Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, RELNAV, Attitude, and Crosslink (FASTRAC)

摘要

Detailed subsystem designs have been completed including communications, power, GPS, thruster, structure, and separation system. Most of these subsystems have had working engineering models fabricated and tested. A detailed project document tree has been created and populated with requirements, subsystem designs, operational modes, and system test procedures. A KC-135 weightless experiment was conducted by students to demonstrate and measure the tip off properties of the Lightband separation system for dynamic analysis.