By Martin de Kievit (Sales Manager Marine at Trimble, The Netherlands)
The demand for greater positioning accuracy with more reliability for waterways and marine positioning is aided with more satellite availability. While GPS from USA, and GLONASS from Russia, have been the mainstay of GNSS for the last few years we have seen three new constellations – QZSS from Japan, BeiDou (Compass) from China and GALILEO from Europe.
This presentation reviews the current status of all the GNSS constellations. Other new developments which will be touched briefly;
-Updated Geoid Model EGM-96,
-Due to doubling of the number of satellites, the corrections needed for precise GNSS, have also doubled so a new correction format is explained.
Furthermore we will tell you something about the latest RTX service (corrections over satellite) and xFILL technology (maintaining your positioning after you lose your GNSS signal).
Conceptual design and architecture of turkish communication satellite turksat...Atılay Mayadağ
Preparing a preliminary report of new communication satellite of TUBITAK. In the project, there were studied launch system standarts of spacecrafts, communicated with launch companies and prepared a cost report. Also, researched satellite safety tests and listed relevant institutions. Finally, there was chosen a suitable adaptor to assemble the satellite into the spacecraft.
• Used Computer Skills : Systems Tool Kit, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Gained Social Skills : Ability to communicate, formulate and report in a clear understandable manner.
Eit norsk romfartseventyr
Fortelle bakgrunnen og historien til selskapet og gründeren, kvifor og korleis det blei stifta. Litt om utviklinga til selskapet, teamet bak og om produkta det jobbes med. Fortelja om korleis dei har jobba so langt, korleis det er under endring, kva dei gjer vidare no, kven dei samarbeider med. Vil fortelja om partnerselskap med Rocketstar LLC frå New York som utvikler rakettmotorer.
Kristoffer Liland er direktør for Ripple Aerospace AS, han er gründer av selskapet og har ledet selskapet frå si byrjing i januar 2014 til i dag. Iløpet av denne tida har han samla eit team på 14 menneske som har hjulpet frivillig å byggja eit selskap i ein industri utanom det vanlege. Kristoffer fullfører for augeblikket mastergrad i innovasjon og kunnskapsutvikling.
By Martin de Kievit (Sales Manager Marine at Trimble, The Netherlands)
The demand for greater positioning accuracy with more reliability for waterways and marine positioning is aided with more satellite availability. While GPS from USA, and GLONASS from Russia, have been the mainstay of GNSS for the last few years we have seen three new constellations – QZSS from Japan, BeiDou (Compass) from China and GALILEO from Europe.
This presentation reviews the current status of all the GNSS constellations. Other new developments which will be touched briefly;
-Updated Geoid Model EGM-96,
-Due to doubling of the number of satellites, the corrections needed for precise GNSS, have also doubled so a new correction format is explained.
Furthermore we will tell you something about the latest RTX service (corrections over satellite) and xFILL technology (maintaining your positioning after you lose your GNSS signal).
Conceptual design and architecture of turkish communication satellite turksat...Atılay Mayadağ
Preparing a preliminary report of new communication satellite of TUBITAK. In the project, there were studied launch system standarts of spacecrafts, communicated with launch companies and prepared a cost report. Also, researched satellite safety tests and listed relevant institutions. Finally, there was chosen a suitable adaptor to assemble the satellite into the spacecraft.
• Used Computer Skills : Systems Tool Kit, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Gained Social Skills : Ability to communicate, formulate and report in a clear understandable manner.
Eit norsk romfartseventyr
Fortelle bakgrunnen og historien til selskapet og gründeren, kvifor og korleis det blei stifta. Litt om utviklinga til selskapet, teamet bak og om produkta det jobbes med. Fortelja om korleis dei har jobba so langt, korleis det er under endring, kva dei gjer vidare no, kven dei samarbeider med. Vil fortelja om partnerselskap med Rocketstar LLC frå New York som utvikler rakettmotorer.
