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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Located in Moscow, one of the leaders of Russian rocket and space manufacturing.
www.airshow.ru
Located in Moscow, one of the leaders of Russian rocket and space manufacturing.
www.airshow.ru
Computational Sciences Division
The lead organization for research aspects of computational systems and artificial intelligence at NASA Ames Research Center, working closely with Computational Systems and AI applications groups throughout all NASA centers.
ic-www.arc.nasa.gov
The lead organization for research aspects of computational systems and artificial intelligence at NASA Ames Research Center, working closely with Computational Systems and AI applications groups throughout all NASA centers.
ic-www.arc.nasa.gov
Dynamics Research
From the University of Glasgow Astronomy & Astrophysics Group.
www.astro.gla.ac.uk
From the University of Glasgow Astronomy & Astrophysics Group.
www.astro.gla.ac.uk
Worldwide Research on Gamma Ray Bursts
Document detailing information about research centers, experiments and spacecraft missions involved in research on gamma ray bursts.
www.astro.ku.dk
Document detailing information about research centers, experiments and spacecraft missions involved in research on gamma ray bursts.
www.astro.ku.dk
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Charles W. Smith, Bartol Research Institute Home Page
Home page for Charles W. Smith, Senior Research Scientist at Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, Deleware. Has links to relevant spacecraft and space science home pages, including for the Bartol Research Institute.
www.bartol.udel.edu
Home page for Charles W. Smith, Senior Research Scientist at Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, Deleware. Has links to relevant spacecraft and space science home pages, including for the Bartol Research Institute.
www.bartol.udel.edu
NPO Molniya Research and Industrial Corporation
Moscow company founded to create the first Russian manned reusable spacecraft. Designers of the Buran orbiter.
www.buran.ru
Moscow company founded to create the first Russian manned reusable spacecraft. Designers of the Buran orbiter.
www.buran.ru
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OSL Research
Research in the Orbital Systems Laboratory concentrates on theory and applications of control systems. Based in Colorado.
osl-www.colorado.edu
Research in the Orbital Systems Laboratory concentrates on theory and applications of control systems. Based in Colorado.
osl-www.colorado.edu
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ESA Science - Rosetta
Information on the International Rosetta Mission, the Planetary Cornerstone Mission in ESA's [European Space Agency] long-term space science programme. The mission goal is a rendezvous with comet 46 P/Wirtanen.
sci.esa.int
Information on the International Rosetta Mission, the Planetary Cornerstone Mission in ESA's [European Space Agency] long-term space science programme. The mission goal is a rendezvous with comet 46 P/Wirtanen.
sci.esa.int
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Office of Aero-Space Technology Enterprise
Home page for NASA's Office of Aero-Space Technology Enterprise, with information about its programs, goals and research centers.
www.hq.nasa.gov
Home page for NASA's Office of Aero-Space Technology Enterprise, with information about its programs, goals and research centers.
www.hq.nasa.gov
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JPL Time and Frequency Systems Research Group
Develops technologies that improve NASA's capability to generate, transmit, compare and analyze spacecraft signals.
horology.jpl.nasa.gov
Develops technologies that improve NASA's capability to generate, transmit, compare and analyze spacecraft signals.
horology.jpl.nasa.gov
Mission and Spacecraft Library
A public source for information about spacecraft, containing basic information on every launch, plus more detailed ' info on hundreds of missions and programs.
msl.jpl.nasa.gov
A public source for information about spacecraft, containing basic information on every launch, plus more detailed ' info on hundreds of missions and programs.
msl.jpl.nasa.gov
STARDUST Home Page
California Institute of Technology site for information, images and current position of the STARDUST spacecraft.
stardust.jpl.nasa.gov
California Institute of Technology site for information, images and current position of the STARDUST spacecraft.
stardust.jpl.nasa.gov
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Mainstream Engineering Corp.
Research and development organization specializing in thermal control applications for spacecraft and other government applications; and manufacturer of refrigerant recycling and refrigerant recovery machines. Research includes chemical synthes...
www.mainstream-engr.com
Research and development organization specializing in thermal control applications for spacecraft and other government applications; and manufacturer of refrigerant recycling and refrigerant recovery machines. Research includes chemical synthes...
www.mainstream-engr.com
Malin Space Science Systems
Designs, develops, and operates instruments that fly on robotic spacecraft.
www.msss.com
Designs, develops, and operates instruments that fly on robotic spacecraft.
www.msss.com
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Potential Commercial Applications From Microgravity Combustion Research
Paper entitled "Potential Commercial Applications From Combustion and Fire Research in Space," which reviews the status of potential commercial applications derived from research on combustion in microgravity environments encountered in orbiting...
www.nasatech.com
Paper entitled "Potential Commercial Applications From Combustion and Fire Research in Space," which reviews the status of potential commercial applications derived from research on combustion in microgravity environments encountered in orbiting...
www.nasatech.com
NPS Research - Space Systems Academic Grou
Information about facilities, faculty, research centers, sponsors, and research thrusts of the Naval Postgraduate School space systems academic group.
