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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Astronautics & Spacecraft Design Activities In Collaboration with
NASA Space Grant and ESMD Support
Nick Chambers,Graduate Student at MSU
Presenting ForDr. Greg Olsen
Assistant Professor
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
Astronautics Program
• Developed in response to student and industry demand
• Course specialization begins in 1st semester of junior year– Orbital Mechanics I & II– Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics– Spacecraft Propulsion– Spacecraft Design I & II
• Currently ~ 50% split
September 15, 2007
Relationship to BalloonSat and Space Cowboys
• Both programs offer excellent introduction– Payload Development– Flight Operations– Systems Engineering– Space Environment with BalloonSat
• Captures student interest
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
Spacecraft Design I & II
• Eleven students currently enrolled• First semester
– Systems Engineering– Space Mission Analysis and Design– EyasSAT (funded by Small Sat endeavor)– Team Projects
September 15, 2007
EyasSAT
• Developed by Colorado Satellite Services in conjunction with USAFA
• Laboratory Satellite ‘Kit’• Provides hands on experience
– Instruction on satellite operation– Fabrication/Assembly
• Modules– Structure– Power– Attitude Determination & Control– Integrated Housekeeping– Communication– Data Handling
September 15, 2007
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
September 15, 2007
Satellite Engineering Graduate Program
• 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
– Astrodynamics– Mission Operations– Payload Development– Propulsion– Space Environments and Effects– Spacecraft Design