Kristoffer Liland er direktør for Ripple Aerospace AS, han er gründer av selskapet og har ledet selskapet frå si byrjing i januar 2014 til i dag. Iløpet av denne tida har han samla eit team på 14 menneske som har hjulpet frivillig å byggja eit selskap i ein industri utanom det vanlege. Kristoffer fullfører for augeblikket mastergrad i innovasjon og kunnskapsutvikling.
Jill Mcguire, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: "Robotic Refueling Mission." Presented at the 2013 International Space Station Research and Development Conference, http://www.astronautical.org/issrdc/2013.
Long duration, lighter than air, stratospheric airships might offer a unique and compelling platform for a wide range of Earth science and astrophysics. There is also great commercial opportunity in stratospheric, stationary platforms that can remain aloft for months or even years at a time. A 2013 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) series of workshops (http://kiss.caltech.edu/programs.html#airships) brought together a number of scientists and aerospace industry professionals to discuss this potential. The report from that study (http://kiss.caltech.edu/papers/airships/papers/airships.pdf) identified the need for a graduated approach to developing the necessary technology and recommended a funded challenge as one way to meet this need. The NASA Centennial Challenge office funded development of the Airships-20-20-20 Challenge, but NASA ultimately decided not to pursue the Challenge. I will describe the science enabled by airships and the proposed Challenge.
40 Powers of 10 - Simulating the Universe with the DiRAC HPC Facilityinside-BigData.com
In this deck from the Swiss HPC Conference, Mark Wilkinson presents: 40 Powers of 10 - Simulating the Universe with the DiRAC HPC Facility.
"DiRAC is the integrated supercomputing facility for theoretical modeling and HPC-based research in particle physics, and astrophysics, cosmology, and nuclear physics, all areas in which the UK is world-leading. DiRAC provides a variety of compute resources, matching machine architecture to the algorithm design and requirements of the research problems to be solved. As a single federated Facility, DiRAC allows more effective and efficient use of computing resources, supporting the delivery of the science programs across the STFC research communities. It provides a common training and consultation framework and, crucially, provides critical mass and a coordinating structure for both small- and large-scale cross-discipline science projects, the technical support needed to run and develop a distributed HPC service, and a pool of expertise to support knowledge transfer and industrial partnership projects. The on-going development and sharing of best-practice for the delivery of productive, national HPC services with DiRAC enables STFC researchers to produce world-leading science across the entire STFC science theory program."
Watch the video: https://wp.me/p3RLHQ-k94
Learn more: https://dirac.ac.uk/
and
http://hpcadvisorycouncil.com/events/2019/swiss-workshop/agenda.php
Sign up for our insideHPC Newsletter: http://insidehpc.com/newsletter
Jill Mcguire, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: "Robotic Refueling Mission." Presented at the 2013 International Space Station Research and Development Conference, http://www.astronautical.org/issrdc/2013.
Long duration, lighter than air, stratospheric airships might offer a unique and compelling platform for a wide range of Earth science and astrophysics. There is also great commercial opportunity in stratospheric, stationary platforms that can remain aloft for months or even years at a time. A 2013 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) series of workshops (http://kiss.caltech.edu/programs.html#airships) brought together a number of scientists and aerospace industry professionals to discuss this potential. The report from that study (http://kiss.caltech.edu/papers/airships/papers/airships.pdf) identified the need for a graduated approach to developing the necessary technology and recommended a funded challenge as one way to meet this need. The NASA Centennial Challenge office funded development of the Airships-20-20-20 Challenge, but NASA ultimately decided not to pursue the Challenge. I will describe the science enabled by airships and the proposed Challenge.
40 Powers of 10 - Simulating the Universe with the DiRAC HPC Facilityinside-BigData.com
In this deck from the Swiss HPC Conference, Mark Wilkinson presents: 40 Powers of 10 - Simulating the Universe with the DiRAC HPC Facility.
