University Nanosat Program Nanosat-3 Kickoff Briefing 02 February 03 AFOSR Goddard Space Flight Center AIAA AFRL/VS

Briefing Outline Introductions – Program Partners – Universities Program Overview – Description – Goals / Objectives NS-3 User’s Guide Review – Competition – Interfaces Internal Cargo Unit (ICU) Lightband Canister for All Payload Ejections (CAPE)

University Nanosat Program POC’s Program PI’s: Gerald Witt – AFOSR Lucien Cox – NASA GSFC Frank Bauer Neil Dennehy Stephen Brock – AIAA Jeff Ganley – AFRL/VS Andrew Peffer Mark Kumashiro Scott Franke University PI’s: Hank Voss – Taylor University Sven Bilen – Penn State University Mike Swartwout – Washington University – St. Louis Dave Klumpar – Montana State University Helen Reed – Arizona State University Fred Looft – Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wayne Shiroma – University of Hawaii at Manoa Steve Horan – New Mexico State University Lyon King – Michigan Technological University Elaine Hansen – University of Colorado Glenn Lightsey – University of Texas at Austin Harlan Spence – Boston University Chuck Swenson – Utah State University Brian Gilchrist – University of Michigan

University Nanosat Program Overview OBJECTIVES – Future Workforce Training Through a National Student Satellite Design and Fabrication Competition – Development of the Small Satellite Technology Area, Including Subsystems Development and Standard Deployment Systems with Rapid Launch Capability at Low Cost DESCRIPTION – Satellite Design and Fabrication Competition to be Sponsored by AIAA (Recurring 2 Year Cycle) – Winner of the Competition is Flown on the Space Shuttle – AFRL/VS / STP will Develop a Second Generation Small Satellite Launch Adapter which Provides Significant Safety Related Protections – AFRL/VS / NASA GSFC will Develop a Suite of Standard Nanosat Components (Bus, Power, Comm, Etc.) – NASA GSFC will Provide Design and Safety Related Guidance to the Participating Universities – AFOSR to Provide Nominal Funding to US Universities to Participate in the Competition Experiment Location

User’s Guide Design Competition Universities have 2 years to design, build, and test an engineering design unit (EDU) Nanosatellite. – Design/Build/Test Phase begins at the Kickoff Meeting, Feb 03. – Design/Build/Test Phase ends at the Flight Competition Review, in Jan 05. – The winner will be selected at the Flight Competition Review. – The competition winner will be integrated with AFRL and STP deployment systems and launched on the Shuttle. – 2 nd and 3 rd place awards will be provided (Awards TBD).

User’s Guide Design Competition Evaluation Criteria – Student Participation (45 points) Educational Outreach to Students in Grades K-12. Participation at Program Milestone Events. Involvement of students from various disciplines, undergraduate and graduate. Student involvement at all levels: Management, Design, Test, Assembly. – Technical Relevance (35 points) Relevance to the Air Force and NASA. See User’s Guide Appendix A. – Flyability (20 points) Mission Success and Safety. Competition Final Deliverable Items – EDU, Design Drawings, Reports, Frequency Allocation Paperwork.

User’s Guide Schedule MilestoneLocation (Tentative)Date (Tentative) Kickoff/Industry MeetingSTAIF ConferenceFeb 2, 03 System Concept ReviewTeleconApril 03 Phase 0 Safety ReviewTelecon with JSC Safety PanelMay 03 Safety Exam DueDue to AFRLMay 03 Balloon Experiment WorkshopUniversity of Colorado at BoulderJune 03 Preliminary Design ReviewSmallSat Conference, Logan, UTAug 03 Satellite Fabrication ClassAFRL, Albuquerque, NMOct 03 Subsystem Design ReviewTBDJan 04 Balloon Experiment WorkshopUniversity of Colorado at BoulderJune 04 Phase I Safety ReviewJohnson Space Center, Houston TXJuly 04 Critical Design ReviewSmallSat Conference, Logan, UTAug 04 Flight Competition ReviewTBDJan 05 Phase II Safety ReviewJohnson Space Center, Houston TXApr 05 Nanosat Flight Unit DeliveryAFRL or Goddard Space Flight CenterJul 05 Integrated Testing of Flight HardwareAFRL or Goddard Space Flight CenterJul/Aug 05 Phase III Safety ReviewJohnson Space Center, Houston TXNov 05 LaunchKSCMar 06

User’s Guide Deployment Concept The baseline is a Shuttle Launch using the STP Canister for all Payload Ejections (CAPE) Deployment System. The Nanosat will be mounted inside the AFRL Internal Cargo Unit (ICU). The ICU/Nanosat is installed inside the CAPE canister. The ICU/Nanosat is ejected from CAPE on orbit. The ICU halves separate, and the Nanosat is released.