National Aeronautics and NASA/TM—2017–219848 Space Administration IS02 George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Alabama 35812 Marshall Space Flight Center Faculty Fellowship Program N.F. Six, Program Director Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama R. Damiani, Compiler The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama December 2017 The NASA STI Program…in Profile Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated to the • CONFERENCE PUBLICATION. Collected advancement of aeronautics and space science. The papers from scientific and technical conferences, NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) symposia, seminars, or other meetings sponsored Program Office plays a key part in helping NASA or cosponsored by NASA. maintain this important role. • SPECIAL PUBLICATION. 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Does not contain extensive NASA STI Information Desk analysis. Mail Stop 148 NASA Langley Research Center • CONTRACTOR REPORT. Scientific and Hampton, VA 23681–2199, USA technical findings by NASA-sponsored contractors and grantees. NASA/TM—2017–219848 Marshall Space Flight Center Faculty Fellowship Program N.F. Six, Program Director Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama R. Damiani, Compiler The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center • Huntsville, Alabama 35812 December 2017 i Acknowledgments All are grateful to those who, through their diligence, brought the 2017 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Faculty Fellowship program to completion. These professionals include Steve Cash, Todd May, Preston Jones, Jim Turner, John Honeycutt, and Richard Burt, along with Jerry Karr, Rachael Damiani, Mona Miller Katie Hayden, Tina Atchley, Deborah Nielson, Judy Drinnon, and Tammy Rowan. TRADEMARKS Trade names and trademarks are used in this report for identification only. This usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Available from: NASA STI Information Desk Mail Stop 148 NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681–2199, USA 757–864–9658 This report is also available in electronic form at <http://www.sti.nasa.gov> ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2017 Marshall Faculty Fellowship Program involved 21 faculty in the laboratories and departments at Marshall Space Flight Center. These faculty engineers and scientists worked with NASA collaborators on NASA projects, bringing new perspectives and solutions to bear. This Technical Memorandum is a compilation of the research reports of the 2017 Marshall Faculty Fel- lowship program, along with the Program Announcement (Appendix A) and the Program Descrip- tion (Appendix B). The research affected the following six areas: (1) Materials (2) Propulsion (3) Instrumentation (4) Spacecraft systems (5) Vehicle systems (6) Space science The materials investigations included composite structures, printing electronic circuits, deg- radation of materials by energetic particles, friction stir welding, Martian and Lunar regolith for in-situ construction, and polymers for additive manufacturing. Propulsion studies were completed on electric sails and low-power arcjets for use with green propellants. Instrumentation research involved heat pipes, neutrino detectors, and remote sensing. Spacecraft systems research was con- ducted on wireless technologies, layered pressure vessels, and two-phase flow. Vehicle systems stud- ies were performed on life support—biofilm buildup and landing systems. In the space science area, the excitation of electromagnetic ion-cyclotron waves observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission provided insight regarding the propagation of these waves. Our goal is to continue the Marshall Faculty Fellowship Program funded by Center internal project offices. Faculty Fellows in this 2017 program represented the following minority-serving institu- tions: Alabama A&M University and Oglala Lakota College. iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Ionic Polyimides: New High-Performance Polymers for Additive Manufacturing .................... 1 • Aaron Adams • Erica M. West • Enrique Jackson Optimization of Concrete Mixes using Martian and Lunar In-Situ Resources for Additive Construction ........................................................................................................ 12 • Amin K. Aknoukh • Hunain Alkhateb • Jennifer Edmunson • Michael Fiske Failure and Fatigue Analysis of Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welding Pin Tools ........................ 22 • Robert L. Amaro Software-Defined Wireless Communication: Toward Reliable and Energy Efficient Wireless Sensing for Space and Extreme Environments ........................................................... 32 • Baek-Young Choi Weep Hole Flow Rates and Gapping within Layered Pressure Vessels ..................................... 43 • Cameron W. Coates Limit Biofilm Build-Up in the UPA through the use of Predatory Bacteria ............................. 54 • Charlotte M. de Vries Interactive Concept of Operations Narrative Simulators ......................................................... 61 • Andre R. Denham Opportunities for Improving the Delivery and Utility of the Advanced Concepts Office’s Products ...................................................................................................................... 72 • David C. Gross • Mark N. Rogers • Rachel J. Mccauley A Parametric Trade Study on the Use of Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for the Peregrine Lunar Lander Mission .................................................................................. 82 • Daniel K. Harris Improving Global Monitoring of Agricultural Drought .......................................................... 91 • Douglas B. McRoberts • Christopher R. Hain Simulation of Neutrino Detection and Background Rejection for a Heavy Liquid Scintillator in a Space Environment ......................................................................................... 102 • Robert McTaggart v TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Materials Degradation in the Jovian Radiation Environment .................................................. 114 • Gennady Miloshevsky • Jarvis A. Caffrey • Jonathan E. Jones • Thomas F. Zoladz Towards the Development of Low Power Arcjet for Use with Green Propellant ...................... 125 • Trevor M. Moeller Electric Sail Space Flight Dynamics and Controls ................................................................... 135 • Carlos Montalvo Modeling Two-Phase Flow and Vapor Cycles Using the Generalized Fluid System Simulation Program ..................................................................................................... 145 • Amanda D. Smith • Alok K. Majumdar Design and Technical Study of Neutrino Detector Spacecraft ................................................. 156 • Nickolas Solomey NASA Past, Present, and Future Moon Landing Missions ...................................................... 166 • Christine Stagnetto-Zweig Application of Temperature-Controlled Thermal Atomization for Printing Electronics in Space ................................................................................................................. 197 • Chih-Hao Wu • Furman V. Thompson Composite Payload Attach Fitting ........................................................................................... 204 • Charles Yang • Justin R. Jackson • William E. Guin Properties, Propagation, and Excitation of EMIC Waves Observed by MMS: A Case Study ..........................................................................................................................