Transcript B.USOC - Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

B.USOC
Belgian User Support
and
Operation Centre
Address :
B.USOC c/o BIRA-IASB
Avenue Circulaire 3 Ringlaan
B-1180 Brussels-Belgium
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
THE BELGIAN USER SUPPORT AND OPERATION CENTRE
(B.USOC)
gives support to the space users for experiment definition, development and
operations.
Location : Space Pole 3rd floor of the BIRA/IASB building
Responsibles : Management : M.C. LIMBOURG, OSTC (under the authority
of M.Wagner, Head of the Space Department)
Administrative Management : D.NEVEJANS, BIRA (under
the authority of P.C. Simon, Director)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
USOCs - Europe
Name of USOC
CADMOS
MARS
MUSC
DAMEC
IDR/UPM
DUC
B.USOC
BIOTESC
and ERASMUS User Centre
Country
France
Italy
Germany
Denmark
Spain
The Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
ESTEC
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
USOCs - ESA Facilities
Facilities :
FSL = Fluid Science Laboratory
Biolab = Biology Laboratory
EDR = European Drawer Rack
EPM = European Physiology Modules
(MSL = Material Science Laboratory)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
USOCs - ISS
The USOCs and the International Space Station (ISS) :
Name of USOC
CADMOS
MARS
MUSC
DAMEC
IDR/UPM
DUC
B.USOC
Function
FRC Medicine
FRC Fluid Sciences
FRC Material Sciences and Biology
FSC Medicine (under Cadmos)
FSC Fluid Sciences (under Mars)
Support to the FRC European Drawer Rack
in ESTEC
FRC : Facility Responsible Centre
FSC : Facility Support Centre
ESC : Experiment Support Centre
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
Role of the B.USOC
Support to experiment/space facility developments for all disciplines :
Microgravity, Earth Observation, Space Sciences, Space Technology
Functions :
Information / Promotion
(Promotion - publications - database, website, etc)
Technical Support
(Experiment/facility development)
Operational Support
(Pre-operation - operation - post-operation - mission centre, data reception
and transmission, data storage, data archiving, etc)
For the ISS :
ESC for the COLUMBUS facilities
FSC for multiuser facilities installed in the European Drawer Rack (EDR)
Support to FRC, located in ESTEC, for the EDR
(ESC= Experiment Support Centre / FRC=Facility Responsible Centre)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Staff
Function
Name
Information/
Promotion
Stéphanie Fratta
Etienne Ladrière
Luth Knockaert (BIRA-IASB)
Romuald Coszach
Technical Support
Support for the ISS
Emiel Van Ransbeeck (BIRA-IASB)
Karin Cornelis
Carlos Lippens (BIRA-IASB)
Etienne Haumont
Secretary
Publication Secretary
Pascale Cambier
David Plaisant
Manager B.USOC
Marie-Claude Limbourg (OSTC)
Administrative Manager
Dennis Nevejans (BIRA-IASB)
Operational Support
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Information / Promotion
I. Preparation of the Database
Containing:.
• List
of the Belgian scientists involved in Microgravity, Space Sciences, Earth
Observation, Space Technology and information related to Belgian scientists
• Participation of the Belgian scientists to future ESA missions (or with other space
agencies)
• Participation of the Belgian scientists to ESA consultative and scientific structures,
European Union, etc.
• Summary of the Belgian space research (abstracts and publications list)
•. Links to ESA data base and other agencies - annoucements of flight opportunities
(AO ’s)
- technical description/plans of facilities
• Information related to the funding sources for space research : PRODEX and GSTP
• …
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Information / Promotion
II. Public Relations and Information to the Press
• List of selected Belgian scientists and summary in English, French and Dutch (in
preparation of STS-107 mission)
• Press kit
• Link between the B.USOC and the ESTEC Information Centre in relation with the
International Space Station
• Access to teleoperations and SOPG rooms for officials, for the universities, for the press
and for the public during the missions
• Invitation to launch transmissions (ESA TV)
• Retransmissions of space events on Belnet including sequences related to the Belgian
scientific and industrial participation
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Information / Promotion
III. Information Meetings
Space research meetings in Microgravity, Space Sciences, Earth
Observation and Space Technology and meetings for the
telescience missions involving the User Home Bases (UHB) are
scheduled
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Information / Promotion
IV. Publications
Space Scientific Research in Belgium:
• In Microgravity from 1994 to 2000
• In Space Sciences from 1994 to 2000
• In Earth Observation from 1994 to 2000
• In Space Technology from 1996 to 2000
• This publication contains research results, by the Belgian scientists
involved
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Information / Promotion
V. Information concerning the Flight Opportunities
AOs (Announcements of Opportunities) of ESA and other space agencies on
the Website of the B.USOC, and support to the scientists for the answer to these
AOs.
