Summary of spacecraft range safety trajectory analyses for Apollo missions - Project Apollo

Summary of spacecraft range safety trajectory analyses for Apollo mission

The Tower is Everywhere: Symbolic Exchange and Discovery of Meaning in Thomas Pynchon\u27s The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon’s novel, The Crying of Lot 49, details Oedipa Maas’ quest to unearth a possibly centuries-old clandestine mail system, the Trystero. Oedipa is immersed in notions of sociality and she must navigate the social landscape, searching for clues as to the existence of the social system. In her quest she assumes the role of a detective who searches for meaning, as she looks for clues and questions others who might potentially be privy to the secrets of the Trystero. She necessarily performs the process of symbolic exchange with those she encounters in an attempt at ascertaining some greater meaning within the world that she thinks might lie behind the Trystero. In this, the nature of the circulation of meaning is revealed as a cultural construct

Flight feasibility assessment of shuttle/LANDSAT-D missions

Because of performance limitations, the shuttle cannot rendezvous with the LANDSAT D satellite in its primary orbit; the actual rendezvous altitude is a function of the performance of the two LANDSAT vehicles and of the shuttle. The feasibility of retrieving LANDSAT D from a 210 n.mi. orbit, following delivery of LANDSAT D to a 200 n.mi. orbit was assessed from an orbital analysis point of view. Parameters such as orbital altitude, phasing and length of rendezvous, which affect flight design for this flight are identified. The results of a study made for delivery to a 235 n. mi. orbit followed by retrieval from 245 n. mi. are included

Understanding the Lived Experiences of Military-Connected Students Transitioning from the Military Way of Life to Higher Education: A Qualitative Study

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to better understand the phenomenon of the lived experiences of military-connected students transitioning from the military way of life to higher education. This study was guided by Schlossberg’s 4S theory on transitioning adults as related to situations, self, support, and strategies concerning military-connected students in Alaska. The participants were chosen by criterion sampling to select students based on their military affiliation, who attended the universities in the United States, and who have experienced multiple transitions related to the military lifestyle of their parents. The data collection process involved an initial questionnaire using criterion sampling to determine whether each candidate was a suitable match for the study. The researcher’s data collection approach was distributing questionnaires and forming focus groups of 3-5 participants, followed by conducting and recording one-on-one interviews. The participants in this study relied on family and friends as a key strategy when transitioning to higher education. They credited preparing for the transition for reducing the familiar stressors associated with military-connected students. Their ability to adjust and adapt to changing environments was a significant coping strategy pivotal to handling the move to higher education

The Razor\u27s Edge: Constructing Male Identity in Bronze and Iron Age Northern Europe

Personal hygiene paraphernalia has been largely overlooked in interpretations of prehistoric European societies. Razors in particular have only recently been examined as playing an important role in European prehistoric societies. Typically found in burials and hoards, razors have historically been associated with the warrior elite concept in European prehistory. As a counterpoint, this thesis will examine the role personal hygiene and body modification played in identity construction and the possible symbolic role of razors in the construction of male identity in the Bronze and Iron Ages in northern Europe. Direct evidence, such as razors themselves, preserved hair, and bog bodies, as well as indirect evidence, such as emic and etic representations of the human body, and etic written texts that reference body modification, including hairstyles, facial hair grooming and possibly scarification, will be investigated. By using Hodder\u27s concept of entanglement (2012) and drawing on ethnographic examples of body modification, this thesis will outline the possible cultural, social, and magico-religious importance of hair, hair removal and personal appearance in the creation and maintenance of male identity during the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain and some parts of Scandinavia. This project will demonstrate how multiple lines of evidence regarding the use of razors in prehistoric Europe can help us determine to what extent razors, as well as associated hygiene paraphernalia such as tweezer sets, were objects used in the construction of cultural identity while contributing to the growing literature on ritual, life cycles, and materiality of the body in archaeology more generally

EXPLORING MILLENNIAL GENERATION EMPLOYEES’ AND MANAGEMENTS’ PERSPECTIVES OF THE POTENTIAL OVERUSE OF SMARTPHONES IN THE WORKPLACE BY THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

The Millennial Generation is entering the workforce at a rapid rate. This generation has grown up with technology and many Millennials have smartphones. As a result of the Millennial Generations knowledge and desire to use a smartphone, many organizations have begun exploring ways to embrace or combat smartphone behavior; however, many organizations are still struggling to recognize and understand the implications to both the employee and the company. This research study explored the potential overuse of smartphones in the workplace by the Millennial Generation. The study described the specific use of smartphones by this Generation to better understand whether they were used for non-work-related or work-related reasons. The study also explored managers’ perspectives on smartphone use by the Millennial Generation employees in their organizations. A basic qualitative research methodology was used to answer two research questions. Purposeful sampling was used to identify the Millennial and manager participants for this study. This included a total of 11 Millennials and eight managers of Millennials. The Millennials were also asked to keep a smartphone log of their usage viii during a full workweek. Using NVivo, the researcher analyzed the data and identified themes for the Millennials and managers of Millennials. The study yielded five major themes for each set of participants and these themes were then grouped together to identify similarities and differences. The study found that the Millennials did not believe they overused their smartphones during the workday while the manager participants believed overuse was prevalent

NASA/DOD earth orbit shuttle traffic models based on end to end loading of payloads

An analysis of the spacecraft configurations and space missions for the Earth Orbit Shuttle traffic model based on an end-to-end loading of payloads is presented. Two possible reusable tugs are considered. The space missions are described with respect to the following: (1) number of earth orbit shuttle flights by inclination, (2) total payloads to orbit, (3) energy stages required, and (4) characteristics of reusable tug

Sequence Stratigraphy of the St. Joe and Boone Formations, Lower Mississippian (Kinderhookian-Osagean), Southern Ozark Region

The Lower Mississippian (Kinderhookian-Osagean) St. Joe and succeeding Boone Formations are well exposed in northwestern Arkansas, southern Missouri, and northeastern Oklahoma, forming the Springfield Plateau of the southern Ozark region. This interval represents a single, third order, transgressive-regressive eustatic cycle deposited broadly across the North American craton. The initial transgression during the Kinderhookian covered the regional erosional surface developed on either the Devonian-Lower Mississippian Chattanooga Shale, or older units with crinoidal packstones deposited as platform successions or transported as down-ramp slurries. The Boone Formation is divided informally into lower and upper divisions that reflect differences in eustatic sea level. The lower Boone (early Osagean) is composed primarily of calcisiltites with interbedded dark, nodular, penecontemporaneous chert deposited below effective wave base during the maximum flooding interval of the third-order eustatic cycle. The upper Boone (late Osagean-early Meramecian?) represents the third-order highstand, and regressive sequences comprising crinoidal grainstones and packstones, mostly deposited within effective wave base. In contrast to the lower Boone, the upper Boone carbonates are interbedded with white to light gray, later diagenetic chert, the product of groundwater replacement. The formally named Short Creek Oolite Member of the upper Boone Formation is only sporadically developed, probably transported as down-ramp slurries across the region during regression. Across the Springfield Plateau, the Boone Formation is separated by a type I sequence unconformably from succeeding strata of Meramecian or younger age