Transcript Astronautics & Spacecraft Design Activities In Collaboration with NASA Space Grant and ESMD Support Nick Chambers, Graduate Student at MSU Presenting For Dr.

Astronautics & Spacecraft Design
Activities In Collaboration with
NASA Space Grant and
ESMD Support
Nick Chambers,
Graduate Student at MSU
Presenting For
Dr. Greg Olsen
Assistant Professor
Development of Program
• Aeronautical Engineering program at
Mississippi State University began in 1934
• Designated Aerospace in 1962
– Primarily aeronautics focus
• Dual track program instituted in fall 2006
– Aeronautics Concentration
– Astronautics Concentration
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Astronautics Program
• Developed in response to student and
industry demand
• Course specialization begins in 1st semester
of junior year
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Orbital Mechanics I & II
Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
Spacecraft Propulsion
Spacecraft Design I & II
• Currently ~ 50% split
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Relationship to BalloonSat and
Space Cowboys
• Both programs offer excellent introduction
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Payload Development
Flight Operations
Systems Engineering
Space Environment with BalloonSat
• Captures student interest
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Spacecraft Design I & II
• Offered for first time in fall of 2006
• Eight students
• Two projects
– Asteroid Rendezvous and Sample Extraction
– Polar Express (Lunar Polar Mapping Mission)
• supported by ESMD funding
• Projects essentially paper studies
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ESMD Funding
• What did we do with the funding? (~ $6K)
– Brought in speaker
• Dr. Wally Fowler, University of Texas, Texas Space
Grant Consortium
– Laboratory supplies to support design
class/projects
– Reference books for design students
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Synergies
• MSU currently funded by NASA to
develop a small satellite capability for
the nation
– Partnered with Surrey Satellite
Technology, Limited
– Tasks
• Develop a lunar
navigation/communication satellite for
launch in 3-4 years
• Develop an interdisciplinary graduate
program in Satellite Engineering
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Synergies
• Aerospace Engineering role
– Participate in the design task at SSTL
– Partner with ECE and IE departments to offer
graduate program
• Develop curriculum, program of study, etc.
– Integrate research activities and knowledge in
undergraduate program
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Spacecraft Design I & II
• Eleven students currently enrolled
• First semester
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Systems Engineering
Space Mission Analysis and Design
EyasSAT (funded by Small Sat endeavor)
Team Projects
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EyasSAT
• Developed by Colorado Satellite Services in
conjunction with USAFA
• Laboratory Satellite ‘Kit’
• Provides hands on experience
– Instruction on satellite operation
– Fabrication/Assembly
• Modules
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Structure
Power
Attitude Determination & Control
Integrated Housekeeping
Communication
Data Handling
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Spacecraft Design I & II
• Project Plans
– ESMD Project
• Funding will support student/mentor travel and
project supplies
– RASC-AL
• NASA sponsored Revolutionary Aerospace
Systems Concepts
– Small Satellite/SSTL Project
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Satellite Engineering Graduate
Program
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ASE, ECE IE Team
Provide core course in each discipline
Leads to departmental options
Concentration offered starting January 2008
Collaboration/Exchange with the University of
Surrey
• ASE
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Astrodynamics
Mission Operations
Payload Development
Propulsion
Space Environments and Effects
Spacecraft Design
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