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The Role of Suborbital Flights for Education and Technology Development within Penn States Student Space Programs LaboratoryAllen T. KummerSven G. Biln

Student Space Programs Laboratoryhttp://sspl.psu.eduThe Pennsylvania State University 1Aerospace Workforce NeedsLooming workforce issues exist within aerospace industry as Apollo generation reaches retirementOpportunities for students to obtain hands-on experience with spaceflight hardware have been steadily decliningAt present, there are insufficient methods for students to acquire hands-on experience in the scientific and technical disciplines necessary for space commerce and exploration. Aldridge ReportUniversities have been searching for their roleUSRA Annual Symposia have addressed aerospace workforce issues with its members

SSPL ProvidesHands-on projects to apply classroom knowledge in real world, interdisciplinary settingsExperience working through a complete design cycleDevelopment of systems engineering mindsetStudent Space Programs LaboratorySelected Student Space Projects

NanosatsSounding RocketsHigh Altitude BalloonsMicrogravity FlightsSSPL Resources Clean room ThermalVac Cryo Oven Anechoic Chamber Machine Shop Vibration Test

http://sspl.psu.edu

CubeSats3Flight Programs: RocketsCanSatSounding RocketsSatellitesNanosatCubesatJANUS/HEMIBalloonsHASP/HEMIMicrogravityFLYING LIONSAdvanced Technology Development ProgramInfrastructure Development: Ground StationIntegration and test (under that are projects)Design & developmentPrototypingTrainingLab AdvancementE/POPRMission Concepts and OpportunitiesIntegration with research

OSIRIS CubeSatUniversity Student Experiment Ride Share Sounding Rocket Program

High Energy Monitoring Instrument Precursor Balloon

StructuresPowerThermalC&DHNavigationCommunicationsGround Data SysScienceSystemsEPOProject Management01000203040506070809102: Functional GroupsJANUSOLiteOLite 23: Project1:

SSPL Integration with Curriculum First-Year Seminar Honors options Undergrad and grad thesis topics Independent Studies Senior Design Projects Space Systems Engineering Seminar Space Systems Engineering Certificate12 credits of space systems and related course workSpace systems project work and documentation

6OSIRIS Mission ConceptOrbital System for Investigating the Response of the Ionosphere to Stimulation and space weather

Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012OSIRISOLite 2OLite

Build a Little, Test a Little, Fly a Little

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The ESPRIT MissionThree-year undergraduate projectDesign, fabrication, verification, integration, and analysis of a scientific sounding rocket payloadStudents produced:7 scientific instruments3 attitude instruments4 engineering demonstrationsElectrical and mechanical subsystemsInstruments demonstrated for future missionsCollaboration between PSU and three Norwegian UniversitiesLaunched in June 2006 in Norway

1010University of Bergen, Oslo, Tech of Narvik; Science atmospheric and space physics; Engineering system design and development; educational objectives become world class engineersSounding Rocket Booms11

Requirements for Suborbital FlightsReusable VehiclesAccess to the local environment for more than just optical experimentsAccess to the undisturbed environment around the spacecraft e.g. boomsBalloonsAccess to ground stations and ~24 loft times to characterize diurnal variation

Industry/Professional Mentoring Program Tap into the experience of industry professionals for reviews (reduces project risk)Assists students with networking with potential future employersAdditional source of funding

ARLPenn StateThe voice of experienceARL 13ResearchFunding

Graduate ThesesSenior ThesisIndependent StudySpace Systems Engineering Certificate

Research TopicsEvolution of the UniverseSpace WeatherPlasma Science

ResearchFormalizationInternational Collaborations 14