GSFC’s Planetary CubeSat Science Institute (PCSI) • The Goddard Planetary CubeSat Science Institute (PCSI) is an initiative of the Solar System Exploration Division to partner across Goddard and externally to develop, propose and fly CubeSat planetary missions. • Themes include: science concept development; hardware development of subsystems, buses, propulsion, instruments and operations. • Expecting increased opportunities for CubeSat exploration of the Solar System going forward, to cut cost for science and increase participation.
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GSFC’sPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)
• TheGoddardPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)isaninitiativeoftheSolarSystemExplorationDivisiontopartneracrossGoddardandexternallytodevelop,proposeandflyCubeSatplanetarymissions.• Themesinclude:scienceconceptdevelopment;hardwaredevelopmentofsubsystems,buses,propulsion,instrumentsandoperations.• ExpectingincreasedopportunitiesforCubeSatexplorationoftheSolarSystemgoingforward,tocutcostforscienceandincreaseparticipation.
SelectedPlanetaryCubeSatHardwareSolarSystemExplorationDivision
LunarFlashlight
BIRCHESonLunarIceCubeSelectedforflightonEM-1
UnderDevelopmentPlanetaryCubeSatsSolarSystemExplorationDivision
SIMPLEX 1
BOLAS
PrOVE
CUVEPSDS3
MiLUV
GSFC’sPlanetaryCubeSatScienceInstitute(PCSI)- cont.
Itsobjectivesaretobeaforumfor:
• PresentinganddiscussiingplanetarysciencequestionsthatcanbeaddressedviaSmallSats/CubeSats(includinglevel1science)
• SharinglessonslearnedfrompreviousSmallSat/CubeSatmissions
• Presentingthelatestmissionconcepts
• Idenfyingtechnicalchallengesandwaystoaddressthem
• FosteringcollaborationwithotherNASACenters,JPL,APL,universities,theprivatesectorandinternationalpartners(ESA,JAXA,ISROanduniversities).
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