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Table of Contents 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 vii