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Welcome
to SpaceOps....your destination for a world of information about Space
Operations
The International Committee on Technical Interchange for Space Mission
Operations and Ground Data Systems (SpaceOps Organization) was formed out
of the realization that the number of people involved in space mission
operations is large and an organized community or technical forum was
needed. Mission operations have become an increasingly large segment of
space agencies budgets. As a result, there is great interest in improving
the capabilities and cost efficiencies of mission operations. It was in
the spirit of providing the broadest possible managerial and technical
interchange between space agencies, academia, and industry that SpaceOps
was established.
Since its inception in 1990, SpaceOps has held
eight highly successful biennial conference hosted by various countries
around the world. This international forum will discuss state-of-the-art
operations principles, methods, and tools and provide an excellent
opportunity to foster managerial and technical interchange on all aspects
of space mission operations, including such areas as robotics, human,
earth orbiting, and deep space aspects of space operations.
The
SpaceOps Organization is here to serve you, the members of the space
operations community. Please let us know how we can improve this site so
we can help you better in your everyday job duties. Email the SpaceOps
Secretariat at
info@spaceops.org
with your ideas.
Plan to Participate in SpaceOps 2010!
Help Recognize Your Peers
Nominations for the 2010 SpaceOps Awards are currently being accepted.
Nominations must be submitted to the SpaceOps Secretariat no later than 1
December 2009.
International SpaceOps Exceptional
Achievement Medal
This award recognizes an individual who has
distinguished himself or herself to the field of space operations and
support. The recipient shall be an individual whose exceptional
contributions were critical to the success of one or more space missions
or who has made significant contributions to the field of space
operations.
International SpaceOps Award for Outstanding
Achievement
This award recognizes outstanding efforts in
overcoming space operations and/or support challenges, and recognizes
those teams whose exceptional contributions were critical to the success
of one or more space missions.
International SpaceOps
Distinguished Service Medal
This award recognizes an individual
who has distinguished himself or herself with service to the SpaceOps
Organization. The recipient shall be an individual who has shown
exceptional dedication to the interests of the organization by making
significant contributions over an extended period of time.
These
awards will be presented during SpaceOps
2010, being held 25-30 April 2010 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Catch up on your space operations reading...
In collaboration with the SpaceOps Organization, the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has recently published Space
Operations: Mission Management, Technologies, and Current Applications.
This book is comprised of 36 papers selected from papers presented at
the SpaceOps 2006 Conference. The selected papers represent a cross
section of three main subject areas:
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Spacecraft Operations covers the preparation and implementation of
all activities to operate a space vehicle (manned and unmanned)
under normal, non-nominal, and emergency conditions.
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Ground Operations covers the preparation, qualification, and
operations of a mission-dedicated ground segment and appropriate
infrastructure including antennas, control centers, and
communication means and interfaces.
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Management covers all management tasks for preparing and operating a
particular mission.
Learn
more about this book.
Have a voice in the information exchange and help chart the future of
space operations ... publish your work in the SpaceOps Communicator.
Join the SpaceOps Organization...
As the space operations community grows, we encourage your organization
to join the SpaceOps Organization. The SpaceOps Organization has
recently created a new membership category for industrial members and
other interested organizations. Participation in SpaceOps will bring you
close association with the agencies and partner organizations focusing
on space operations, allow you to help determine the content of the
biennial conferences, and help shape the future of the community.