WEBSITE : http://www.oma.be/B.USOC
VI. Administrative Support
For the preparation of industrial contracts
For the preparation of scientific agreements
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Technical Support
The facilities for space experiments are developed by the Belgian
industry in the framework of the Prodex programme.
The Prodex staff provides the management for the development of
projects, the technical and administrative monitoring of the
contracts.
A complementary technical support is provided by the B.USOC
- technical information, specification definition support, prequalification tests, etc.
Responsibles : Emiel Van Ransbeeck (BIRA-IASB)
Romuald Coszach
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Technical Support
On going : STS-107 Experiment Preparation
I. PI experiment of Prof. R. Bouillon (KULeuven)
Study : Cell biology - osteoblasts
Role of the B.USOC :
Support :
- to the development of new cells for Biobox 5
- to the ground preparation (vibration effect and acceleration);
test at OIP (Oudenaarde) and at Bell Telephone (Antwerp) and later
at CSL (Liège) where a vibration table will be installed
II. Experiment of Prof. A. Poffijn (RUG) and P. Van Oostveldt (RUG)
Study : Cell biology of connective tissues (Biobox experiment)
Role of the B.USOC :
Support to the ground experiments
Support to the vibration/acceleration tests (OIP-Bell
Telephone)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Technical Support
III. Experiment of Prof. C. Lapière (ULg)
Study : Cell biology of connective tissues (Biopack)
Role of the B.USOC : Support to the ground experiments
Support to the vibration/acceleration tests
(OIP-Bell Telephone)
IV. Experiment of Prof. P. Cornelis (VUB-VIB)
Study : Effect of microgravity on biological cells
Role of the B.USOC : Design (B.USOC) and development of
experiment units (ground and flight)
(PEDEO-Techniek)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Technical Support
V. Experiment of Prof. L. Wijns (VUB)
Experiment of Prof. J. Martial (ULg)
Two experiments of Prof. J.P. Declercq (UCL)
Study : Crystallization of proteins in microgravity
Role of the B.USOC :
• Technical and administrative support
• Support to the ground study (in preparation)
• Utilization of diagnosis means in order to prepare PCDF experiments,
Protein Crystallisation Diagnostic Facility (Drawer Rack facility for the
Space Station) and chemical-physical aspects of crystallization
(organization of working groups)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Technical Support
Future Projects (selected)
Support to the MELISSA Team (Microbial Ecological Life Support System Alternative)
Preparation of experiments for the ISS - Drawer Rack (cf. GSTP- 2 and 3 / EMIR-2
extension)
Prof. A. Poffijn - P. Van Oostveldt (RUG)
Prof. W. Verstraete (RUG)
Dr. L. Diels (VITO)
Prof. D. Vander Straete (RUG)
Prof. D. Berckmans (KULeuven)
Ir. F. Preud’homme (Verhaert)
Radiation
Biological cycles
Biological cycles
Plants
Animal cages
Biorat (Drawer Rack Facility Development)
Role of the B.USOC :
• Coordination support
• Administrative support (organization of meetings)
• Technical Support
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
Responsibles :
Karin Cornelis (B.USOC)
Carlos Lippens (BIRA-IASB)
The operations are decentralised in the User Home Bases - UHBs,
laboratories in universities and research institutes equipped for UHB
teleoperations :
• For the solar experiments, SROC in the RMIB
• For the space sciences, in the ROB
• For the material sciences, MTM in the KULeuven
• For the fluid sciences, MRC in the ULB
• For the life sciences, BPL in the ULB, Erasmus
The operations can also take place in the B.USOC
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
Role of the B.USOC :
• Support to the installation of the UHBs
• Support to the missions preparations (cf. HitchHiker mission, etc)
• Support during the operations of the mission shifts in the B.USOC and/or in the
UHBs (cf. HitchHiker mission, etc)
• Support to the data reception (antenna, etc)
• Data archiving
• Data dispatching
• Database for the telescience projects, hardware, software and communication
equipment of the B.USOC and the UHBs
• New technology for the communication interfaces (ISDN, ATM, etc)
• Mission centre (cf. PICARD mission)
