The SPACE (System Power Analysis for Capability Evaluation) Fortran program developed at NASA Glenn Research Center has enabled power generation predictions and energy balance analyses for spacecraft electrical power systems (EPS) since 1988. SPACE was originally designed to analyze the EPS of the Space Station Freedom and continues to support certifications for visiting vehicles and extravehicular activities on the International Space Station today. Another version of SPACE currently supports design and mission planning operations for the Orion and Gateway vehicles as part of NASA’s Artemis program. In total, over 50 engineers have contributed to the development and use of SPACE on various platforms throughout its history. Ongoing code modernization efforts aim to generalize the program for use with different vehicles and configurations. While SPACE team analysts currently interact with the program via the command line, future development work also includes the creation of a graphical user interface for use by flight operations personnel. The SPACE code thus has a long legacy in spacecraft EPS analysis and will continue to play a critical role in future human spaceflight missions by leveraging the computational power of Fortran.


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    Title :

    SPACE: Three Decades of Spacecraft Power Systems Analysis with Fortran


    Contributors:
    S. Tipler (author) / S. Furin (author) / B. Klefman (author) / S. Korn (author) / L. Tian (author) / S. Wodzro (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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