Mission Operations with Autonomy: A preliminary report for Earth Observing-1

Gregg Rabideau
Gregg.Rabideau@jpl.nasa.gov
Steve Chien
Steve.Chien@jpl.nasa.gov
Rob Sherwood
Rob.Sherwood@jpl.nasa.gov
Daniel Tran
Daniel.Tran@jpl.nasa.gov
Benjamin Cichy
Benjamin.Cichy@jpl.nasa.gov
Dan Mandl
Dan.Mandl@gsfc.nasa.gov
Stuart Frye
Stuart.Frye@gsfc.nasa.gov
Seth Shulman
Seth.Shulman@gfsc.nasa.gov
Robert Bote
Robert.Bote@gfsc.nasa.gov
Joseph Szwaczkowski
Joseph.Szwaczkowski@gfsc.nasa.gov
Darrell Boyer
dboyer@interfacecontrol.com
Jim Van Gaasbeck

jimv@interfacecontrol.com

Abstract


Space mission operations are extremely labor and knowledge-intensive and are driven by the ground and flight systems. Inclusion of an autonomy capability can have dramatic effects on mission operations. We describe the current (more conventional) mission operations flow for the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) spacecraft as well as the more autonomous operations to which we are transitioning as part of the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment (ASE)

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