NASA SmallSat Technology Partnerships – 2022 Technology Exposition

Co-Hosted by

Small Spacecraft Technology Program & Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute

Agenda

Held virtually on June 8, 2022

Welcome and Perspectives

9:00AM

• Welcome and Introduction
  Rodolphe De Rosee
  STP Technical Officer
  Small Spacecraft Technology Program
  Program Systems Engineer

9:05AM

• Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
  Christopher E. Baker
  Program Executive
  Small Spacecraft Technology Program and Flight Opportunities Program
• Science Mission Directorate (SMD) SmallSat Technology
  Florence W. Tan
  Deputy Chief Technologist,
  Science Mission Directorate,
  Chair, Small Spacecraft Coordination Group
• Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD)
  Andres Martinez
  Small Spacecraft Program Executive,
  Mars Campaign Development (MCD) division
  Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
• Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD)
  Serkan Bastug
  Space Operations Mission Directorate, Launch Services Office

SmallSat Technology Partnerships Presentations – Communication, Navigation, and Thermal

9:25AM

• A high-precision continuous-time PNT compact module for the LunaNet small spacecraft – [2020]
  A model of a high-precision continuous-time position-navigation-and-timing chip module for the 2022 LunaNet small spacecraft that will enable the tracking-data relay satellite to serve effectively as the network access node for continuous communications with the Lunar orbital and surface.
  
  Dr. Chee Wei Wong 
  University of California, Los Angeles
  cheewei.wong@ucla.edu

9:45AM

• Crater-Based Navigation and Timing – [2020]
  An on-board navigation system that will use surface features for on-board inertial optical navigation. This design will mature positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities applicable to any spacecraft with a camera, reduce the total number of ground contacts and tracking data, and the algorithms leverage hardware proven for small satellites.
  
  Dr. Brandon Jones
  University of Texas, Austin
  brandon.jones@utexas.edu

10:05AM

• 5G Arrays for Lunar Relay Operations (FIGARO) – [2020]
  The design of Ka-band phased array antennas with commercial 5G Silicon RFIC beamformer technology for space-based relay applications.
  
  Dr. Satish Sharma
  San Diego State University
  ssharma@sdsu.edu

10:25AM

• A Small Satellite Lunar Communications and Navigation System – [2020]
  An integrated communications, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system that will support regional Lunar surface navigation, relative navigation between assets, timing synchronization, and human location services in addition to a simple messaging system compliant with the Lunar frequency band plan.
  
  Dr. Scott Palo
  University of Colorado, Boulder
  scott.palo@colorado.edu

10:45AM

• An Additively Manufactured Deployable Radiator with Oscillating Heat Pipes (AMDROHP) to Enable High Power Lunar CubeSats – [2020]
  The AMDROHP mission is a technology demonstration of an additively manufactured deployable radiator with oscillating heat pipes (AMDROHP). The development of this radiator technology will help address the thermal challenges presented by high-power CubeSats in future Lunar missions.
  
  Dr. Yen (Jim) Kuo
  California State University, Los Angeles
  jkuo7@calstatela.edu

SmallSat Technology Partnerships Presentations – Propulsion

11:15AM

• Lunar Missions Enabled by Chemical-Electrospray Propulsion – [2020]
  A standardized orbital transfer vehicle for SmallSat payloads to Lunar orbits benefits from multimode chemical-electrospray propulsion. This project leverages previous advancements in monoprop-electrospray propulsion system (MEPS) propellant and thruster development and demonstrates a complete propulsion package that is on track for flight demonstration.
  
  Dr. Joshua Rovey
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  rovey@illinois.edu

11:35AM

• Variable Specific Impulse Electrospray Thrusters for SmallSat Propulsion – [2020]
  The project has demonstrated a TRL5 electrospray thruster intended for a 12U CubeSat. The thruster can be scaled to operate efficiently throughout the broad power range of SmallSats, down to the few Watts typical of a 1U CubeSat.  The thrusting elements are multimeter arrays micromachined in silicon.
  
  Dr. Manuel Gamero-Castaño
  University of California, Irvine
  mgameroc@uci.edu

11:55AM

• 3-D Printed Hybrid Propulsion Solutions for SmallSat Lunar Landing and Sample Return – [2020]
  The design and testing of a 25-50 N propulsion system packaged into a 12U size with the energy profiles necessary for Lunar landing and sample return missions.
  
  Dr. Stephen Whitmore
  Utah State University
  stephen.whitmore@usu.edu

12:15PM

• High Specific-impulse Electrospray Explorer for Deep-space (HiSPEED) – [2018]
  A multi-staged ion Electrospray Propulsion System extends thruster lifetime and enables deep-space exploration with small satellites.
  
  Dr. Paulo Lozano
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  plozano@mit.edu

NASA Partnerships

12:35PM

• Leverage NASA Patented Technology for your Project
  Learn how to use NASA patented technologies.
  
  Jay Singh
  Portfolio Manager, 
  Technology Transfer Office
  jayinder.singh@nasa.gov
• NASA Partnership Mechanisms
  Overview of the suite of partnership mechanisms and their uses in a nutshell.
  
  Martha Del Alto
  Agreements Manager,
  Strategic Agreements Office
  martha.e.delalto@nasa.gov

Closing Remarks and Social

12:55 – 1:05PM

• Closing remarks
  Rodolphe De Rosee

1:05 – 1:15PM

• Virtual Social and Networking