web.nps.navy.mil
Information about facilities, faculty, research centers, sponsors, and research thrusts of the Naval Postgraduate School space systems academic group.
web.nps.navy.mil
NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC)
Litton PRC Website for the NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC). Information about NSRP missions and capabilities and about launches, payloads and building rockets.
www.nsroc.com
Litton PRC Website for the NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC). Information about NSRP missions and capabilities and about launches, payloads and building rockets.
www.nsroc.com
O
DLR - Multibody Dynamics Group - Research Areas
Site for research areas of the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics - Multibody Dynamics Group of DLR [Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt], which develops methodologies for aerospace and robotics applications such as the analysis of flex...
www.op.dlr.de
Site for research areas of the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics - Multibody Dynamics Group of DLR [Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt], which develops methodologies for aerospace and robotics applications such as the analysis of flex...
www.op.dlr.de
Orbital Technologies Corp.
Provider of research and product development services specializing in propulsion systems and microgravity materials processing. Manufacturer of automatic and robotic component systems, automated plant growth chambers, ground vehicle navigation ...
www.orbitec.com
Provider of research and product development services specializing in propulsion systems and microgravity materials processing. Manufacturer of automatic and robotic component systems, automated plant growth chambers, ground vehicle navigation ...
www.orbitec.com
Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC)
Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company develops products in controlled environment systems for spaceflight, advanced rocket propulsion systems, advanced ground vehicle navigation and control systems, and many other sensors, instrument,...
www.orbitec.com
Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company develops products in controlled environment systems for spaceflight, advanced rocket propulsion systems, advanced ground vehicle navigation and control systems, and many other sensors, instrument,...
www.orbitec.com
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SOCREF Laboratory
Group from the Department of Chemistry at George Washington University doing space experiments on MirEx, spacecraft glow, and DEBI flight.
www.personal.psu.edu
Group from the Department of Chemistry at George Washington University doing space experiments on MirEx, spacecraft glow, and DEBI flight.
www.personal.psu.edu
Caltech: Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Information and links on resources and research programs under this California Institute of Technology Division.
www.pma.caltech.edu
Information and links on resources and research programs under this California Institute of Technology Division.
www.pma.caltech.edu
Purdue space research
Lists and Links to several aerospace science research projects conducted by Purdue.
www.purdue.edu
Lists and Links to several aerospace science research projects conducted by Purdue.
www.purdue.edu
S
Naval Postgraduate School [NPS] Research
Information and links to several research centers and programs of the Naval Postgraduate School, including its Spacecraft Research and Design Center.
www.scivis.nps.navy.mil
Information and links to several research centers and programs of the Naval Postgraduate School, including its Spacecraft Research and Design Center.
www.scivis.nps.navy.mil
Shot, Inc.
Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc, a Greenville, Indiana engineering, research and development firm specializing in the development and integration of spaceflight payloads.
www.shot.com
Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc, a Greenville, Indiana engineering, research and development firm specializing in the development and integration of spaceflight payloads.
www.shot.com
Hawaii Solar Astronomy
The Solar Group at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai`i, studies solar flares, magnetic fields on the sun, and solar oscillations. Operates the Mees Solar Observatory on Haleakala, Maui, Hawai'i.
www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu
The Solar Group at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai`i, studies solar flares, magnetic fields on the sun, and solar oscillations. Operates the Mees Solar Observatory on Haleakala, Maui, Hawai'i.
www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu
Starsys Research-..
Boulder, Colorado team of engineers, technicians, and machinists that crafts spacecraft mechanical systems
www.starsys.com
Boulder, Colorado team of engineers, technicians, and machinists that crafts spacecraft mechanical systems
www.starsys.com
University of Sussex [England] Space Physics Group
Part of the University's Space Science Center. Builds and develops low-light imaging systems, including CCD all-sky cameras. Does theoretical research as well as analysis and interpretation of spacecraft and ground-based observations.
www.susx.ac.uk
Part of the University's Space Science Center. Builds and develops low-light imaging systems, including CCD all-sky cameras. Does theoretical research as well as analysis and interpretation of spacecraft and ground-based observations.
www.susx.ac.uk
Instrumentation and Space Research Division
Does research in two principal areas: experimental and theoretical space physics, and space plasma instrument design and fabrication.The majority of the Division's space research projects are undertaken under contract to the National Aeronautics...
www.swri.edu
Does research in two principal areas: experimental and theoretical space physics, and space plasma instrument design and fabrication.The majority of the Division's space research projects are undertaken under contract to the National Aeronautics...
www.swri.edu
SwRI [Southwest Research Institute]- Instrumentation and Space Research
Division of SwRI -- an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization--Involved in the development of scientific payloads aboard space shuttles, scientific satellites, and sounding rockets...
www.swri.edu
Division of SwRI -- an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization--Involved in the development of scientific payloads aboard space shuttles, scientific satellites, and sounding rockets...
www.swri.edu
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ILFB
Institute of Lightweight Structures and Aerospace Engineering, Vienna [Austria] Institute of Technology. Does Research in the field of aerospace engineering, mainly concerned with the development and application of numerical methods for the desi...
ilfb.tuwien.ac.at
Institute of Lightweight Structures and Aerospace Engineering, Vienna [Austria] Institute of Technology. Does Research in the field of aerospace engineering, mainly concerned with the development and application of numerical methods for the desi...
ilfb.tuwien.ac.at
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UMPQUA Research Company
Myrtle Creek, Oregon company which works with NASA and major aerospace firms on developmnent of environmental control and life support (ECLSS) aboard manned spacecraft.
www.umpqua-research.com
Myrtle Creek, Oregon company which works with NASA and major aerospace firms on developmnent of environmental control and life support (ECLSS) aboard manned spacecraft.
www.umpqua-research.com
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ViGYAN, Inc.
