Challenging Stories, Tufte and Vaughan
Here we take a look at several different perspectives on NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. 7 astronauts were lost due to failure of a seal on the solid rocket booster 73 seconds after liftoff, which led to vehicle breakup. Two different Keepers are involved: Edward Tufte’s Visual Explanations and Diane…
Presentations at NSMMS & CRASTE Symposium
Peter Gage will give 2 talks about development of 3MDCP thermal protection material at the 2025 NSMSS & CRASTE Symposium at the end of June. They report on risk-driven systems engineering for technology development and on details of an arc jet campaign to qualify the material for mission applications. Neerim’s…
Hydrocode Simulations of Debris Impacts
The Journal of Space Safety Engineering is publishing “Hydrocode Simulations of Debris Impacts on the Secondary Containment Vessel during Landing of the Mars Sample Return Earth Entry Vehicle”, which was co-authored by Peter Gage, under subcontract to AMA‘s contract with NASA Ames (NNA15BB15C).