"DiRAC is the integrated supercomputing facility for theoretical modeling and HPC-based research in particle physics, and astrophysics, cosmology, and nuclear physics, all areas in which the UK is world-leading. DiRAC provides a variety of compute resources, matching machine architecture to the algorithm design and requirements of the research problems to be solved. As a single federated Facility, DiRAC allows more effective and efficient use of computing resources, supporting the delivery of the science programs across the STFC research communities. It provides a common training and consultation framework and, crucially, provides critical mass and a coordinating structure for both small- and large-scale cross-discipline science projects, the technical support needed to run and develop a distributed HPC service, and a pool of expertise to support knowledge transfer and industrial partnership projects. The on-going development and sharing of best-practice for the delivery of productive, national HPC services with DiRAC enables STFC researchers to produce world-leading science across the entire STFC science theory program."
Watch the video: https://wp.me/p3RLHQ-k94
Learn more: https://dirac.ac.uk/
and
http://hpcadvisorycouncil.com/events/2019/swiss-workshop/agenda.php
Sign up for our insideHPC Newsletter: http://insidehpc.com/newsletter
During the last 30 years of science exploration in space, the complexity of experiments and related equipment has continuously increased, leading more and more frequently to the impossibility to fulfill the quadruple constraints: science, technologies, safety and cost. Since a few year, a fresh approach appears in the new space mood where key words are simpler and faster.
Similar to Goddard 2015: Pamela Melroy, DARPA (20)
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
1. On the Cusp: What’s Next
DARPA Perspective on Space
Ms. Pamela A. Melroy, Deputy Director, Tactical Technology Office
Briefing prepared for 53rd Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
March 12, 2015
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2. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
was established in 1958 to prevent strategic surprise
from negatively affecting U.S. national security and create
strategic surprise for U.S. adversaries by maintaining the
technological superiority of the U.S. military.
To fulfill its mission, the Agency relies on diverse
performers to apply multi-disciplinary approaches to both
advance knowledge through basic research and create
innovative technologies that address current practical
problems through applied research.
As the DoD’s primary innovation engine, DARPA
undertakes projects that are finite in duration but that
create lasting revolutionary change.
Mission
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4. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Today
~16,000+ objects in 1014 km3 (240,000 oceans)
GEO
MEO
Can characterize †
NumberofObjects
LEO
Known
objects in
LEO orbit
≈ 12,020
Can’t detect & track Can detect & track †
Can
characterize †Can’t detect & track Can detect & track †
Can characterize †Can’t detect & track Can detect & track †
4
Size of Objects (RCS m2)
U.S. satellites
International satellites
U.S. debris
International debris
KEY
† Cannot detect, track and
characterize every object
simultaneously
Known
objects in
MEO orbit
≈ 1,890
SWISSCUBE
RCS: 0.041 m2
COSMOS 2080
RCS: 1.0 m2
NAVSTAR 64
RCS: 6.3 m2
ISS
RCS: 227.8 m2
Vanguard 1
RCS: 0.11 m2
Known
objects in
GEO orbit
≈ 1,840
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5. Launch:
• Flexible, affordable access
• Affordable, routine and reliable access to space
• Aircraft-like space access to lower cost and increase capabilities
• Small satellite access to GEO
Satellite:
• Changing the paradigm of satellite operations
• New satellite architectures for speed and robustness
• GEO space robotics to repair and assemble very large satellites that could not be
launched
Space Domain Awareness (SDA):
• Real-time space domain awareness
• Real-time detection and tracking versus catalog maintenance and days to weeks of
forensics
DARPA Vision for Robust Space
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7. Artist’s concept
Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA)
ALASA aims to:
• Leverage performance, flexibility and re-
usability of air launch, and streamlined design
and manufacturing
• Reduce infrastructure costs by using runways
vs. fixed sites, automating operations;
avoiding unnecessary services
• Launch 100-pound payloads for under $1M
per flight, including range costs
• Have the satellite on orbit 24 hours after the
request
• Escape the constraints of fixed direction and
location for space launch
• Exercise the concept frequently enough to
make operations increasingly efficient and
cost-effective