An SBA- certified minority-owned company which provides aerospace research and development services to the NASA-Langley Research Center and does aeronautics R&D, scientific, engineering, and business software development, and computer technology...
www.vigyan.com
An SBA- certified minority-owned company which provides aerospace research and development services to the NASA-Langley Research Center and does aeronautics R&D, scientific, engineering, and business software development, and computer technology...
www.vigyan.com
AFRL: Space Vehicles Directorate
The Air Force Research Laboratory. Headquartered at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, with the Space Vehicles Directorate research site located at Hanscom AFB.
www.vs.afrl.af.mil
The Air Force Research Laboratory. Headquartered at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, with the Space Vehicles Directorate research site located at Hanscom AFB.
www.vs.afrl.af.mil
Space Vehicles Directorate - Air Force Research Laboratory
Develops, integrates, and transitions science and technology for space vehicles, launch vehicles, and space concepts supporting America's Aerospace Force.
www.vs.afrl.af.mil
Develops, integrates, and transitions science and technology for space vehicles, launch vehicles, and space concepts supporting America's Aerospace Force.
www.vs.afrl.af.mil
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WorkPage: World Locator for New Research
Summary of a Study of the Atmospheric Entry of Large Meteors, a project at the: University of Tennessee Knoxville. Provided by WorkPage, an Internet locator for summaries about science and technology research projects and related work. Contains...
www.workpage.com
Summary of a Study of the Atmospheric Entry of Large Meteors, a project at the: University of Tennessee Knoxville. Provided by WorkPage, an Internet locator for summaries about science and technology research projects and related work. Contains...
www.workpage.com
White Sands Test Facility (WSTF)
NASA resource for safely testing and evaluating potentially hazardous materials and components. Available to NASA, DoD, federal agencies, universities, and commercial industry.
www.wstf.nasa.gov
NASA resource for safely testing and evaluating potentially hazardous materials and components. Available to NASA, DoD, federal agencies, universities, and commercial industry.
www.wstf.nasa.gov
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Aircraft and Spacecraft Development
Page provided for students enrolled in Aircraft & Spacecraft Development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Contains links to resources related to aircraft and spacecraft development.
www.zianet.com
Page provided for students enrolled in Aircraft & Spacecraft Development at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Contains links to resources related to aircraft and spacecraft development.
www.zianet.com
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Spacecraft development firms pursue new products, discoveries and services that are better than yesterday’s. The methodical, consistent process of R&D is also creative, original and investigative. The process helps companies grow and progress in their industry.
Spacecraft research and design uses science, math and engineering techniques to make new spacecraft products, devices, equipment and parts. Most companies spend about 5% of their revenue on research and development. However, companies that work with higher-technology usually spend a lot more. Consider the following when thinking about R&D for your spacecraft research:
1. Find major institutions involved in basic outer space research.
2. Look at applied spacecraft research to bring new products to consumers.
3. Do research and get training in spacecraft development.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Use basic spacecraft research to move society forward
Basics research is the kind of research often pursued by government, education and larger businesses. This kind of research is global and national in that it helps many people not just a company or a corporation.
I recommend: Look to NASA for leading-edge programs in long-term space exploration programs. CalTech has long been a leader in science and discovery. Their spacecraft research includes programs in infrared processing and analysis, laser interferometer gravitation wave observatory, and other fields of space study.
Pursue applied space travel development and research to improve products and services for consumers
Applied research is the kind of research that companies do to improve the bottom line. By doing so, companies grow and progress as they discover and implement improved products.
I recommend: Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) in San Antonio, Texas, performs both applied and basic spacecraft R&D in power systems, data analysis, instrument systems, space support systems and software. ORBITEC offers a solid foundation for small businesses. They have an innovative research program that is a catalyst in technology and product development. Main Space Science Systems also does applied research. SpaceDev is another private company engages in spacecraft research.
Locate the right university for education and research in development of spacecraft
Universities and higher places of learning are one of the best places to find good research and development programs in spacecraft development.
I recommend: Charles W. Smith is a professor teaching and lecturing about advance spacecraft technologies. Purdue University has an excellent educational program for spacecraft research. Go to this site for more information, directories and resources in space advancement.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- • Governmental, educational and big business high-tech institutions will have funds for basic research. Smaller companies generally do applied research, but the budget is more limited. If you are a smaller company, be sure to talk to a business consultant well-versed in space travel research to find out about how much money your company should apply to research to stay current and competitive. High-tech companies do spend more money on R&D than other industries.
