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Briefing. Southeast Regional Space Grant Meeting Griffin Gate Marriott Resort Lexington, Kentucky 11 November 2006. http://www.kysat.com. Student Fingerprints…. 10 Years on Orbit 17,500 Miles per Hour 1 Russian ICBM Launch Vehicle
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Briefing Southeast Regional Space Grant Meeting Griffin Gate Marriott Resort Lexington, Kentucky 11 November 2006 http://www.kysat.com
Student Fingerprints… • 10 Years on Orbit • 17,500 Miles per Hour • 1 Russian ICBM Launch Vehicle • 40,000 Trips Around the Earth
What is KySat? • The Project • Multi-disciplinary, multi-university • Public, private, academic “owners” • KySat Timeline • February 06 – Idea first pitched • May 06 – Consortium press conference • Summer 06 – Tech Team internship • April 07 – Flight model complete • July 07 – Shipment to launch-integrator • December 07 – On Orbit! • The Payoff • Pull Post-Secondary STEM into Aerospace • Interest K-12 in STEM
Payloads Photographs S-Band Radio (High Bandwidth) Audio Playback Cross-Band Repeater Data Morse Code Digital Beacons File Transfer Audio Telemetry Other DTMF Commanding Command Schedule Power Mode Switching What Will KySat Do?
Education Today • Hard-Skills • Design for Harsh Environment • Orbital Mechanics • Solar Energy Collection & Power Management • Wireless Communications Setup and Operation • Data Path (Command & Telemetry) • Software (Embedded, Ground Station, Server) • Embedded Systems Hardware • Structural Design • Mechanical Actuators • Modeling and Simulation • Systems Test • Soft-Skills • Complex Systems Design • Design Review Process • Proper Documentation (wiki) • Supply-Chain Management • Multi-Disciplinary Communication • Teamwork, Scheduling, and Troubleshooting
Education “of Tomorrow” • For the Fun of It • Physically touch a spacecraft • Playground tracking events • Chase a FAST moving object • Control a camera 300 miles above • Talk to people a 1000 miles away • For the Inspiration of It • Exciting tool to give STEM a tangible purpose • “How does it work?” • “How can I do that?” • Student Payloads • Class photos, names, audio clips • Sights and sounds of the state • Sensor systems (future) • The Curriculum Aspect • Aligned with STEM standards • Spiral connection • Teachers co-author curriculum • Building for the Future • K-12 Collaborations • Statewide KySat conferences
“ First, the vision for space exploration is a multi-generational program. It will require decades. The people who will be taking us to Mars and beyond are in elementary and middle school. ” - NASA Administrator Mike Griffin 6/10/2005 http://www.kysat.com Garrett Chandler gchandler@uky.edu