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NASA Armstrong's Approach to Store Separation Analysis

Acuff, Chris·Bui, Trong
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Presentation will an overview of NASA Armstrong's store separation capabilities and how they have been applied recently. Objective of the presentation is to brief Generation Orbit and other potential partners on NASA Armstrong's store separation capabilities. It will include discussions on the use of NAVSEP and Cart3D, as well as some Python scripting work to perform the analysis, and a short overview of this methodology applied to the Towed Glider Air Launch System. Collaboration with potential customers in this area could lead to funding for the further development of a store separation capability at NASA Armstrong, which would boost the portfolio of engineering expertise at the center.

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Acuff, Chris, Bui, Trong. 2015-07-16. NASA Armstrong's Approach to Store Separation Analysis. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150014964

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