Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute - Mid-Year Status and Plans for 2018
Session
Session 5: Education 1
Abstract
The mission of the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI) is to advance the field of small spacecraft systems and allied sciences by promoting innovation, exploring new concepts, identifying emerging technology opportunities, and establishing effective conduits for the collaboration and the dissemination of research results relevant to small spacecraft systems and subsystems. The S3VI will be the common portal for NASA related small spacecraft activities, and will host the Small Spacecraft Body of Knowledge (SSBK) as an online resource for the Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art report, a small spacecraft lessons learned library, systems test data repository, and reliability processes and practices as examples. The S3VI will also serve as the front door for other governmental and non-governmental agencies that wish to collaborate or interact with NASA small spacecraft organizations. Initiated in January 2017, the S3VI commenced a series of activities to develop the infrastructure to support its goals of facilitating clear communications, coordination, consistent guidance for NASA small spacecraft activities across the Agency, as well as serving to provide the small spacecraft research community with access to mission enabling information. To this end, the first year activities focused on development of the NASA Small Spacecraft Web Portal, which hosts the SSBK and other resources; investment in collaborative tools and capabilities to host and support working groups formed to concentrate on a variety of small spacecraft topics such as reliability and access to space. Recently, the S3VI introduced an Agency resource for small spacecraft systems experts to serve as reviewers, panelists, and in other capacities requiring this unique knowledge. Plans for 2018 include continued support and development of working groups and studies; lessons learned and best practices capture, and a new online seminar series.
Presentation
Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute - Mid-Year Status and Plans for 2018
The mission of the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI) is to advance the field of small spacecraft systems and allied sciences by promoting innovation, exploring new concepts, identifying emerging technology opportunities, and establishing effective conduits for the collaboration and the dissemination of research results relevant to small spacecraft systems and subsystems. The S3VI will be the common portal for NASA related small spacecraft activities, and will host the Small Spacecraft Body of Knowledge (SSBK) as an online resource for the Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art report, a small spacecraft lessons learned library, systems test data repository, and reliability processes and practices as examples. The S3VI will also serve as the front door for other governmental and non-governmental agencies that wish to collaborate or interact with NASA small spacecraft organizations. Initiated in January 2017, the S3VI commenced a series of activities to develop the infrastructure to support its goals of facilitating clear communications, coordination, consistent guidance for NASA small spacecraft activities across the Agency, as well as serving to provide the small spacecraft research community with access to mission enabling information. To this end, the first year activities focused on development of the NASA Small Spacecraft Web Portal, which hosts the SSBK and other resources; investment in collaborative tools and capabilities to host and support working groups formed to concentrate on a variety of small spacecraft topics such as reliability and access to space. Recently, the S3VI introduced an Agency resource for small spacecraft systems experts to serve as reviewers, panelists, and in other capacities requiring this unique knowledge. Plans for 2018 include continued support and development of working groups and studies; lessons learned and best practices capture, and a new online seminar series.
