Here’s what the TSL is working on now!
SCOPE – Started 2020
SCOPE is a mission between NASA, professors Dr. Jones & Dr. Zanetti, graduate students at UT Austin and Johnson Space Center (JSC), and the TSL. The project’s focus is to develop an algorithm that demonstrates surface-feature based navigation and timing. The navigation and timing data will be calculated by identifying surface features (craters) on the Moon.
REACT
REACT (Reactionwheel Emissions Analysis and Control Team) is a student-led mission dedicated to improving satellite sensor performance by studying and mitigating the magnetic emissions generated by satellite flywheels. Over the past year, we’ve designed and manufactured our own custom flywheel, with the next step being to test it in a simulated space environment and quantify its emissions. Ultimately, our goal is to develop and demonstrate effective mitigation strategies that enhance the accuracy and efficiency of modern satellites.
Weather Balloon
The Weather Balloon mission aims to design a high altitude balloon testbed to be used as a risk testing platform by other TSL missions.