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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Commercial Space Transportation, Orbital Space Traffic Management; Commercial Space Transportation, Commercial Space.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $265314.00
• Contract Numbers:

  10-C-CST-SU

  10-C-CST-CU

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Davidian, Ken

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Colorado, Boulder

  130 Academy Building, 970 Aurora Avenue
  Boulder, CO  United States  80309

  Stanford 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