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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Los Alamos National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Stephen Judd, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Nicholas Dallmann, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Kevin McCabe, Sante Fe, NM (US);
Daniel Seitz, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A 'black box' space vehicle solution may allow a payload developer to define the mission space and provide mission hardware within a predetermined volume and with predetermined connectivity. Components such as the power module, radios and boards, attitude determination and control system (ADCS), command and data handling (C&DH), etc. may all be provided as part of a 'stock' (i.e., core) space vehicle. The payload provided by the payload developer may be plugged into the space vehicle payload section, tested, and launched without custom development of core space vehicle components by the payload developer. A docking station may facilitate convenient development and testing of the space vehicle while reducing handling thereof.