1. The Space in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Courses HokieSat Labs Vomit Comet New Projects Chris Hall, Randolph 224D cdhall@vt.edu www.aoe.vt.edu/~cdhall Courses HokieSat Labs Vomit Comet New Projects Chris Hall, Randolph 224D cdhall@vt.edu www.aoe.vt.edu/~cdhall

2. Courses AOE 4134 Astromechanics (Fall, Junior/Senior Year) –Required for all AE students –Orbital dynamics of satellites and interplanetary probes AOE 4140 Attitude Dynamics (Spring, Junior/Senior Year) –Elective –Pointing dynamics and control of spacecraft AOE 4065/6 Design (Fall/Spring, Senior Yr) –Required Course with Aircraft, Spacecraft, or Ship options –Current projects: Mission to Deliver Hydrogen to Mars Submillimeter Probe of Early Cosmic Structure Solar Imaging Radio Astronomy Hubble Space Telescope Retrofit AOE 4134 Astromechanics (Fall, Junior/Senior Year) –Required for all AE students –Orbital dynamics of satellites and interplanetary probes AOE 4140 Attitude Dynamics (Spring, Junior/Senior Year) –Elective –Pointing dynamics and control of spacecraft AOE 4065/6 Design (Fall/Spring, Senior Yr) –Required Course with Aircraft, Spacecraft, or Ship options –Current projects: Mission to Deliver Hydrogen to Mars Submillimeter Probe of Early Cosmic Structure Solar Imaging Radio Astronomy Hubble Space Telescope Retrofit

3. HokieSat Project began as Senior Project Launch in 2004? 18 kg, 18” diameter, 12” high Solar cells, NiCd batteries Magnetic torque coils for pointing control Micro-pulsed plasma thrusters use teflon propellant for propulsion GPS receiver provides navigation for orbit determination Designed and built by students in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Project began as Senior Project Launch in 2004? 18 kg, 18” diameter, 12” high Solar cells, NiCd batteries Magnetic torque coils for pointing control Micro-pulsed plasma thrusters use teflon propellant for propulsion GPS receiver provides navigation for orbit determination Designed and built by students in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

4. Satellite Tracking Laboratory  Operational ground station in 311A Randolph Hall  Allows tracking and communications with amateur satellites, Space Shuttle, and eventually HokieSat

5. Space Systems Simulation Laboratory In Hancock 214 Two rotational spacecraft simulators to conduct experiments on coordinated pointing and formation flying Designed and built by AE undergrads and grads Three-dimensional rotation Computers, sensors and actuators, RF communications In Hancock 214 Two rotational spacecraft simulators to conduct experiments on coordinated pointing and formation flying Designed and built by AE undergrads and grads Three-dimensional rotation Computers, sensors and actuators, RF communications

6. Vomit Comet Four AE juniors designed, built, and flew an experiment on a KC-135 aircraft Tested effects of reduced gravity on human’s ability to point a rotating object Always looking for 4 more brave souls to carry on the project Four AE juniors designed, built, and flew an experiment on a KC-135 aircraft Tested effects of reduced gravity on human’s ability to point a rotating object Always looking for 4 more brave souls to carry on the project

7. Sounding Rocket New project began last year Design, build, and fly a payload on a sounding rocket Payload will conduct two atmospheric science experiments and be recovered at sea off the coast of Virginia (Wallops Island) New project began last year Design, build, and fly a payload on a sounding rocket Payload will conduct two atmospheric science experiments and be recovered at sea off the coast of Virginia (Wallops Island)

8. Other Space Cadets in the AOE Faculty Dr. Hanspeter Schaub is an orbit and attitude dynamics and control specialist and joined the faculty after working with Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico Dr. Joseph Wang is an electric propulsion expert who joined the faculty after working with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California Dr. Hanspeter Schaub is an orbit and attitude dynamics and control specialist and joined the faculty after working with Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico Dr. Joseph Wang is an electric propulsion expert who joined the faculty after working with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California