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NASA Payloads Philosophy/Process Update: Pre-Assign Rack Familiarization Training
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DTN Leads the International Space Station Payload Operation in Advanced Exploration
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Payload Design for the Lunar Flashlight Mission: Illuminating the Moon's South Pole
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Introduction to the Human Factors Implementation Team (HFIT) Process for Payload Developers
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ARC Cell Science Validation (CS-V) Payload Overview
Automated cell biology system for laboratory and International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory research. Enhanced cell culture platform that provides undisturbed culture maintenance, including feedback temperature control, medical grade gas supply, perfusion nutrient delivery and removal of waste, and automated experiment manipulations. Programmable manipulations include: media feeds change out, injections, fraction collections, fixation, flow rate, and temperature modification within a one-piece sterile barrier flow path. Cassette provides 3 levels of containment and allows Crew access to the bioculture chamber and flow path assembly for experiment initiation, refurbishment, or sample retrieval and preservation.
Beyond DNA Sequencing in Space: Current and Future Omics Capabilities of the Biomolecule Sequencer Payload
Why do we need a DNA sequencer to support the human exploration of space? (A) Operational environmental monitoring; (1) Identification of contaminating microbes, (2) Infectious disease diagnosis, (3) Reduce down mass (sample return for environmental monitoring, crew health, etc.). (B) Research; (1) Human, (2) Animal, (3) Microbes/Cell lines, (4) Plant. (C) Med Ops; (1) Response to countermeasures, (2) Radiation, (3) Real-time analysis can influence medical intervention. (C) Support astrobiology science investigations; (1) Technology superiorly suited to in situ nucleic acid-based life detection, (2) Functional testing for integration into robotics for extraplanetary exploration mission.
Telemetry Options for LDB Payloads
The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility has been designing and building high-altitude balloon power systems for over 26 years. With that experience, we have found certain types of PV panels, batteries, and charge controllers that are reliable in stratospheric environments. The ultimate goal is to ensure that power systems will provide power reliably throughout the duration of an LDB flight. The purpose of this presentation is to provide some general guidelines and best practices for power system design.
Design and Test of the Payload Electronics and in Flight Sequence Development for the CSUN Cubesat1 Low Temperature Battery Experiment
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Using Life-Cycle Human Factors Engineering to Avoid Costs: Lessons Learned from NASA's Human Factors Verification Process for Space Payloads
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Lean Enablers for Managing Lean Satellite Science and Technology Payload Missions
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Space Launch System: SLS Payload Delivery Capability Overview
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Improving Scientific Payload Communication Over Multiple, Low-Capacity Links
Communication is an important part of every airborne science mission. It provides a means for a large group of ground-based scientists to monitor and adjust experiments aboard aircraft that often cannot support a large number of passengers. In some cases, such as unmanned aircraft, communication becomes critical to a successful mission. Existing communication systems require the use of multiple, low-capacity channels, or links, to handle the capacity requirements of the scientists. Current communication solutions attempt to balance performance and reliability, but ultimately suffer from some critical design flaws that limit the ability of the system to handle additional links. We show how adding resources to the current system results in decreased performance and reliability. We explore the use of a new communication protocol, MultiPath Transmission Control Protocol, to make better use of multiple communication links and propose a total system capable of scaling to any number of channels efficiently and dynamically. The tools developed to support and measure this solution are also detailed.