Lunar Soil
Antony S. Jeevarajan, William T. Wallace
Third International In-Situ Resource Utilization Analog Field Test
Gerald B. Sanders, Dean Eppler, William E. Larson, Jackie Quinn
NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations - Science Operations Development for Human Exploration
Mary Sue Bell
Small-Scale Impact Processes on Stony Asteroids
Mark J. Cintala, David W. Mittlefehldt, Friedrich Hörz, Francisco Cardenas
Shock Effects on Cometary - Dust Simulants
Susan M. Lederer, Elizabeth Jensen, Diane H. Wooden, Sean S. Lindsay, Douglas H. Smith, Keiko Nakamura-Messenger Lindsay P. Keller, Francisco Cardenas, Mark J. Cintala, Roland Montes
Early Life on Earth and the Search for Extraterrestrial Biosignatures
Dorothy Z. Oehler, Christopher House
The Water Content of Earth’s Continental Mantle is Controlled by the Circulation of Fluids or Melts
Anne Peslier, Alan B. Woodland, David R. Bell, Marina Lazarov, Thomas J. Lapen
Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence and the Geodynamo
John V. Shebalin
Helping the Next Generation Space Vehicles Be Safe and Successful
Alison J. Dinsel, Adam L. Gilmore
Dividing the Concentrator Target from the Genesis Mission
H.V. Lauer Jr., P.J. Burkett, S.J. Clemett, C.P. Gonzales, K. Nakamura-Messenger, M.C. Rodriguez, T.H. See,
B. Sutter
A New Martian Meteorite Found is One of the Most Oxidized to Date
Hejiu Hui, Anne Peslier, Thomas J. Lapen, John T. Shafer, Alan D. Brandon, Anthony J. Irving
Water in the Oldest Lunar Rocks: The Moon is ‘Wetter’ Than Previously Thought
Hejiu Hui, Anne Peslier, Youxue Zhang, Clive Neal,
Constraining Early Planetary Differentiation: The Link Between Chondrites and Achondrites Revealed from the
Study of Aubrite Meteorites
David van Acken, Alan D. Brandon, Munir Humayun, Anne Peslier
Standards-Based Wireless Sensor Networks and Modular Instrumentation for Spaceflight Applications
Richard J. Barton, Patrick W. Fink, Raymond S. Wagner
2012 Analog Mission Overview
Barbara A. Janoiko, Marcum L. Reagan, James E. Johnson
Geolab: A Geological Workstation for Future Missions
Cynthia Evans, Michael Calaway, Mary Sue Bell, Zheng. Li, Shuo Tong, Ye Zhong, Ravi Dahiwala
The 2012 Moon and Mars Analog Mission
Lee Graham
NEEMO 16: Evaluation of Techniques and Equipment for Human Exploration of Near-Earth Asteroids
Marcum L. Reagan, Michael L. Gernhardt, Steven P. Chappell, Andrew F. Abercromby, William L. Todd
NASA Research and Technology Studies (RATS) 2012: Evaluation of Human and Robotic Systems for Exploration of Near-Earth Asteroids
Marcum L. Reagan, James E. Johnson, Barbara A. Janoiko, Michael L. Gernhardt, Andrew F. J. Abercromby, Steven P. Chappell, Harry L. Litaker
Rewriting the Landform History of one of Africa’s Three Largest Basins
M.J. Wilkinson
Flammability and Explosive Technologies
Burning of Commercially Pure Titanium in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
Joel Stoltzfus, Nathan Jeffers, Timothy D. Gallus
Titanium Ignition Temperature Measurement Techniques
Joel Stoltzfus, Timothy D. Gallus
Space and Ground Operations
Space Station Visiting Spacecraft Communication System Multipath Environment During Rendezvous
Cindy Jih, Mark Chavez, Shian Hwu, Kanishka deSilva, Matthew Upanavage
Radio Frequency Exposure Analysis for Multiple Wi-Fi Devices in an Enclosed Environment
James R. Keiser, Catherine Sham, Shian Hwu, Bryan A. Rhodes, Alan H. Chu, Kanishka deSilva
Refined Leak Test Methods for Payloads Pressure Integrity Verification
Oleg M. Lvovsky
Augmenting Spacecraft Viewing With Virtual Windows
Max Haddock, Helen Neighbors
Technical Standards for Liquid Propellant Characterization
Benjamin Greene, Regor L. Saulsberry, Mark B. McClure
Discovery and Identification of Dimethylsilanediol as a Contaminant in International Space Station Potable Water
J. Torin McCoy, Jeffrey A. Rutz, John R. Schultz, C. Mike Kuo
Impact of Time Delay to Crew and Ground Workload and Coordination
Kara Pohlkamp, Jeff Mauldin, Lui Wang, Lee Morin, Jeremy Frank, Rob McCann
Using Mathematical Optimization to Improve Extravehicular Activity Planning
Paul Felker, Javier Salmeron
Portable Simulator for On-Board International Space Station Emergency Training
Michael Root, Lucia McCullough, Scott Segadi, Clinton Balmain, Kathy Bolt, Harold Brian
Rigorous Antenna Noise Temperature Analysis for International Space Station Visiting Spacecrafts
