IEEE

Linearized State-Space Model-Based Attitude Control for Rocket With Four Controllable Fins—Part 1-1: Basic Modeling and Identification

Abstract: In this study, we present, analyze, and validate a linear state-space model for a simplified rocket with four fins. The model is validated experimentally using a wind tunnel. The proposed ...
Scientific American

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy ...
IEEE

Computational Guidance Using Model Predictive Static Programming for Challenging Space Missions: An Introductory Tutorial with Example Scenarios

Abstract: Several essential services, such as cellular phones, the Internet, television, navigation, weather prediction, and remote sensing, rely on satellites in low-Earth orbits, the technology for ...
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes a Model Debut at National Air and Space Museum

A full-scale model of Parker Solar Probe, the history-making Johns Hopkins APL-built spacecraft that has flown closer to the ...
Space.com

2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today

Robert Goddard, assisted by his wife Esther, sent the first liquid-fueled rocket aloft on March 16, 1926. When you purchase ...