Pedro J Llanos
- Title
- Associate Professor
- llanosp@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Applied Aviation Sciences Department
- College
- College of Aviation
Areas of Expertise
Astronautics & Space Systems Engineering
Astrodynamics & Mission Design
Bioastronautics & Human Performance
Microgravity & Space Science Research
Space Operations & Training
External Links
The views expressed on faculty and external web pages are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California
- M.S. - Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California
- M.S. - Master of Science in Physics, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Currently Teaching
- SP 390: Payloads and Integration
- SP 200: Planetary & Space Exploration
- SP 300: Satellite & Spacecraft Systems
Courses Taught
Taught Courses- CSO 390 Payloads and Integration
- SP 300 Spacecraft and Satellite Systems
- SP 400 Introduction to Navigation
- CSO 330 Spaceflight and Operations Training
- SP 110 Introduction to Space Flight
- SP 200 Planetary and Space Exploration
- SP 425 Selected Topics in Space and Aerospace, Part I
- SP 215 Space Stations Systems and Operations
- SP 210 Space Transportation Shuttle
- SP 425 Selected Topics in Space and Aerospace, Part II
- CSO 490 Commercial Space Ops Seminar (Co-teaching)
Research Projects
- PLD Space Suborbital Microgravity Research
- Blue Origin’s Suborbital Research: MESSI/McXIMUS
- Aviation/Aerospace Research: Suborbital Space Flight Simulator
- Blue Origin’s Suborbital Research: CRExIM
- NASA/ZeroG Microgravity Research
- Rocketry as Testing Platforms for Payloads
- NASA’s Embry-Riddle High-Altitude Science Experiment Rig (ERHASER)
Publications
- Rendezvous Proximity Operations Strategies to the ISS Pure Portfolio (2025)
- Virtual Reality Immersed Suborbital Flight with Blue Origin’s New Shepard Pure Portfolio (2025)
- Correction Pure Portfolio (2025)
- Experimental Environmental Profiles and Sloshing Dynamics Aboard Zero-G Aircraft Publications (2024)
- Experimental Environmental Profiles and Sloshing Dynamics Aboard Zero-G Aircraft Pure Portfolio (2024)
- Rocketry as Testing Platforms for Payloads Faculty Research Projects (2022)
- Blue Origin's Suborbital Research: MESSI/McXIMUS Faculty Research Projects (2022)
- NASA/ZeroG Microgravity Research Faculty Research Projects (2022)
- PLD Space Suborbital Microgravity Research Faculty Research Projects (2022)
- Rocketry as Testing Platforms for Payloads Faculty Research (2022)
- NASA/ZeroG Microgravity Research Faculty Research (2022)
- Blue Origin's Suborbital Research: MESSI/McXIMUS Faculty Research (2022)
- PLD Space Suborbital Microgravity Research Faculty Research (2022)
- Qualification and Validation Ground Tests for a Multiple Payload aboard Miura 1 rocket Pure Portfolio (2022)
- Ability of citizen astronaut candidates to perform egress from a spacecraft and ingress a life raft Pure Portfolio (2022)
- AIAA_Thermal_Llanos_Duraisamy_Amberkar_Nafziger_Stockton_SanDiego2022_Proceedings.pdf Pure Portfolio (2022)
- Assessment of Scientific Payload Carrying Spirulina Onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Vehicle Publications (2022)
- Characterization of a Thermal Management System to Support Biological Payloads Pure Portfolio (2022)
- Science and exploration of the moon enabled by surface telerobotics Pure Portfolio (2021)
- High Altitude Science Experiments aboard NASA’s WB-57 Airborne Research Platform Publications (2021)
- Physiological Effects during Aerobatic Flights on Science Astronaut Candidates Publications (2020)
- Physiological Effects on Scientist Astronaut Candidates: Hypobaric Training Assessment Publications (2020)
- Design and Testing of a Field Gradient System to Control a Hybrid Magneto-Active Slosh Control System Pure Portfolio (2020)
- Suborbital Payload Testing Aboard Level 3 Rocket Research Platform Pure Portfolio (2020)
- Physiological Effects during Aerobatic Flights on Science Astronaut Candidates Pure Portfolio (2020)
- Examination of Molecular Mechanisms on Vascular Formation and Stress Response in Zebrafish by Different Microgravity Environments Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Science and Exploration of the Moon Enabled by Surface Telerobotics Pure Portfolio (2019)
