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Schedule
1987
Wednesday, October 7th
10:45 AM

Spacecraft Technology Trends in the Amateur Satellite Service

Dick Jansson, AMSAT-NA

10:45 AM

11:00 AM

SCOUT/CRRES

Patrick Cudmore, Goddard Space Flight Center

11:00 AM

11:14 AM

Army Concept for Space and Lightsat

LTC Ron Forkenbrock, U.S. Army Space Institute

11:14 AM

11:29 AM

VIKING and MAILSTAR: Two Swedish Small Satellite Projects

Sven Grahn, Swedish Space Corporation

11:29 AM

1:15 PM

"Bare Bones" Propulsion for Small, Low Cost Satellites

Richard Daniels, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

1:15 PM

1:30 PM

A Study for Semi-Passive Gravity Gradient Stabilization of Small Satellites

Ali Siahpush, Utah State University
Andrew Sexton, Globesat, Inc.

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

The Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS) Power Systems

Ralph Sullivan, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

1:45 PM

2:00 PM

A Survey of Recent APL Spacecraft Power Systems

Gregg Herbert, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

2:00 PM

2:15 PM

Comparison of Recent Scout Class Spacecraft Subsystem Weights for Future Weight Estimation Purposes

Kevin Heffernan, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

2:15 PM

3:00 PM

Telescience Vapor Crystal Growth Using Small Satellites

Terrance Thomas, Boeing Aerospace Company
David Yoel, Boeing Aerospace Company

3:00 PM

3:15 PM

NUSAT II - Manufacturing Design of Lightweight Satellites

John Boyer Jr., Weber State College

3:15 PM

3:45 PM

The Use of Graphite/Epoxy Composite Structures in Space Applications

Rudy Lukez, Morton Thiokol, Inc.

3:45 PM

4:00 PM

Inflatables for Lightweight Satellite Application

Geoffrey Williams, L'Garde, Inc.

4:00 PM

Thursday, October 8th
9:00 AM

System Concepts for the Scout Explorer

William Hibbard, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9:00 AM

9:15 AM

The UoSAT Spacecraft Programme

M. N. Sweeting, University of Surrey

9:15 AM

9:30 AM

System Design and Capabilities of a Current Technology, Low-Cost, Small Satellite

J.R. Stuart, Ball Aerospace
D.L. Taylor, Ball Aerospace

9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Mission Design and Operations: SPARTAN-Halley as a Paradigm for Small Satellites

Alan Stern, University of Colorado Boulder
J.G. Watzin, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
N. White, University of Colorado Boulder

9:45 AM

10:00 AM

ORION: A Small, General Purpose, Low Earth Orbit Satellite Bus Design

A.E. Fuhs, Naval Postgraduate School
M.R. Mosier, Naval Postgraduate School

10:00 AM

10:45 AM

Design of a Low-Cost Data Communications/R.F. System for use with Low Earth Orbiting Store and Forward Satellites

Lynn Chidester, Globesat, Inc.

10:45 AM

11:00 AM

The Integrated Housekeeping Unit: A Method of Telemetry, Command and Control for Small Spacecraft

Gordon Hardman, AMSAT

11:00 AM

11:14 AM

The Application of Vector Quantization to Image Compression for Satellite Imaging Systems

Paul Israelsen, Utah State University
Richard Harris, Utah State University

11:14 AM

11:29 AM

A Satellite Link Analysis Tool for a Portable Ground Station

Capt. William Jackson, USAF

11:29 AM

1:15 PM

Single-station Tracking for Orbit Determination of Small Satellites

Roger Hart, Globesat, Inc.

1:15 PM

1:30 PM

A Ground Station for Use with Small Satellites

Ronald Muller, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Charles Vermillion, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Consolidated Space Test Center Capability to Support Small Satellites

Lt Col David Smith, USAF

1:45 PM

Friday, October 9th
9:00 AM

Spin Stabilized Satellites

George Lawrence, University of Colorado

9:00 AM

9:15 AM

Safety and the Small Satellite Builder

James Smith, Expanding Horizons

9:15 AM

9:30 AM

RRS - A Multipurpose Reusable Reentry Satellite

John Givens, NASA Ames Research Center
Richard Schaupp, NASA Ames Research Center

9:30 AM