Agenda
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1. About Teledyne Brown Engineering/Space Systems Department
2. Space Systems Organization and Achievements
3. Direct Past Experiment with Tissue Engineering in Microgravity
4. Future Space Initiatives
Engineered Systems –
Teledyne Brown Engineering History
► Established in 1953 in Huntsville, Alabama to support Dr. Wernher
Von Braun’s Rocket Team.
► Founded Cummings Research Park, the second-largest such park in
the U.S.
► Evolved from a defense and aerospace service contractor to an
engineering and advanced manufacturing company focused on
solutions for large scale projects in challenging environments. 406/06/18
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Present
Teledyne Brown Engineering History
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Explorer
Redstone
Rocket
Apollo
Radiological
Lab Services
Chemicals
Weapons
Demilitarization
Space Shuttle
Nuclear
Waste
Containers
International
Space Station
(ISS)
Harpoon
Skylab
Space Launch
System (SLS)
Program
Multiple User
System for
Earth Sensing
(MUSES)
Hydrogen
Generators
SWCS
Hydrogen
Fuel Cells
OSF
Curiosity with
MMRTG
Ground-based
Midcourse
Defense (GMD)
JASSM
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Space Systems
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► Space Flight Hardware
► Ground Support
Equipment and Propulsion
Subsystems
► Mission Planning and
Control Center Operations
► Payload Development,
Testing, Integration and
Training
Teledyne Brown Engineering is a Prime Contractor
Marshall Operations Service, Systems & Integration
(MOSSI)
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► Plan science payloads, train
astronauts, and manage all
science experiments on ISS.
► Contract recompete combines 2
contracts, MO&I and HOSC. It will
be called Marshall Operations
Services, Systems, & Integration
(MOSSI).
► Largest contract in TBE’s history.
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Global Commercial Space Imaging
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► Multi-User System for Earth Sensing
(MUSES) Platform
• Multiple payload options
► Precise Pointing of High-Resolution
Earth-Imaging Instruments
► On-Site Command and Control
Tele-Science Center
► Hyperspectral Imagery Data
DESIS Robotic Installation on MUSES Platform (August 27, 2018)
VEGITATI
ON
INDEX
VEGETATION
INDEX
SUSPENDED
MATTER
DISSOLVED ORGANIC
MATERIAL
► Partnered with German Space Center
(DLR),
► Operating successfully on ISS since
August 28, 2018
DESIS-30 Hyperspectral Imager
First Instrument on MUSES
► 30 meter ground sampling distance;
30 km swath; 235 spectral bands;
Visible to Near Infrared.
ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE
Vegetation No Vegetation
Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG)
ISS Configuration
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Command &
Monitoring
Panel Airlock
Stowage
Drawers
Utility Interface
Panel
DC Power &
Circuit
Breakers
Video System
Drawer
Gloveports
Rack Power
Distribution
Assembly
Rack Maintenance
Switch Assembly
• Delivered to ISS on STS-111 and installed June 2002. Operations started July 2002
• Enables crew interaction for setup, sample exchange, and experiment monitoring.
• Provides 2 levels of containment for safety, 1 KW power & cooling, HD video, and data
• Engineering Unit w/ PRCU used for high-fidelity Verification, Integration, Training and
Troubleshooting (4 available Units --Training Unit, Engineering Unit, Ground Unit, & Flight Unit)
• Operational Tele-science Center at TBE and local ISS POIC at MSFC
Life Science Glovebox (LSG)
ISS Configuration
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• Launched on HTV-7, September 22, 2018
• Currently Undergoing Installation and Checkout on the ISS
• TBE provided design, analysis, test, & Integration Support
ISS Science Payload Development/Integration &
Sustaining Support for MSG/LSG/MSRR
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► Life Science Glovebox (LSG)
delivered to the International Space
Station (ISS) by the Japanese H-II
Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also called
Kounotori (White Stork) .
LSG
MSG
MSRR
Ring Sheared Drop (RSD) Experiment will
Fly on ISS in early 2019
Experiment Objective: Observe
Formation of Fibrils as Protein
Undergoes Shear Forces as Sample
Drop Spins
Magnified Imaging of Fibrils RSD – Inside MSG Work Volume
Future – Dream Chaser
Sierra Nevada & TBE
Dream Chaser is a reusable composite
spacecraft designed to carry from 2 to 7
people and/or cargo to orbital destinations
such as the International Space Station
Summary
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Teledyne Brown Engineering has the proven experience to successfully
integrate and operate your Tissue Engineering or Mechanobiology Experiment
on ISS and other space vehicles.
We have successfully taken many payloads through the ISS Payload Safety
Review Process which is a critical skill for launch and on-orbit operations
approval.
The following contract vehicles are available now to facilitate your work:
Contract Vehicle Abbreviation Contracting Organization
Research, Engineering, and Mission
Integration Services
REMIS NASA Johnson Space Center
Engineering Solutions and
Prototyping
ESP NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
CASIS Implementation Partner Direct Contract with CASIS