Apprenticeship 2017-2018: Bryant Klug

I​ ​will​ ​be​ ​adjusting​ ​the​ ​design​ ​of​ ​a​ ​previous​ ​Master’s​ ​student’s​ ​Attitude​ ​Determination​ ​and Control​ ​System​ ​(ADCS)​ ​to​ ​work​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ARC​ ​2​ ​Satellite.​ ​The​ ​ADCS​ ​is​ ​the​ ​subsystem​ ​on​ ​a​ ​satellite that​ ​controls​ ​the​ ​orientation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​satellite​ ​in​ ​space.​ ​The​ ​ARC​ ​2​ ​is​ ​a​ ​cubesat,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​a​ ​10​ ​cm cube​ ​satellite​ ​made​ ​by​ ​small​ ​organizations​ ​and​ ​universities​ ​to​ ​complete​ ​science​ ​missions​ ​in space.​ ​These​ ​small​ ​satellites​ ​are​ ​cheap​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​and​ ​allow​ ​near​ ​earth​ ​science​ ​to​ ​be conducted​ ​by​ ​university​ ​groups,​ ​freeing​ ​NASA​ ​to​ ​conduct​ ​science​ ​missions​ ​further​ ​from​ ​earth.