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5 schools send "commands" to camera back to UCSD over internet Function #2: UCSD: Took requests from 3 schools; Verified them; combined into 1 file (translated it to NASA-EOC) Send file (dedicated line) to MCC in Houston -> 2 students there (in MCC) to receive file, walk it to computer communicating directly with shuttle Shuttle: camera reads file, takes pictures (digital) at specified time. (w/ in ˜ 2 hrs of request from SMOC) - images sent down put on web -> students could view ˜ 2 hrs after taken -> SB-76: ˜ 40 hrs of time -> ˜ 300 pictures [KIDSAT photos] --- Plans - on-going (NASA core support) - from 3 -> [[crossed-out]] 15 [[/crossed-out]] 17 SMOCS - next flt in [[crossed-out]] Decem. [[/crossed-out]] JAN - currently ˜ [[crossed-out]] 25 [[/crossed-out] 30 UCSD students (req.)? [credit on scholarship] (back up to ˜ 50 in fall) eng.// lit // tep