Goal: Provide more affordable, routine and reliable access to space for multiple missions
Todays capabilities: Vertical launch
Future capabilities: Horizontal launch
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8. ALASA Design Emphasizes Features to Enable Lower
Unit Cost
• Two-stage liquid-fueled launch vehicle would use high
energy liquid monopropellant for simplified system
design and handling
• “Tractor” configuration would allow enhanced
performance
• Differential throttling and tangential canting would
eliminate gimbals and attitude jets
• Launching from unmodified F-15E aircraft would
leverage existing infrastructure for fast response and
low cost
• Commercial-grade avionics, advanced composite
structures, automated mission planning and flight
termination systems would reduce costs
Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
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9. • ALASA had a successful Phase I, which resulted in three viable system designs and three
enabling technologies that continued on into Phase II (engine test and critical design
review)
• Payload depends on delivered engine performance with new monopropellant, which will be
verified by testing beginning in February 2015
• DARPA has approved Phase III: 12 orbital test launched in 2015 and 2016; the smallsat
community is excited about having dedicated launch opportunities, and there has been no
difficulty finding useful payloads
Summary
Artist’s Concept
Artist’s Concept
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10. XS-1 aims to:
• Break cycle of escalating space system
costs by:
• Enabling future space system
architectures
• Leveraging interests & capabilities of
commercial sector and space tourism
• Expand the reusable air-launched
concept with a hypersonic vehicle
capable of launching 3,000- to 5,000-
lbs payloads for $5M with low-cost
upper stage
• Mature and integrate technologies
supporting launch and hypersonic
vehicles
• Demonstrate mission assurance by
flying 10 times in 10 days
Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1)
Goal: Lower launch costs and increase space capabilities with aircraft-like space access
10
Artist’s Concept
Artist’s Concept
Artist’s Concept
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12. XS-1 Summary
12
Artist’s concept
XS-1 aims to create a new paradigm for more routine,
responsive and affordable space operations
12
Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
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XS-1 seeks to:
- Address growing launch costs in an era of
declining budgets
- Lower operating costs to enable new,
game-changing capabilities
- Leverage emerging suborbital launch
technology & entrepreneurs
- Demonstrate technology for transition to
government and commercial users
13. Payload Orbital Delivery (POD) System
• A standardized mechanism designed to safely carry
and release in GEO a wide variety of payloads aboard
commercial communications satellites
• Increase opportunities for small mass (~70-100 kg) to
many orbits (including GEO):
• High-tempo launches
• POD payload is agnostic to launch vehicle,
interfacing instead with the GEO host spacecraft
• Provide opportunities for rideshare and separation
from a host:
• Adjustable, precise and reliable payload ejection
• Low POD tumble rates for safe release
• Low dynamic disturbance to host
• Increase responsiveness:
• Efficient integration, testing and qualification,
and minimized need for re-verification, allowing
for late integration to the hosting satellite
• Flexibility in payload geometry and CG location
13
Artist’s concept
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14. Changing the Paradigm of Satellite Operations
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15. Satlets
eXperiment for Cellular Integration
Technologies
(eXCITe)
Orbit: 450x720
98 deg
Date: 1QFY16
Life: 2-8 weeks
Launch: 1 of 5 payloads on a SHERPA
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate aggregation ability to withstand
launch environment, perform and maintain
thermal control, communicate with the ground,
reconstitute traditional spacecraft bus capability
2. Demonstrate aggregation ability to support a
simple and a complex payload
15
Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
• A new low-cost, modular satellite
architecture that can scale almost infinitely
• Satlets are small modules that incorporate
multiple essential satellite functions and
share data, power and thermal
management capabilities
• Satlets physically aggregate in different
combinations that would provide
capabilities to accomplish diverse missions
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16. • Provide unparalleled
high-resolution images
on request of spacecraft
experiencing anomalies
• Inspections would be
enabled by a RMMV with
a sensor suite and
dexterous arms with
cameras
• Stand-off inspections
