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Space research activities range from basic and applied research through advanced development in all areas of interest to the Navy space program. Experiment results can be applied in radio communications, the use of the space environment, weather prediction, and the fundamental understanding of natural radiation and geophysical phenomena.
Research Articles
- On-Orbit Microwave Curing of Space Shuttle Repair Materials
A.W. Fliflet, M.T. Lombardi, S.H. Gold, D. Lewis III (retired), R.W. Bruce, and A.K. Kinkead - The STEREO Mission: A Three-Dimensional View of the Sun and Heliosphere
J.W. Cook, J.S. Newmark, and R.A. Howard - The NRL Precision Orbital Transfer Vehicle
M.S. Johnson, S.R. Morgan, W.S. Vincent, K.H. Gallelli, B.P. Whalen, A. Hope, S.S. Chappie, and R.G. Skalitzky
Research Groups
- Material Science & Technology, 6300
- Special Projects Group, 6300.2
- Multifunctional Materials, 6350
- Materials & Sensors, 6360
- Center for Computational Materials Science, 6390
- Space Science, 7600
- Thermospheric and Ionospheric Research and Applications (TIRA), 7607
- Upper Atmospheric Physics, 7640
- High-Energy Space Environment, 7650
- Solar Physics, 7660
- Solar Terrestrial Relationships, 7670
- Space Systems Development, 8100
- Mission Development, 8110
- Advanced Systems Technology, 8120
- Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence, 8140
- Space Applications, 8150
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