National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents Preface
Autonomously Generating Operations Sequences for a Mars Rover Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Planning
R. Sherwood, D. Mutz, T. Estlin, S. Chien, P. Backes, J. Norris, D. Tran,
B. Cooper, G. Rabideau, A. Mishkin, and S. Maxwell
Communications with Mars During Periods of Solar Conjunction: Initial Study Results
D. Morabito and R. Hastrup
Developing Low-Power Transceiver Technologies for In Situ Communication Applications
N. Lay, C. Cheetham, H. Mojaradi, and J. Neal
A Ten-Meter Ground-Station Telescope for Deep-Space Optical Communications: A Preliminary Design
M. Britcliffe, D. Hoppe, W. Roberts, and N. Page
Gravity Deformation Measurements of NASA's Deep Space Network 70-Meter Reflector Antennas
W. A. Imbriale, M. J. Britcliffe, and M. Brenner
A Study of Deformable-Mirror Performance Versus Actuator Distribution Using an Influence-Function Model
D. J. Hoppe
Three Scanning Techniques for Deep Space Network Antennas to Estimate Spacecraft Position
W. Gawronski and E. M. Craparo
Development of Ka-Band Inflatable Layered-Lens Technology
L. R. Amaro, S. Datthanasombat, A. Prata, Jr., and J. A.Harrell
A 2.5-Kelvin Gifford-McMahon/Joule-Thomson Cooler for Cavity Maser Applications
M. Britcliffe, T. Hanson, and J. Fernandez
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