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Steve Collins - When Things Go Wrong in Space

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Overview

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This course teaches learners about the challenges of dealing with unexpected situations in space missions. The learning outcomes include understanding why things can go wrong in space, implementing hardware redundancy, managing complexity, testing procedures, and analyzing failures. The course covers specific case studies such as control errors, antenna anomalies, trajectory adjustments, and mission-specific anomalies. The teaching method involves real-life examples and practical solutions presented by an experienced professional in the field. This course is intended for individuals interested in space exploration, spacecraft operations, engineering, and problem-solving in high-stakes environments.

Syllabus

Intro
Why Do Things Go Wrong in Space?
Hardware Redundancy
Dealing with Complexity
Testing and V&V
A Figuring Out What Went Wrong
AS TVC vs. RCS Control Errors
As Never give up. Never surrender
Spirit High Gain Antenna Anomaly
Trying to Get Unstuck
DS1 Primary Mission Trajectory
As Star Tracker Failure Workaround
As Background Subtracted Co-Add Image of Borrelly
Downlink Power During Earth Coning
AS Deep Space One Star Tracker failure
MASA Curiosity RCE anomaly (ACS perspective)
AS Curiosity RCE anomaly (ACS perspective)
RASK Curiosity RCE anomaly (ACS perspective)

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HACKADAY

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