Part of the Small
Satellite Design Program
- Two Curricula: Space Systems Engineering &
Space Systems Operations
- Marry Education and Research Objectives in Space
through Satellite Design
Address the "Bottleneck" of Software
Development in Space Systems
- Leverage Existing Standards / Specifications
- Exploit Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS)
- Modify COTS board design for robustness
- Improve Cost & Reliability through Easing
Software Development
Support 'Piggyback' Experiments
- CERTO and Langmuir Probe (Sponsored by NRL)
- Configurable Fault-Tolerant Processor (CFTP) - (NPS)
- Solar Cell Measurement Experiment, (NPS)
- Digital Camera (NPS)
- MEMS Devices
Implement New Technology
- Ferroelectric RAM
- Lithium-ion Battery