- Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is knowledge of the space environment to inform a spacecraft operator’s decisions
- Current research focuses on space-object Detection, Tracking, Identification, and Characterization (DTIC); sensor tasking; and uncertainty quantification/propagation
- The research includes elements of estimation theory, controls, information theory, computational methods, astrodynamics, and other research disciplines
- Determine how we can achieve robust and/or reliable mission design for future space missions
- Previous research includes the development of mission design tools to enable robust maneuver planning for outer planets missions
- Research includes elements of spacecraft mission design, risk analysis, and uncertainty quantification
Small Satellite Systems and Missions
- Develop small satellites and mission concepts for on-orbit technology demonstrations
- Explore mission concepts for augmenting flagship missions with small satellites for improved spatio-temporal resolution