Title :
Spaceborne flight validation of NASA ESTO technologies
Author :
Norton, Charles D. ; Pasciuto, Michael P. ; Pingree, Paula ; Chien, Steve ; Rider, David
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Small satellites flight experiments, using CubeSats, are growing rapidly as a low-cost and quick turn-around platform for education, focused science observations, and advanced technology validation. This talk will describe recent investments by NASA´s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) to rapidly advance the TRL of various hardware and software technologies targeted for future Earth Science Decadal Survey Instruments via the CubeSat platform.
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; artificial satellites; CubeSats; Earth Science Decadal Survey instrument; Earth Science Technology Office; NASA ESTO technology; TRL; education; focused science observations; spaceborne flight validation; Cameras; Educational institutions; Geoscience; Instruments; Investments; NASA; Payloads; COVE; CubeSat; ESTO; GRIFEX; IPEX;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352330
