Space Systems Modeling and Design

1. Space Systems Modeling and Design Mike Gruntman Department of Astronautical Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California Los Angeles, California

2. Background – USC Astronautics – Department • Established as Astronautics and Space Technology Division in 2004 “to take full advantage of growing opportunities in space” • founding Chairman (2004–2007) • history, rational, development – in AIAA-2007-6042, downloadable from http://astronauticsnow.com/SpaceEducation/ • Operated as a department from 2004 • Built upon astronautical specialization, started in 1995 • Followed standard process in building a new department in a university (degree approval, course development, student affairs, ...) • Responsible for programs in space engineering in USC • Established a full set of degrees, including a large nationally-prominent Master’s degree program • Department of Astronautical Engineering since July 2010

3. Background – USC Astronautics – Education & Faculty Nationally prominent MS Program • Unique pure-space-engineering department • Offers the full set of degrees in Astronautical Engineering (ASTE) • Bachelor of Science • Bachelor of Science Minor • Master of Science • Engineer • PhD • Graduate Certificate • Among largest national programs in space engineering • 4 tenured faculty + several joint appointments and research faculty; ~20 adjunct faculty and part-time lecturers Student reach Through DEN

4. Background – USC Astronautics – Research • Astronautics • Space missions and space systems • Space environment and spacecraft interactions • Space science, instrumentation and sensors • Spacecraft propulsion • Space mission and spacecraft design • Non-equilibrium processes in gases and plasmas • Computational physics and high performance computing • Faculty were/are PI’s and Co-I’s on programs supported by NASA, Air Force, Navy, NSF, industry • Science team member/investigator/development: • Pioneer 10/11, SOHO, Deep Space 1, IMAGE, Dawn • Current NASA missions Co-I: TWINS and IBEX • Student (undergraduate) projects • Sounding rocket • Lunar lander • Student microsatellite • International Student Satellite

5. Space Systems – Relevant Experience • Key participant in effort in 2003-2007 (jointly with ISI) to advance satellite-related technologies for national security space • Closely interacted with SMC and Aerospace and engaged other gov’t • Part of the vision: to establish a Space Mission Development Center (SMDC), with heavy student participation • Simplified version of Aerospace’s CDC and JPL’s Team-X • Education of students in astronautics and system engineering • Serve as testbed for new tools and concepts • Mission concept (preliminary) design for outside customers Never implemented or tried • Co-I – two current NASA missions • Interaction with Team-X and CDC • Numerous (simplified) space missions (paper) designed by senior students (1998-2004) • Graduate course in Spacecraft Design – perhaps largest in the U.S. (1000+ in 8 years); • also short courses for industry and gov’t

6. Space Mission Development Center Space Mission Development Center • very much the area of interests • Great educational and training tool • Testbed for development of new tools and concepts • Possibility to expand to R&D, in cooperation with systems engineering and others • Possibility of providing mission design for outside customers • Does not require significant hardware resources/investment • Can be operated on campus as ITAR compliant – most astronautics students are U.S. citizens or greencards (U.S. persons)