• FRC for the solar experiments (cf. SOVIM, SOLSPEC, SOL-ACES)
• Support to FRC for the European Drawer Rack (EDR) and the European
Technology Exposure Facility (EUTEF)
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
Future activities in the UHBs :
Mission
Launch
Date
Facility/Payload
UHB
Links to
MSG
2000
GERB
SROC-RMIB
(ESOC) - RAL
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
HitchHiker-3
(Freestar on
STS-107)
STS-107
SpaceHab
HitchHiker-4
2001
SOLCON
SROC-RMIB
ESOC - GSFC
1
2001
ARMS
BPL-ULB
2
2001
SOLCON
SROC-RMIB
NASALab - UCSD
B.USOC
ESOC - GSFC
Maser-9
2001
ITEL
MRC-ULB
Kiruna
1
Foton-13
2002
MBIS
BAMBI-2
MRC-ULB
Kiruna
1
ISS
2002
HRF
BPL-ULB
NASALab - UCSD
1
ISS External
2003
SOVIM
SROC-RMIB
1
PICARD
2003
SOVA-P
SROC-RMIB
ISS
2004
MOMO
MTM-KUL
IGS - MSFC
(GSOC coordination)
B.USOC OC Toulouse
IGS - MSFC
(GSOC coordination)
1
1
2
Activity
Data reception
Processed data
transfer
Mission planning
RT/PB data
Telecommands
Data processing
Mission planning
RT/PB data
Telecommands
Telecommands
Data reception
Processing
Data reception
Processing &
Replanning
RT/PB data
Replanning
RT/PB data
Telecommands
RT/PB data
Telecommands
RT/PB data
Processing &
Replanning
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
Mission Centre for the PICARD mission :
Mission
PICARD
Mission
Launch
Facility/
Payload
Mission
Centre
Links to
2003
Minisat Payload
B.USOC
OC Toulouse
Launch
Facility/
Payload
UHB
Links to
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
PICARD
2003
SODISM
SA-CNRS
B.USOC
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
PICARD
2003
SOVA-P
SROC-RMIB
B.USOC
1
PICARD
2003
UV photometers
PMOD
B.USOC
1
Activity
Data reception &
Processing
TC input to CCC
Toulouse
Activity
Data reception
TC input to Mission
Centre
Data reception
TC input to Mission
Centre
Data reception
TC input to Mission
Centre
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
FRC for the solar experiments on ISS External Pallet :
Mission
Launch
ISS External
2003
ISS External
Facility/
Payload
FRC
Links to
SOVIM
B.USOC
2003
SOLSPEC
B.USOC
ISS External
2003
SOL-ACES
B.USOC
IGS - MSFC
(GSOC
coordination)
IGS - MSFC
(GSOC
coordination)
IGS - MSFC
(GSOC
coordination)
Mission
Launch
Facility/
Payload
UHB
Links to
ISS External
2003
SOVIM
SROC-RMIB
ISS External
2003
SOLSPEC
B.USOC
ISS External
2003
SOL-ACES
TBD
IGS or B.USOC
(TBD)
IGS or B.USOC
(TBD)
IGS or B.USOC
(TBD)
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
Activity
RT/PB data
Telecommands
1
RT/PB data
Telecommands
1
RT/PB data
Telecommands
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
Activity
1
1
RT/PB data
Telecommands
RT/PB data
Telecommands
RT/PB data
Telecommands
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
Support to FRC for the EDR and the EUTEF :
Mission
Launch
Facility/
Payload
Support to
FRC
Links to
IGS - Erasmus UC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
IGS - Erasmus UC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
ISS Columbus
2004
EDR
B.USOC
ISS External
2002
EUTEF
B.USOC
Mission
ISS Columbus
Mission
ISS Columbus
Launch
2004
Launch
2004
Facility/
Payload
EDR Drawer
Facility/
Payload
EDR
FSC
Links to
B.USOC
IGS - MSFC
IGS - Erasmus UC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
ESC
Links to
B.USOC
IGS - Erasmus UC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
Activity
Facility/Drawer
operations
1
Robot/Facility
operations
Facility/
Payload
Class
2
Activity
Facility/
Payload
Class
1
Drawer operations
Development Support
Activity
Facility/Drawer
operations
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre
B.USOC - Operational Support
ESC to the Microgravity Facilities for Columbus (MFC) :
Mission
Launch
Facility/
Payload
ESC
Links to
ISS Columbus
2004
Fluid
Science Lab
B.USOC
ISS Columbus
2004
Material
Science Lab
B.USOC
ISS Columbus
2004
European
Physiology
Modules
B.USOC
ISS Columbus
2004
Biolab
B.USOC
IGS - MSFC
IGS - MARS
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
IGS - MSFC
IGS - MUSC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
IGS - MSFC
IGS - CADMOS
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
IGS - MSFC
IGS - MUSC
(GSOC FRCs
coordination)
Facility/
Payload
Class
2
Drawer operations
2
Drawer operations
2
Drawer operations
2
Drawer operations
Activity
Belgian User Support and Operation Centre