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Status of the Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber ISS Technology Demonstration

The Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber flight demonstration is presently operating onboard the International Space Station. After being launched in August and activated in September 2021, the system has been removing metabolic CO2 from the cabin as a supplement and replacement for other CO2 removal systems, specifically the two Carbon Dioxide Removal Assemblies. This paper describes on-orbit operations and changes (including installation of the Calnetix blower) during 2022 and early 2023. Performance of the system especially as affected by changes in the on-orbit configuration will be described. System reliability, software changes, and ongoing efforts will be summarized.

Life Support↗
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ACS3 - Flight Dynamics for A Solar Sail Technology Demonstration Mission

The NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) mission consist of a spacecraft that will deploy an 80 m 2 solar sail in a 1000 km sun-synchronous orbit. The main objective of the mission is to demonstrate that the solar wind can impulse the spacecraft to change the semimajor-axis and obtain a different orbit altitude. The sail will be composed of a combination of composite materials with distinct properties, and it will be deployed with lightweight booms from a 12U CubeSat bus, developed by Nanoavionics. The spacecraft will be launched aboard an Electron launch vehicle from Rocket LAB Launch Complex in New Zealand no earlier than July 2023. This paper covers the orbital mechanics and navigation developments to support the mission, from the solar sail trajectory model to the actual flight dynamics system to provide the orbit determination analysis prior to flight. First, we introduce a description of our high-fidelity propagation that accounts for the solar radiation pressure to produce predictive ephemeris of the solar sail performance with several spacecraft attitude modes. As part of our results, we present plots of the expected altitudes achieved by the spacecraft once the solar sail is deployed under various assumptions of the solar weather. In addition to that, we present a full description of our orbit determination process which relies in GPS state vectors to accurately estimate the position and velocity uncertainties at a frequent cadence during the mission. The outcome of this process will be critical to achieving the objective of determining effective altitude change produced by the solar sail.

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Status of the Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber ISS Technology Demonstration 2022-2023

The Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber flight demonstration is presently operating onboard the International Space Station. After being launched in August and activated in September 2021, the system has been removing metabolic CO2 from the cabin as a supplement and replacement for other CO2 removal systems, specifically the two Carbon Dioxide Removal Assemblies. This paper describes on-orbit operations and changes (including installation of the Calnetix blower) during 2022 and early 2023. Performance of the system especially as affected by changes in the on-orbit configuration will be described. System reliability, software changes, and ongoing efforts will be summarized.

Life Support↗
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The Trash Compaction Processing System (TCPS) Technology Demonstrations and Risk Reduction Activities 2023-2024

The Trash Compactor Processing System (TCPS) employs heat and pressure to safely compress spacecraft trash. The Next STEP Phase B Appendix 2 contract was awarded to Sierra Space for the development of ground and flight demonstration hardware, slated for testing on the International Space Station in 2026. Meanwhile, Ames Research Center is actively engaged in risk reduction activities related to in-house hardware, fine-tuning science objectives and test procedures.This paper will discuss the updated TCPS requirements and present the results of the risk reduction activities, which include moisture analysis, component offgas, and aerosol analysis.

Justine Tra-my Richardson↗
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Aerothermodynamic Analyses for the LOFTID Technology Demonstration Mission

On November 10, 2023, the LOFTID flight test successfully demonstrated the aerodynamic and thermal protection system performance of an inflatable aeroshell at conditions relevant to an operational mission. Aerodynamic performance and aeroheating environment databases for this mission were generated using multiple computational tools for the rarefied, hypersonic, and supersonic flow regimes, supplemented by wind tunnel testing to obtain aeroshell boundary-layer transition and wake flow simulation validation data. A detailed discussion of tools, methods and results is presented herein.

Brian R. Hollis↗
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Aerothermodynamic Analyses for the LOFTID Technology Demonstration Mission

On November 10, 2023, the LOFTID flight test successfully demonstrated the aerodynamic and thermal protection system performance of an inflatable aeroshell at conditions relevant to an operational mission. Aerodynamic performance and aeroheating environment databases for this mission were generated using multiple computational tools for the rarefied, hypersonic, and supersonic flow regimes, supplemented by wind tunnel testing to obtain aeroshell boundary-layer transition and wake flow simulation validation data. A detailed discussion of tools, methods and results is presented herein.

Brian R. Hollis↗
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Technology Demonstration Mission Solar Electric Propulsion Annual Review

The Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) project is developing and qualifying an advanced 12 kW Electric Propulsion (EP) thruster to the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) requirements, which are applicable to human/robotic exploration and commercial spaceflight missions.

Clayton Kachele↗
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Comparison of Inlet Broadband Acoustic Liner Predictions to Quiet Technology Demonstrator 3 Flight Data

Companion acoustic liner attenuation predictions and flight data representative of certification conditions are analyzed to determine the validation quality and gain an understanding of current prediction shortcomings. These comparisons are limited to the inlet broadband component of fan noise. Two prediction methods are assessed: a traditional, semiempirical model, and a computational approach with a parabolic duct propagation code coupled with a Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings solver for free-field propagation. The semiempirical method is widely used for aircraft system noise predictions, but does not explicitly account for several physical parameters important for sound attenuation. The computational approach includes these effects, but requires a significant increase in cycle time. For the three-degree-of-freedom (3DOF) liner tested, both methods have a bias error less than 0.5 dB for cutback and takeoff power settings, and a much larger 3–4 dB bias for approach power setting. The standard deviation of each method varies between 1–2 dB for different conditions. The similar performance of both approaches illustrates that, in this instance, the additional complexity of the computational approach does not provide a clear improvement over the semiempirical method. Planned improvements to the numerical grid and source assumptions may result in reevaluation of this conclusion in later work.

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Solar Concentrator Conceptual Design for the /SUS Advanced Technology Demonstration

An Integrated Solar Upper stage would permit such realignment to smaller vehicles but would also change the current expendable stage paradigm to a reusable one. ISUS would remain with the satellite following orbit insertion and function as its electrical power and propulsion subsystems. Since a satellite's power subsystem represents as much as 30% of its total mass, using the upper stage to replace an onboard photovoltaic/battery system will purchase additional mass for sensors and communication packages. The timely demonstration of an ISUS system, before the turn of the century, will permit such devices to be fielded in the early 2000's and in time to fly aboard major satellite block changes.

Charles H. Castle↗