MISSION OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE CARGO INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS BRANCH

Brion J. Au Johnson Space Center/DO55

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EarthKAM at Johnson Space Center

• EarthKAM Intro • Key Personnel • Flight History • Payload Components • Payload Planning • Crew Training • EarthKAM Operations Brion Au JSC/DO55 3

EarthKAM is a NASA education program that: - Enables middle school students to actively participate in a real-time space mission - Allows students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew’s perspective Brion Au JSC/DO55 4

EarthKAM Key Personnel

Principal Investigator : Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.

University of California, San Diego UCSD EarthKAM Faculty Advisor Dr. Karen Flammer EarthKAM JSC Mission Manager Patricia A. Meyer-Rytlewski EarthKAM Operations Manager Brion Au Brion Au JSC/DO55 5

Flight History

• EarthKAM first flew on the Shuttle as a payload called KidSat on Missions STS-76, 81, 86 • EarthKAM has operated on 2 additional Shuttle flights, STS-89, and 99 • EarthKAM now operates regularly on the International Space Station.

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Flight Ops Cycle 1-2 Ops Cycle 3 Ops Cycle 4 Ops Cycle 5 Ops Cycle 6 Ops Cycle 7 Ops Cycle 8 Ops Cycle 9 Ops Cycle 10 Ops Cycle 11

ISS Flight Statistics

Schools 0* 1 18 16 18 10 27 65 27 10 Images 191 297 647 844 424 1972 767 710 1832 819 May 2-8, 2001 May 14-18, 2001 Oct 10-17, 2001 Feb 5-10, 2002 Mar 6-9, 2002 Nov 11-21, 2002 Jan 28-31, 2003 Apr 8-11, 2003 Apr 28-May 2, 03 Jul 5-11, 2003 Running Total 8,503 * System Test Brion Au JSC/DO55 7

Payload Components

• Three Hardware Elements • Kodak DCS-460 Electronic Still Camera (ESC) • 50mm, 85mm and 180mm Lenses • Camera Mounting Bracket • IBM 760XD laptop - Station Support Computer (SSC) • One Payload-Provided Software Element • EarthKAM Flight Software (FSW) Brion Au JSC/DO55 8

The Hardware

Utility Outlet Panel (UOP) DC Power Adapter Cable 120V-16V DC Power Supply Camera Power Cable Connector - J1 Utility Outlet Panel (UOP) DC Power Adapter Cable Station Support Computer Connector – J2 Data Cable Assembly 120V-16V DC Power Supply SSC Power Cable PCMCIA Card Top slot Brion Au JSC/DO55 9

The Software

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Payload Planning

• ISS Program Documentation • SSP 57134 – EarthKAM Payload Integration Agreement Payload Data Library - PDL (Engineering Integration, Ground Support) Interim User Requirements – iURC Collection (Resource Requirements) • Coordinate UCSD & Public School Calendars with Holidays and ISS Operations Coordinate payload operations with Payload Planning Managers at MSFC Brion Au JSC/DO55 11

Payload Scheduling/Targeting

TOPO Web Page Brion Au JSC/DO55 12

Payload Scheduling/Targeting

Sun Angles – ISS Attitude Brion Au JSC/DO55 13

Payload Training

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Payload Training

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Payload Training

Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) Brion Au JSC/DO55 16

EarthKAM Flight Operations

Student Mission Operations Centers (SMOC) • Target, prepare request, submit via internet to UCSD. Log into EarthKAM Web page for support data. Receive images via internet from UCSD.

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EarthKAM Flight Operations

UCSD - Mission Operations Center • Directs payload operations.

Provides support data on Web Page.

Compiles image requests into Camera Control File Posts images into Data System Brion Au JSC/DO55 18

EarthKAM Flight Operations

Web Page Data Brion Au JSC/DO55 19

EarthKAM Flight Operations

JSC Tele-Science Center - Payload Operations Control Center • Work with The Flight Control Team to operate payload Coordinate up/downlink of data and image files. Monitor ISS systems for payload impacts.

Keep flight logs of all payload activities .

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EarthKAM Flight Operations

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EarthKAM Operations

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Middle Schools generate photo requests .

Image Process

Request sent to UCSD on the Internet.

UCSD processes requests, generates camera control file.

(CCF) 2.

Images posted to Datasystem 6.

UCSD checks images

Command Cycle Occurs EACH Orbit

CCF to JSC 3.

JSC checks the CCF .

Images sent to UCSD 5.

Images are archived by JSC Images downlinked to JSC .

CCF uplinked to ISS 4.

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TDRS

Image Data (Ku-Band) + Control Files & Telemetry (Ku-Band)

Image Routing

Station

Image Data, Control Files TDRS Ground Station White Sands, NM JPL Pasadena, CA UCSD San Diego, CA Camera Control Files Image Data Johnson Space Center Houston, TX

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EarthKAM Imagery

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