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I. KIDSAT ON THE SHUTTLE ---------------------------------------  1

1.1 HISTORY ----------------------------------------------------  1
1.2 MISSION STATEMENT ------------------------------------------  1
1.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES -----------------------------------------  1
1.4 TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ---------------------------------------  3
1.5 PILOT PROGRAM ----------------------------------------------  3
1.6 KIDSAT PROJECT ---------------------------------------------  5
1.7 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT ----------------------------------------  6
1.8 KIDSAT INFRASTRUCTURE --------------------------------------  6
1.9 KIDSAT WEB PAGE --------------------------------------------  8
1.10 KIDSAT LOGO ----------------------------------------------- 10

II. FLIGHT SYSTEM ---------------------------------------------- 11

2.1 FLIGHT HARDWARE -------------------------------------------- 15
2.1.1 Digital Still Camera ------------------------------------- 15
2.1.2 Payload General Support Computer ------------------------- 15
2.1.3 Image Data ----------------------------------------------- 15
2.1.4 Camera Bracket ------------------------------------------- 17
2.1.5 Video Cameras -------------------------------------------- 17
2.2 FLIGHT SOFTWARE -------------------------------------------- 19
2.3 ASTRONAUT INVOLVEMENT AND TRAINING ------------------------- 26
2.4 NASA TELEVISION(NTV) --------------------------------------- 27 

III. MISSION OPERATION ----------------------------------------- 29

3.1 MISSION DESIGN --------------------------------------------- 29
3.2 MISSION OPERATIONS ELEMENT --------------------------------- 33
3.3 MISSION CONTROL GATEWAY ------------------------------------ 35
3.4 STUDENT MISSION OPERATION CENTERS -------------------------- 36
3.4.1 SMOC Configuration --------------------------------------- 36
3.4.2 Computers ------------------------------------------------ 36
3.4.3 Tools ---------------------------------------------------- 36
3.4.4 Positions ------------------------------------------------ 36
3.4.5 Training ------------------------------------------------- 36
3.5 MISSION OPERATIONS SCENARIO -------------------------------- 43

IV. DATA SYSTEM ------------------------------------------------ 45

4.1 DATA SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMAGE FLOW -------------------------- 50
4.2 IMAGE FORMATS...52
4.3 DATA SYSTEM INTERFACE -------------------------------------- 52
4.4 ANALYSIS OF IMAGES ----------------------------------------- 56
4.5 IMAGE VISUALIZATIONS --------------------------------------- 57

V. EXPLORATIONS ------------------------------------------------ 59

5.1 VIEWING EARTH FROM THE SHUTTLE-INSIGHTS BY THE ASTRONAUTS -- 60
5.2 DISCOVERY FROM THE SHUTTLE --------------------------------- 61   
             
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