Fall 2010 – Spring 2011 Course 16.851, 16.89/16.83
CubeSat spacecraft bus development. The course designed a 2U spacecraft bus for the 3U Micro-Sized Microwave Atmospheric Satellite (MicroMAS). MicroMAS hosts a passive radiometric sensor for atmospheric measurements and severe weather monitoring. The capstone courses successfully led the satellite design/development through Preliminary Design Review (PDR).