(50m-1km)
• Close inspections (5m-
50m)
• Docked inspections
Future Goal: GEO Robotic Servicing
• Cooperatively move
spacecraft in orbit,
recover spacecraft in off-
nominal orbits and extend
lifetimes through
propellant conservation
• N/S station keeping
recovery
• End-of-Life to GEO
graveyard
• Repositioning within the
GEO belt
• Assist spacecraft
experiencing
anomalies, helping to
ensure that missions can
be completed at
maximum performance
• Free stuck appendages
• Supplement attitude
control
• Perform docked
inspections
Artist’s
Concept
Artist’s
Concept
Artist’s
Concept
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17. GEO servicing Could Build Confidence to
Transform the Entire Space ArchitectureSERVICING
First robotic
capability in GEO
Commercial
providers expand
coverage
NEWARCHITECTURES
LEO-to-GEO
space tug
• On-orbit replaceable units
• Modular spacecraft
Large apertures,
structures and bases
Automated,
scheduled
refueling
• Reduced
redundancy
• Lightly fueled
at launch
• Assembly
experiments
Technology development and investment
Space robotics = national-level growth potential
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18. Real-Time Space Domain Awareness
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19. OrbitOutlook
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• Space Situational
Awareness (SSA)
currently uses
sophisticated and
exquisite certified
government sensors
• With this model,
greater coverage can
only come at a
significant cost Artist Concept
Government ground
based sensors
Joint Space
Operations Center
Government space
based sensors
Space object
Goal: Leverage hundreds of available, low-cost assets to increase coverage and
persistence of tracking space objects
Artist’s Concept
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20. OrbitOutlook
Government ground
based sensors
Commercial RF
tracking
University optical tracking
Joint Space
Operations Center
Data gathering
and analysis
International
partner data
Space object
Commercial
optical tracking
Artist’s Concept
Government space
based sensors
OrbitOutlook aims to:
• Integrate space
surveillance data from
non-traditional DoD
sources
• Commercial
• Academia
• International partners
• Establish processes to
verify information
assurance and data
quality
• Develop characterization
and Indications and
Warning (I&W)
techniques
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Goal: Leverage hundreds of available, low-cost assets to increase coverage and
persistence of tracking space objects
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21. Hallmark: Real-Time Space Domain Awareness
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Goals:
• Perform real-time information fusion,
including course of action (COA)
generation and execution support
• Ingest source-agnostic information
• Use automation algorithms as decision
aids to meet specific timelines
• Develop 3D visualization containing
intuitive commander operating picture
Provide U.S. senior leadership the tools needed for real-time understanding and evaluation
of the space environment
Artist’s Concept
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22. Creating the Future
Routine access to spaceGEO robotic servicing
Tactical space traffic control
DARPA space programs could help enable
breakthrough future technologies in many
areas, including:
• Tactical space traffic control
• GEO robotic servicing
• Routine access to space
DARPA seeks to fuel and leverage commercial
capabilities, and partner with other agencies to
augment national and economic security
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Artist’s concept
Artist’s concept
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Maserati image: www.maserati.com
Reuters image: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/us-ford-china-idUSBRE84D03C20120514
Hurricane image: NOAA US Government image http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurricane-fran-nasa1.gif
Radar image: SMDC US Government Image http://www.smdc.army.mil/SMDCPhoto_Gallery/Sensors/Radar.jpg
Launchpad image: NASA US Government Image http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-000869.jpg
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Rough cut
LEO – apogee below 2,000 km
GEO – apogee 35,786 +/- 2,000 km
MEO – apogee between LEO and GEO
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The image on the bottom left of slide is the LADEE spacecraft bus while
it was being assembled. LADEE had a modular design, so it is just an
example of the fact that modular spacecraft are feasible. (LADEE was not
designed to have modules replaced or assembled on orbit, however; its
modularity was just for ground assembly.)
(LADEE was a NASA spacecraft that recently orbited the Moon.)
“First Robotic” and “Commercial Providers” images from NRL
All other images from NASA