Entry Systems Modeling (ESM)
Project Description
Cutting-edge, customer-driven research for entry systems in four areas: TPS Materials Modeling, including vastly improved ablator modeling capabilities for research and engineering; Shock Layer Kinetics & Radiation, from first principles to engineering models, including validation of Agency radiative heating predictions; Aerosciences, including advanced computational and experimental techniques; and Guidance Navigation & Control, including direct force control algorithms and technologies to enable precision landing of high-mass spacecraft.
Anticipated Benefits
Provides cross-cutting tools and technologies for modeling entry systems that improve performance, reduce mission risk, and enable new system capabilities across the breadth of NASA's entry, descent, and landing missions.
Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Ames Research Center
(ARC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Moffett Field, California |
| Corvid Technologies | Supporting Organization | Industry | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (GA Tech) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Atlanta, Georgia |
Langley Research Center
(LaRC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Hampton, Virginia |
| Old Dominion University | Supporting Organization | Academia | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Stanford University (Stanford) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Stanford, California |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Supporting Organization | Academia | Boulder, Colorado |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Supporting Organization | Academia | Urbana, Illinois |
| University of Kentucky | Supporting Organization | Academia | Lexington, Kentucky |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Supporting Organization |
Academia
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI)
|
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Co-Funding Partners | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration Systems Development Division | NASA Program | |
| Game Changing Development (GCD) | NASA Program | |
| Glenn Research Center (GRC) | NASA Center | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Johnson Space Center (JSC) | NASA Center | Houston, Texas |
| Planetary Science | NASA Program | |
| Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) | NASA Program |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Ohio
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Texas
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Virginia
