Space technology experiments and validation missions share a common dilemma with the aerospace industry in general: the high cost of access to space. Whether the experiment is a so-called university cubesat, a university measurement experiment, or a NASA New Millennium Program (NMP) technology validation mission, the access to space option can be scaled appropriately for the particular constraints. A cubesat might fly as one of a number of cubesats that negotiate a flight on an experimental vehicle. A university experiment might do the same. A NASA flight validation might partner with an Air Force experimental mission.


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    Title :

    Access to Space for Technology Validation Missions: A Practical Guide


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2007 ; Big Sky, MT, United States


    Publication date :

    2007-03-03


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English