Cindy Jih, Mark Chavez, Timothy Early, Catherine Sham, Shian Hwu, Kanishka deSilva
Modular Instrumentation System
Paul Delaune, Hester Yim, Richard Barton, Raymond Wagner
Terahertz Signal Propagation Characteristics for Spacecraft Applications
Cindy Jih, Catherine Sham, James R. Keiser, Shian Hwu, Kanishka deSilva
International Space Station Designing Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Power System
Eugene Schwanbeck, Penni Dalton
Foot Pedals for Spacecraft Manual Control
Stanley G. Love, Lee M. Morin, Mary E. McCabe
Development and Execution of Autonomous Procedures Onboard the International Space Station to Support the Next Phase of Human Space Exploration
Susan Beisert, Michael Rodriggs, Francisco Moreno, Stanley Love, David Korth, Stephen Gibson, Young H. Lee, Donald E. Eagles
Virtual Guidance: Just-in-Time Training for Ophthalmic Ultrasound
Steven H. Platts, Sydney P. Stein, Timothy P. Matz, David S. Martin, Timothy L. Caine, Michael B. Stenger, Stuart M. C. Lee
Space Habitability Operation Reporting Tool: Development, Testing and Transition to Operations Plan
M. Whitmore, S. S. Thaxton, H. L. Litaker
International Space Station Virtual Reality Trainer
Brian Mader, Evelyn Miralles, Brad Bell, Jeff Hoblit
The Value of Human-in-the-Loop Testing in Designing Human-Rated Spacecraft
Nathan R. Moore, Robert L. Howard, Harry L. Litaker Jr., Maijinn Chen, Bryan A. Cloyd, Carl S. Conlee, Evan S. Twyford
Speech Intelligibility Studies on the Vocera Communication Badge and the Apple iPAD
Cory Simon, Andy Romero, Haifa Moses, Harry L. Litaker Jr., Shao-Sheng R. Chu, Ronald D. Archer
Toughened Thermal Blankets for Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Protection
Eric Christiansen, Dana Lear
The International Space Station: A Unique Platform for Remote Sensing of Natural Disasters
William L. Stefanov, Cynthia A. Evans
Core Operations, Mission Planning, and Analysis Spacecraft Simulation (COMPASS) Project
Chris Glenn, Bryan Evans, Marc Abadie
The Apollo Lunar Sample Image Collection: Digital Archiving and Online Access
Nancy S. Todd, William L. Stefanov, Gary E. Lofgren, Patricia A. Garcia
Ultra-Wideband Time-Difference-of-Arrival High Resolution 3-D Proximity Tracking System
Dickey Arndt, Phong Ngo, Chau Phan, Kent Dekome, Jianjun Ni, John Dusl
A Demonstration of an Autonomous Micro Spacecraft for the Return of Scientific Samples from Exploration
Missions
Carlos R. Ortiz-Longo
Satellite Deployment from the International Space Station
Oscar J. Guzman, Matthew P. Hershey
Characterizing Electrospray Ionization for Potential In-flight Water Monitoring
Ariel V. Macatangay, Thomas F. Limero, William T. Wallace, Daniel B. Gazda
Electro-Thermal Vaporizer Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry for Sensitive and High Throughput
Water Contaminant Analysis
Ariel V. Macatangay, Thomas F. Limero, William T. Wallace, Daniel B. Gazda, Facundo M. Fernández, Prabha
Dwivedi
Software Toolkit for Ethernet Lab-Like Architecture (STELLA)
Michael J. Coats, Amanda Rice
International Space Station High-Rate Communications Upgrades
Penny Roberts, Gary Cox, Sundeep Kwatra
Effectiveness of Satellite Postmission Disposal to Limit the Orbital Debris Population Growth in Low Earth Orbit
J.-C. Liou
Rudimentary Cleaning Compared to Level 300A
Christina Y. Piña Arpin, Joel Stoltzfus
Colorimetric Detection and Decontamination of Ionic Monopropellants
Benjamin Greene, Mark B. McClure, Claudia J. Galvan
Inspiring Future Generations: Education and Outreach
The Human Health and Performance Directorate/NASA Science & Technology Institute - Innovation & Inclusion
Pamela Denkins, Karla S. Marriott, Alamelu Sundaresan, Jinghe Mao, Shakhawat Bhuiyan, Jacqueline Madry-Taylor
NASA Human Health and Performance Center Collaboration Successes
Jeffrey R. Davis, Carissa J. Callini, Elizabeth E. Richard, MaGee Johnson
Seeing Earth from the Eyes of an Astronaut
Melissa Dawson
Education and Public Outreach (EPO) at NASA’s Analog Missions in 2011 and 2012
Barbara Janoiko, Wendy Watkins
Scientists, researchers, and students engaged in aerospace study may be interested in this publication. In addition, members of government, Congress, policymakers, and committees and organizations concerned with NASA research the need for continued funding may want a copy of this publication.
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