4 THE LOW COST AND INCREASING UTILITY OF CUBESATS PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT STUDENT BASED MISSIONS THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY OF SOCIETY'S TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HANDS ON FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF HOW SPACECRAFT INTERACT WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN GROUPS, IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA TECH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE VIRGINIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM, VSGC. BY BUILDING ON EXISTING NETWORKS WITHIN THE VSGC, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE MENTORED BY FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT HAVE A COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE SCIENCE MD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMBINATION OF PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE BASE AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE OFFERED BY ANY ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CUBESAT CONSTELLATION MISSION ARE TO,PROVIDE A HANDS ON, STUDENT LED FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, INTEGRATING, TESTING AND FLYING AN ORBITAL CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS, OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF THE ORBITAL DECAY OF A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TO DEVELOP A DATABASE OF ATMOSPHERIC DRAG AND THE VARIABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES, AND EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AND COMMUNICATE RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE SPACECRAFT POSITION ACROSS AN ORBITING CONSTELLATION. Funding Only Action ($178) 3/26/20 Not listed THE LOW COST AND INCREASING UTILITY OF CUBESATS PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT STUDENT BASED MISSIONS THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY OF SOCIETY'S TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS.THIS INCLUDES FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES. INORDER TO PROVIDE HANDS ON FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOPKNOWLEDGE OF HOW SPACECRAFT INTERACT WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN GROUPS IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONSTELLATION OF THREE LUCUBESATS. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAAND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE VIRGINIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM VSGC. BY BUILDING ON EXISTING NETWORKS WITHIN THE VSGC THESE STUDENTS WILL BEMENTORED BY FACULTY STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT HAVE A COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE SCIENCE MD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMBINATION OF PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE BASE AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE OFFERED BY ANY ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CUBESAT CONSTELLATION MISSION ARE TO PROVIDE A HANDS ON STUDENT LED FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY DESIGNING DEVELOPING INTEGRATING TESTING AND FLYING AN ORBITALCONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF THE ORBITAL DECAY OF A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TODEVELOP A DATABASE OF ATMOSPHERIC DRAG AND THE VARIABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES AND EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AND COMMUNICATE RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE SPACECRAFT POSITION ACROSS AN ORBITING CONSTELLATION. ($178) 3/26/20 3 THE LOW COST AND INCREASING UTILITY OF CUBESATS PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT STUDENT BASED MISSIONS THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY OF SOCIETY'S TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HANDS ON FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF HOW SPACECRAFT INTERACT WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN GROUPS, IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA TECH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE VIRGINIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM, VSGC. BY BUILDING ON EXISTING NETWORKS WITHIN THE VSGC, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE MENTORED BY FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT HAVE A COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE SCIENCE MD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMBINATION OF PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE BASE AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE OFFERED BY ANY ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CUBESAT CONSTELLATION MISSION ARE TO,PROVIDE A HANDS ON, STUDENT LED FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, INTEGRATING, TESTING AND FLYING AN ORBITAL CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS, OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF THE ORBITAL DECAY OF A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TO DEVELOP A DATABASE OF ATMOSPHERIC DRAG AND THE VARIABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES, AND EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AND COMMUNICATE RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE SPACECRAFT POSITION ACROSS AN ORBITING CONSTELLATION. Other Administrative Action $0 5/6/19 Not listed THE LOW COST AND INCREASING UTILITY OF CUBESATS PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT STUDENT BASED MISSIONS THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY OF SOCIETY'S TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS.THIS INCLUDES FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES. INORDER TO PROVIDE HANDS ON FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOPKNOWLEDGE OF HOW SPACECRAFT INTERACT WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN GROUPS IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONSTELLATION OF THREE LUCUBESATS. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAAND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE VIRGINIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM VSGC. BY BUILDING ON EXISTING NETWORKS WITHIN THE VSGC THESE STUDENTS WILL BEMENTORED BY FACULTY STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT HAVE A COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE SCIENCE MD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMBINATION OF PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE BASE AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE OFFERED BY ANY ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CUBESAT CONSTELLATION MISSION ARE TO PROVIDE A HANDS ON STUDENT LED FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY DESIGNING DEVELOPING INTEGRATING TESTING AND FLYING AN ORBITALCONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF THE ORBITAL DECAY OF A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TODEVELOP A DATABASE OF ATMOSPHERIC DRAG AND THE VARIABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES AND EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AND COMMUNICATE RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE SPACECRAFT POSITION ACROSS AN ORBITING CONSTELLATION. $0 5/6/19 2 THE LOW COST AND INCREASING UTILITY OF CUBESATS PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT STUDENT BASED MISSIONS THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY OF SOCIETY'S TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HANDS ON FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND AT THE SAME TIME DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF HOW SPACECRAFT INTERACT WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN GROUPS, IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA TECH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE VIRGINIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM, VSGC. BY BUILDING ON EXISTING NETWORKS WITHIN THE VSGC, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE MENTORED BY FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT HAVE A COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE SCIENCE MD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMBINATION OF PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE BASE AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT CAN BE OFFERED BY ANY ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CUBESAT CONSTELLATION MISSION ARE TO,PROVIDE A HANDS ON, STUDENT LED FLIGHT PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, INTEGRATING, TESTING AND FLYING AN ORBITAL CONSTELLATION OF THREE LU CUBESATS, OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF THE ORBITAL DECAY OF A CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES TO DEVELOP A DATABASE OF ATMOSPHERIC DRAG AND THE VARIABILITY OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES, AND EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AND COMMUNICATE RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE SPACECRAFT POSITION ACROSS AN ORBITING CONSTELLATION. Other Administrative Action $0 4/19/19