- [23327774 - Gravitational and Space Research] Investigation of Murine T-Cells and Cancer Cells under Thermal Stressors and 2D Slow Rotating System Effects as a Testbed for Suborbital Flights.pdf Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Challenges of ERAU’s First Suborbital Flight Aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard M7 for the Cell Research Experiment In Microgravity (CRExIM) Pure Portfolio (2019)
- A Statistical Approach for Commercial Space Vehicle Integration into the National Airspace System Space Traffic Management Conference (2019)
- Enhancing suborbital science through better understanding of wind effects Space Traffic Management Conference (2019)
- NAS Integration Part 2: Suborbital and High Altitude Research Space Traffic Management Conference (2019)
- A Statistical Approach for Commercial Space Vehicle Integration into the National Airspace System Pure Portfolio (2019)
- NAS Integration Part 2: Suborbital and High Altitude Research Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Enhancing suborbital science through better understanding of wind effects Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Magneto-Active Slosh Control System Using Free Floating Membrane for Cylinderical Propellant Tanks Read More: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2019-2177 Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Educating the Space Scientists at Embry-Riddle through Design, Build and Fly Rocketry Experience Pure Portfolio (2019)
- An Investigation of the Magneto-Active Slosh Control for Cylindrical Propellant Tanks Using Floating Membranes Publications (2019)
- An Investigation of the Magneto-Active Slosh Control for Cylindrical Propellant Tanks Using Floating Membranes Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Science and exploration of the Moon enabled by surface telerobotics Pure Portfolio (2019)
- Investigation of Zebrafish Larvae Behavior as Precursor for Suborbital Flights: Feasibility Study Pure Portfolio (2018)
- T3-F: Educational Experiences and Lessons Learned in the Multidisciplinary Design, Fabrication, Integration and Flight Testing of Embry-Riddle High Altitude Science Engineering Rig (ERHASER) Payload aboard NASA’s WB-57 Aircraft ASEE Southeastern Section Conference (2018)
- Educational Experiences and Lessons Learned in the Multidisciplinary Design, Fabrication, Integration and Pre-Flight Testing of Embry-Riddle High Altitude Science Engineering Rig (ERHASER) Payload Aboard NASA's WB-57 Aircraft Pure Portfolio (2018)
- Nominal SpaceShipTwo Flights conducted by Scientist-Astronaut Candidates in a Suborbital Space Flight Simulator Space Traffic Management Conference (2018)
- NAS Integration Space Traffic Management Conference (2018)
- Nominal SpaceShipTwo Flights conducted by Scientist-Astronaut Candidates in a Suborbital Space Flight Simulator Pure Portfolio (2018)
- Space Operations in the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator and Mission Control Center: Lessons Learned with XCOR Lynx Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research (2018)
- Pedro Llanos Biographies of Presenters and Panelists (2018)
- Space Operations in the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator and Mission Control Center: Lessons Learned with XCOR Lynx Pure Portfolio (2018)
- Biomedical Research Analysis and Feasibility of Zebrafish for Suborbital Flights Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Flight Operations Quality Assurance Analysis for Contingency Scenarios of SpaceShipTwo Using ERAU's Suborbital Space Flight Simulator Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Design, Development and Testing of a Suborbital NanoLab Research Experiment in Microgravity Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Integrating SpaceShipTwo into the National Airspace System Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Operations and Testing of a Suborbital Research Payload Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Suitability Testing for PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator with an IVA Spacesuit Publications (2017)
- Suitability Testing for PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator with an IVA Spacesuit Pure Portfolio (2017)
- Application of Bioinstrumentation in Developing a Pressure Suit for Suborbital Flight Publications (2016)
