Pedro LLanos
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Pedro.LLanos@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Applied Aviation Sciences Department
- College
- College of Aviation
Areas of Expertise
Space Science, Astronautics, Astrodynamics, Microgravity Research
External Links
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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 400: Introduction to Space Navigat
- CSO 390: Payloads and Integration
- 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
- Blue Origin’s Suborbital Research: CRExIM
- NASA’s Embry-Riddle High-Altitude Science Experiment Rig (ERHASER)
- Aviation/Aerospace Research: Suborbital Space Flight Simulator
- NASA/ZeroG Microgravity Research
- Rocketry as Testing Platforms for Payloads
Publications
- High Altitude Science Experiments aboard NASA\u2019s WB-57 Airborne Research Platform Publications (2021)
- Physiological Effects on Scientist Astronaut Candidates: Hypobaric Training Assessment Publications (2020)
- Physiological Effects during Aerobatic Flights on Science Astronaut Candidates Publications (2020)
- An Investigation of the Magneto-Active Slosh Control for Cylindrical Propellant Tanks Using Floating Membranes Publications (2019)
- Application of Bioinstrumentation in Developing a Pressure Suit for Suborbital Flight Publications (2016)
- Suitability Testing for PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidates using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator with an IVA Spacesuit Publications (2016)
- Exploring New Lagrangian Cyclers to Enhance Science: Communications with CubeSat Technology Publications (2015)
- Heteroclinic and Homoclinic Connections Between the Sun-Earth Triangular Points and Quasi-Satellite Orbits for Solar Observations Publications (2013)
- Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study Publications (2012)
- Child soldiering as genocide: The case of Sierra Leone International Conference on Genocide
- Suborbital Payload Testing Aboard Level 3 Rocket Research Platform Publications