This paper will discuss Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Propulsion Directorate’s theoretical and computational results regarding trajectory simulations, qualitative analyses and parametric studies of a 25-cm focal diameter Laser Ramjet (X-25LR) using Optimal Trajectories by Implicit Simulation (OTIS). OTIS has been used to produce an optimized trajectory simulation of a laser ramjet’s flig...

This note describes a web-based tool for storm analysis using multiple data sets developed for use in research of thunderstorms and forecasting applications. The tool was developed for users to monitor atmospheric changes along the path of storm systems. It demonstrates the use of the Thematic Real time Environmental Data Distributed Services (THREDDS) being developed by University Corporation ...

Space vehicles launched at the near-earth orbits are able to cause the disturbances of the near-earth space areas. For purposes of such ionosphere disturbances detection the method of the estimation generalized parameter of ionosphere the relative scattering cross section was developed. It is considered the heavy rocket launch from launch site Baikonur of 25 December 2006. Presented results on ...

The Full-sun Ultraviolet Rocket SpecTrograph (FURST) is a sounding rocket designed to acquire the first full-disk integrated high resolution vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectra of Sun. data enable analysis Sun comparable stellar measured by astronomical instruments such as those on board Hubble Space Telescope. mission jointly operated teams at Montana State University (MSU), developing instrument...

The VISualizing Ion Outflow via Neutral atom imaging during a Substorm (VISIONS) sounding rocket mission investigated the factors leading to ion outflow following geomagnetic substorm. In situ and remote sensing instrumentation provided complementary measurements that have been combined yield an in-depth look at phenomena associated with outflow. particular, inclusion of high spatial temporal r...