- Application of Bioinstrumentation in Developing a Pressure Suit for Suborbital Flight Pure Portfolio (2016)
- A New Kinetic Theory of Particle Collisions Pure Portfolio (2016)
- Commercial Cubesat Technology to Enhance Science: Communications, Space Debris Identification and Moon Surface Reconnaissance Using Lagrangian Cyclers Pure Portfolio (2016)
- A new kinetic theory of particle collisions Pure Portfolio (2016)
- Commercial cubesat technology to enhance science Pure Portfolio (2016)
- Integrating ERAU’s Suborbital Space Flight Simulator - ADS Data into NextGen TestBed Simulations Space Traffic Management Conference (2015)
- Integrating ERAU’s Suborbital Space Flight Simulator - ADS Data into NextGen TestBed Simulations Pure Portfolio (2015)
- Exploring New Lagrangian Cyclers to Enhance Science: Communications with CubeSat Technology Publications (2015)
- Exploring New Lagrangian Cyclers to Enhance Science: Communications with CubeSat Technology Pure Portfolio (2015)
- Commercial Uses of Space Stations in Low-Earth Orbit Pure Portfolio (2015)
- Trajectory Analysis Between Quasi-Periodic Orbits and the Lagrangian Points Around Phobos Pure Portfolio (2014)
- A New Gravity Model for Navigation Close to Comets and Asteroids Pure Portfolio (2014)
- Powered heteroclinic, homoclinic connections between the sun-earth triangular points and quasi-satellite orbits for solar observations Pure Portfolio (2014)
- Trajectory dynamics of gas molecules and galaxy formation Pure Portfolio (2014)
- Orbital evolution and environmental analysis around asteroid 2008 EV5 Pure Portfolio (2014)
- A new gravity model for navigation close to comets and asteroids Pure Portfolio (2014)
- Orbital Evolution and Environmental Analysis Around Asteroid 2008 EV5 Pure Portfolio (2014)
- Trajectory Dynamics of Gas Molecules and Galaxy Formation Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Powered Heteroclinic, Homoclinic Connections Between the Sun-Earth Triangular Points and Quasi-Satellite Orbits for Solar Observations Pure Portfolio (2013)
- L5 Mission Design Targeting Strategy Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Trajectories to Nab a NEA (Near-Earth Asteroid) Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Advanced GNC Technologies for Proximity Operations in Missions to Small Bodies Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Comet Thermal Model for Navigation Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Heteroclinic and Homoclinic Connections Between the Sun-Earth Triangular Points and Quasi-Satellite Orbits for Solar Observations Publications (2013)
- Advanced gnc technologies for proximity operations in missions to small bodies Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Comet thermal model for navigation Pure Portfolio (2013)
- L<sub>5</sub> mission design targeting strategy Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Heteroclinic and Homoclinic Connections Between the Sun-Earth Triangular Points and Quasi-Satellite Orbits for Solar Observations Pure Portfolio (2013)
- Mission and Navigation Design of Integrated Trajectories to L4,5 in the Sun-Earth System Pure Portfolio (2012)
- Trajectory Mission Design and Navigation for a Space Weather Forecast Pure Portfolio (2012)
- Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study Publications (2012)
- Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study Pure Portfolio (2012)
- Returning an Entire Near-Earth Asteroid in Support of Human Exploration Beyond Low-Earth Orbit Pure Portfolio (2012)
- Navigation analysis for an L<sub>5</sub> mission in the Sun-Earth system Pure Portfolio (2012)
- Navigation Analysis for an L5 Mission in the Sun-Earth System Pure Portfolio (2011)
- Morphology and Dynamics of Galaxies Pure Portfolio (2011)
- L5 Mission Design and Galaxy Modeling Pure Portfolio (2010)
- An L<sub>5</sub> mission to observe the Sun and space weather, part i Pure Portfolio (2010)
- Using Level Sets to Represent Invariant Manifolds to Design a Planet Finder Mission Pure Portfolio (2009)
- Spectra of Gamma Ray Burst Afterglows Pure Portfolio (2005)
- Suborbital Payload Testing Aboard Level 3 Rocket Research Platform Publications
- Child soldiering as genocide: The case of Sierra Leone International Conference on Genocide