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Enhancing astronaut mobility through spacesuit kinematics and interactive space outreach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Human spaceflight programs are facing new challenges rising from the evolution of the exploration agenda, as well as the changing international panel of actors. Planetary exploration missions will require intensive ...
Systems-level analysis of On Demand Mobility for aviation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
On Demand Mobility (ODM) is an emerging transportation concept that leverages pervasive telecommunication connectivity to enable the real-time matching of consumers with transportation service providers. Having experienced ...
Assessing and mitigating vulnerability chains in model-centric acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Acquisition programs increasingly use model-centric approaches, generating and using digital assets throughout the lifecycle. Model-centric practices have matured, yet in spite of sound practices there are uncertainties ...
Public health impacts of excess NOx̳ emissions from Volkswagen diesel passenger vehicles in Germany
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In September 2015, the Volkswagen Group (VW) admitted the use of "defeat devices" designed to lower emissions measured during VW vehicle testing for regulatory purposes. Globally, 11 million cars sold between 2008 and 2015 ...
Emergence of second-generation low earth orbit satellite constellations : a prospective technical, economic, and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Modern proposals for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations underscore the tremendous potential and versatility of distributed spacecraft missions (DSMs), but they have also begun to stress the limits of the existing ...
A stochastic life cycle and greenhouse gas abatement cost assessment of renewable drop-in fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)