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TJ Faculty Presentation 2006 http://activities.tjhsst.edu/excelsior/ September 20th 2006 1 Conception of Excelsior • Excelsior Club was started last year • For TJ students to be able to learn about and participate in aerospace engineering • The plausibility of high school students designing and manufacturing a satellite was researched • We learned it is actually feasible! • Orbital Sciences Corp., one of the world's leading providers of small to medium class satellites, agreed to help manufacture satellite and to acquire a launch service • Systems Engineering course began to be offered this year to help build a satellite September 20th 2006 2 Objectives of TJsat Primary Objectives • Defined, created, and run by students • Provide data for TJ students to use in class or for possible Senior Tech projects • Provide data for public Secondary Objectives • Educate TJ students / other high school and middle school students about satellites • Show capability of TJ students • Inspire other high schools around the world to tackle projects that seem unfeasible September 20th 2006 3 TJsat Details • It will be a picosatellite = less than 10 kg • Orbital is providing us with the CubeSat kit developed at Stanford University • 10 cm cube with a mass of up to 1 kg • Low Earth Orbit • Orbit the Earth approximately once every 90 minutes • Launch: piggy-back on a launch vehicle as a secondary payload • The mission for it will be determined within the next 3 months September 20th 2006 4 CubeSat kit September 20th 2006 5 CubeSat Deployed by P-POD Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer September 20th 2006 6 CubeSat Images September 20th 2006 7 Systems Engineering Course Goals of the class: • The student will show understanding of space missions, space environment, orbits, atmospheric entry, spacecraft design, spacecraft subsystems, and space operations • The student will become familiar with the Design Process and its implications within Systems Engineering • The student will be proficient in the technologies corresponding with the development of a student built satellite • The student will be able to explain the fundamentals of system engineering September 20th 2006 8 Systems Engineering cont. Timeline • Year 1: Base station construction, STK training, HAM training, Design Review • Year 2: Construction of the prototype and software development • Year 3: Final build and Launch! September 20th 2006 9 Orbital Sciences Corp. • Leading Developer and Manufacturer of Small Rockets and Space Systems – Focused on Growing Market Niches Not Well Served By Larger Companies – Distinctive Strength in Providing High Reliability at Affordable Prices • Over 750 Satellites and Rockets Built or On Contract for Customers – 533 Systems Developed, Built and Delivered From 1982 to 2005 – 221 Systems Under Contract for Deliveries From 2006 to 2011 • Headquartered in Dulles, VA – Largest satellite manufacturing facility east of the Mississippi September 20th 2006 10 Orbital & TJSat • Orbital will be a major sponsor of TJSat – Approved by our CEO – Visibility throughout the company • Supply hardware and facilities – Orbital will procure the CubeSat kit – TJ will have full access to our environmental test facilities • Provide mentorship to students – Over 30 engineers have volunteered as potential mentors • Help to acquire a launch service September 20th 2006 11 Excelsior Club Projects • TJsat: • This year: keep club members not enrolled in Systems Engineering up to date on everything we learn in the class so that they can enroll next year without being behind • The following years: be an extension of the class • Participate in CanSat: University level non-orbiting satellite building competition • Communicate with satellites • Build and launch model rockets • Invite Orbital Engineers to lecture on Aerospace Engineering concepts • Host Aerospace Conference at TJ for high school students in surrounding counties September 20th 2006 12 Aerospace Conference • Goal: Bring FCPS students and faculty together to discuss and learn about Aerospace • Tentative dates • February 2007 (first annual conference) + Satellite2007 • October 2007 (second annual conference) + NCSSSMST Conf • Method: Presentations, seminars, workshops, showcases • Speakers: • Former/present high school students Aerospace Science Exhibit • Orbital Sciences Engineers • Satellite 2007 Conference http://www.satellite2007.com/ • Other Aerospace Companies September 20th 2006 13 Advertising Help • We need help from YOU! • Science and Tech teachers: • Please advertise Excelsior Club within your classes • We have a handout you can hang in your class room • There will be a short (1 page) application for prospective students with a teacher’s signature as a recommendation for that student • Excelsior Club interest meetings will be held for about the next 2 weeks and that’s where applications are handed out • Counselor’s: Please only allow Excelsior Club members to sign up for Systems Engineering next year September 20th 2006 14 Q&A THANK YOU FOR COMING! 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