MISSION OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE CARGO INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS BRANCH Brion J. Au Johnson Space Center/DO55

2 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Earth K Earth Knowledge A Acquired by M Middle School Students

3 Brion Au JSC/DO55 EarthKAM Intro Key Personnel Flight History Payload Components Payload Planning Crew Training EarthKAM Operations EarthKAM at Johnson Space Center

4 Brion Au JSC/DO55 EarthKAM is a NASA education program that: - Enables middle school students to actively participate in a real-time space mission - Allows students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew’s perspective

5 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Principal Investigator: Sally K. Ride, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego EarthKAM Key Personnel UCSD EarthKAM Faculty Advisor Dr. Karen Flammer EarthKAM Operations Manager Brion Au EarthKAM JSC Mission Manager Patricia A. Meyer-Rytlewski

6 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Flight History EarthKAM first flew on the Shuttle as a payload called KidSat on Missions STS-76, 81, 86 EarthKAM has operated on 2 additional Shuttle flights, STS-89, and 99 EarthKAM now operates regularly on the International Space Station.

7 Brion Au JSC/DO55 FlightSchoolsImages Ops Cycle 1-20*191 May 2-8, 2001 Ops Cycle May 14-18, 2001 Ops Cycle Oct 10-17, 2001 Ops Cycle Feb 5-10, 2002 Ops Cycle Mar 6-9, 2002 Ops Cycle Nov 11-21, 2002 Ops Cycle Jan 28-31, 2003 Ops Cycle Apr 8-11, 2003 Ops Cycle Apr 28-May 2, 03 Ops Cycle Jul 5-11, 2003 Running Total8,503 * System Test ISS Flight Statistics

8 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Components Three Hardware Elements Kodak DCS-460 Electronic Still Camera (ESC) 50mm, 85mm and 180mm Lenses Camera Mounting Bracket IBM 760XD laptop - Station Support Computer (SSC) One Payload-Provided Software Element EarthKAM Flight Software (FSW)

9 Brion Au JSC/DO55 The Hardware Station Support Computer PCMCIA Card Top slot Data Cable Assembly SSC Power Cable Connector – J2 Utility Outlet Panel (UOP) 120V-16V DC Power Supply DC Power Adapter Cable

10 Brion Au JSC/DO55 The Software

11 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Planning ISS Program Documentation SSP – EarthKAM Payload Integration Agreement Payload Data Library - PDL (Engineering Integration, Ground Support) Interim User Requirements – iURC Collection (Resource Requirements) Operations Scheduling Coordinate UCSD & Public School Calendars with Holidays and ISS Operations Coordinate payload operations with Payload Planning Managers at MSFC

12 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Scheduling/Targeting TOPO Web Page

13 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Scheduling/Targeting Sun Angles – ISS Attitude

14 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Training

15 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Training

16 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Payload Training Window Observational Research Facility (WORF)

17 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Student Mission Operations Centers (SMOC) Target, prepare request, submit via internet to UCSD. Log into EarthKAM Web page for support data. Receive images via internet from UCSD. EarthKAM Flight Operations

18 Brion Au JSC/DO55 UCSD - Mission Operations Center Directs payload operations. Provides support data on Web Page. Compiles image requests into Camera Control File Posts images into Data System EarthKAM Flight Operations

19 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Web Page Data EarthKAM Flight Operations

20 Brion Au JSC/DO55 JSC Tele-Science Center - Payload Operations Control Center Work with The Flight Control Team to operate payload Coordinate up/downlink of data and image files. Monitor ISS systems for payload impacts. Keep flight logs of all payload activities. EarthKAM Flight Operations

21 Brion Au JSC/DO55 EarthKAM Flight Operations In the Service Module

22 Brion Au JSC/DO55 EarthKAM Operations In the U.S. Lab Window

23 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Image Process CCF uplinked to ISS Middle Schools generate photo requests. UCSD processes requests, generates camera control file. (CCF) Request sent to UCSD on the Internet. JSC checks the CCF. CCF to JSC Software commands images Images downlinked to JSC. Images are archived by JSC Images sent to UCSD UCSD checks images Images posted to Datasystem Command Cycle Occurs EACH Orbit

24 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Image Routing

25 Brion Au JSC/DO55 EarthKAM Imagery

26 Brion Au JSC/DO55 Earth K Knowledge A Acquired by M Middle School Students