Space Environment Modeling/Prediction
This project will develop (i) a weather prediction model extending from Earth's surface to the edge of space and (ii) a micrometeoroid detection and risk assessment system that, together, predict the environmental conditions needed for safe orbital, entry, descent and landing operations. The project will develop a whole atmosphere model (WAM) that includes assimilation of real-time data throughout the atmosphere (0-600 km), and that will seamlessly provide neutral and ionosphere densities and wind forecasts throughout the orbital (200-400 km), entry (~80-200 km), and descent and landing (0-80 km) operational regimes. The project will provide the first characterization of meteoroid parameters, including density, in order to provide satellite risk assessment.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Commercial Space Transportation, Orbital Space Traffic Management; Commercial Space Transportation, Commercial Space.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $265314.00
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Contract Numbers:
10-C-CST-SU
10-C-CST-CU
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Davidian, Ken
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Performing Organizations:
University of Colorado, Boulder
130 Academy Building, 970 Aurora Avenue
Boulder, CO United States 80309Stanford University
320 Panama Street
Stanford, CA United States 94305 -
Principal Investigators:
Fuller-Rowell, Timothy
Close, Sigrid
- Start Date: 20110401
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20130531
- Source Data: RiP Project 30462
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airspace (Aeronautics); Commercial space transportation; Spacecraft; Weather forecasting
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01489594
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 10-C-CST-SU, 10-C-CST-CU
- Files: RIP
- Created Date: Aug 13 2013 1:01AM