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• 18th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Fujiyoshida, Japan, November 11-15, 2013:
  • J. McGarry, X. Sun, D. Mao, J. Horvath, H. Donovan, C. Clarke, E. Hoffman, J. Cheek, T. Zagwodzki, M. Barker, E. Mazarico, G. Neuman, D. Smith, M. Zuber, LRO-­-LR: Four Years of History Making Laser Ranging (PDF Presentation)
  • D. Mao, M. Torrence, E. Mazarico, J. McGarry, X. Sun, D. Rowlands, G. Neumann, M. Barker, J. Golder, D. Smith, M. Zuber, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Orbit Determination with Laser Ranging Data (PDF Poster)
  • X. Sun, D. Skillman, J. McGarry, G. Neumann, D. Mao, M. Torrence, E. Hoffman, Time Transfer between Satellite Laser Ranging Stations via Simultaneous Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (PDF Poster)
• ILRS Technical Laser Workshop "Satellite, Lunar and Planetary Laser Ranging: Characterizing the Space Segment", INFN-LNF, Frascati, Italy, November 05-09, 2012
  • J. McGarry, D. Smith, M. Zuber, "Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO-LR)" (PDF Presentation)
  • D. Mao, X. Sun, J. McGarry, M. Torrence, E. Mazarico, G. Neumann, D. Smith, M. Zuber, "One-Way Laser Ranging to LRO" (PDF Presentation)
  • S. Bauer, J. Oberst, H. Hussmann, P. Gläser, U. Schreiber, D. Mao, G. Neumann, E. Mazarico, M. Torrence, J. McGarry, G. Herold, D. Smith, M. Zuber, "Analysis and application of 1-way laser ranging data to LRO" (PDF Presentation)
• 17th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Bad Koetzing Germany, May 16-20, 2011:
• J. McGarry, M. Torrence, D. Mao, D. Skillman, C. Clarke, J. Horvath, "The First ILRS Laser Transponder Mission: Laser Ranging to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)" (PDF Presentation)
• J. McGarry, D. Skillman, M. Torrence, D. Mao, C. Clarke, J. Horvath, "Laser Ranging to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): Ranging Data Results" (PDF Poster)
• D. Mao, E. Mazarico, M. Torrence, J. McGarry, X. Sun, G. Neumann, D. Rolands, D. Smith, M. Zuber, M. Barker, J. Golder, T. Zagwodzki, J. Cavanaugh, "Laser Ranging Experiment on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Timing Determination and Orbit Constraints" (PDF Presentation)
• Dandan Mao, D. Rowlands, J. McGarry, M. Zuber, D. Smith, E. Mazarico, M. Torrence, G. Neumann, X. Sun, T. Zagwodzki, J. Cavanaugh, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, "Laser Ranging Experiment on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Clocks and Ranges", presented at Fall 2010 AGU, December 2010.
• M. Torrence, M.. Zuber, D. Smith, J. McGarry, G. Neumann, E. Mazarico, F. Lemoine,
  J. Cavanaugh, X. Sun, T. Zagwodzki, P. Liiva , D. Mao, "Initial Results from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Laser Ranging Investigation", presented at Fall 2009 AGU, December 2009
• J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, "Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter", presented at LUNAR Steering Committee Meeting, September 21, 2009.
• NASA press release on LRO-LR and NASA GSFC support is available at: NASA Goddard Shoots the Moon to Track LRO.
• An article has been published in NERC's Planet Earth Online highlighting Herstmonceux's support of LRO-LR.
• Public tour of GGAO, in support of the GSFC LRO "Back to the Moon" public outreach, August 01, 2009.
• P. Gibbs, J. McGarry, G. Appleby,"A Giant Leap for the Space Geodesy Facility (SGF)", July 2009
• M. Zuber, D. Smith, R. Zellar, G. Neuman, X. Sun, J. Connelly, A. Matuszeski, J. McGarry, M. Ott, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, D. Rowlands, T. Zagwodzki, M. Torrence, "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Laser Ranging Investigation", Space Science Reviews, 2009
• LRO-LR network Call for Participation 236Kb pdf
• R. Zellar, Detector Damage Summary Oct 28, 2008 190Kb pdf
• 16th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Poznan, Poland, October, 13-17, 2008:
  • D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, F. G. Lemoine, M. H. Torrence, E. Mazarico, "Orbit Determination of LRO at the Moon" (PDF Presentation | Paper)
  • J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, R. Zellar, M. Torrence, J. Horvath, C. Clarke, D. Patterson, J. Cheek, R. Ricklefs, A. Mallama, C. Noll, M. Pearlman, G. Neumann, "Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: a Global Network Effort" (PDF Presentation | Paper)
  • A. Mallama, J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, J. Cheek, "Pre-Launch Testing of NGSLR Ranging to LRO" (PDF Presentation | Paper)
  • C. Clarke, J. Horvath, J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, C. Noll, D. Carter, M. Torrence, G. Neumann, "LR-LRO Data Flow and Scheduling Operations" (PDF Presentation | Paper)
  • T. Varghese, J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, "NASA NGSLR Precise (~1ns) Transmit Epoch Timing to On-station Time Reference for LRO Transponder Support" (PDF Presentation | Paper)
• ILRS Workshop, Grasse France, September 26, 2007:
  • M. Torrence, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview
  • J. McGarry, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)-Laser Ranging (LR) Overview
  • Splinter meeting minutes, attendees
• D. Smith, M. Zuber, M. Torrence, J. McGarry, M. Pearlman, Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), presented at the 15th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Canberra, Australia, October 2006
• J. McGarry, LRO-LR Ground System Requirements

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