The Scan internship project class of 2022 hosted within
Goddard Space Flight Center's exploration and space
communications projects divisions enthusiastically faced
the challenge of our first ever hybrid internship season. The
students demonstrated flexibility and determination,
completing impactful projects both online and in person. Each
summer intern completes incredible work that enables
NASA to explore pioneer and innovate. Now we'll hear more
directly from the SCaN internship project class of
2022.
I'm working with ILLUMA-T an optical payload going up on the
International Space Station by understanding the workings of
the ground system, learning to operate the payload and
developing the payload operator certification program.
I'm developing a constraints document, payload and ground
system user's manuals and an operator training program to
prove mission readiness for the ILLUMA-T mission.
I'm applying NASA system engineering processes to a cloud
based software prototype for real time streaming of satellite
telemetry data from Near Space Network ground stations. I'm
working on a cloud based solution for transporting
streaming satellite telemetry data between receivers at direct
to Earth ground stations and missions operation centers.
I will be working on software that is going to make satellite
communication less expensive and more
reliable. I'm working on orbit propagation and ground to space
connections capabilities for the mission visualization toolkit.
I'm working on integrating SQL databases into the MVT to
improve data access efficiency, I am working on the front end
features and shader optimizations for the mission
visualization toolkit.
I am testing our programming calculations and making sure
that everything runs smoothly.
I'm working on a terrain based mood and satellite scenario. In
order to aid us and our simulation capabilities.
We're working to make the space relay modem test bed more
efficient, extensible and easy to use.
Specifically, we are creating databases and user interfaces
that support the setup, execution and analysis of ground
based testing modems.
Our project will allow for more effective testing of the modems
that are used in space communication.
We are developing mathematical methods for analyzing time
varying distributed heterogeneous networks,
investigating applications of category theory, algebraic
geometry, functional analysis and network theory to networked
space communications.
We're creating addressing schemes by partitioning a
network into locally time synchronized sub networks
generalizing existing sheaf theoretic models and delay
tolerant networks
constructing algorithms for combining locally optimized
paths, enabling improved communication across disjoint
networks.
We are also developing new models to represent broadcast,
multicast and Anycast network topologies using hyper graphs,
and we're introducing a novel generalization of curvature
applicable to time evolving networks, which provides
quantitative controls on diffusion processes over the
network.
I'm developing software to control robots at a distance
through radio and Internet protocols.
I am developing software for the mission controller interface and
the command relay to control robots through amateur radio and
the internet.
I am finding how reliable a satellite tracking prediction
remains when using old degraded orbit data.
I'm working on a generation of an automated tool to calculate
pointing angles for laser communications.
I'm analyzing and developing hybrid radio frequency and laser
networks.
I'm working on quantum entanglement experiments to
enable secure
communication.
I'm working on atmospheric monitoring systems for laser
communications. I'm configuring an app to communicate with
autoNGC, a Goddard library, to send and receive information
packets.
I am creating an interactive educational radio kit the middle
and high school is to teach them about waves, electronics and
amateur radio communications.
I work in maintaining and expanding our ever growing
ecosystem here the White Sands Complex.
I am advancing core features of a lunar communication
architecture with a preformulation study for a
technical demonstration
with NASA approved open source tools, I'm making a centralized
monitor and control dashboard that will improve logging and
efficiency of radio communication testing between
mission flight systems and ground systems.
I'm supporting lab wide efforts in low cost quantum computing
with a specific focus on cloud based quantum solutions. I'm
developing maneuver planning capabilities for satellites to
be able to maneuver in Earth Moon system efficiently and with
less reliance on ground based assets. To support the Artemis
program, I'm enhancing our network simulation testbed by
building out more visualization capabilities and also optimizing
execution.
I'm working on experiment design for the Laser Communications
Relay Demonstration.
I'm fostering engagement for ILLUMA-T and creating products
to share the benefits of laser communications to both the
general public and the NASA community.
I am improving network infrastructure at the White
Sands Complex with a fiber backbone system and expanding
out of band network monitoring,
I'm automating security control assessments to harden NASA cyber
security posture.
I'm using data merged from different satellites to monitor
the evolution of snow in polar regions.
I'm processing historical MESSENGER Mercury images to
produce new navigation results and improve Goddard's optical
navigation capabilities.
I maintain a healthy flow of vital information to the
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
I'm using lasers and nonlinear crystals to entangle photons for
cutting edge advancements in quantum communications.
I'm developing a computer program to simulate Doppler
frequency offset and satellite communications.
I'm helping integrate and test spaceflight hardware that will
communicate with people and payloads in orbit using lasers.
My project uses Excel for analyzing and interpreting pm
data to find significant trends for improving system efficiency
and reliability.
I am improving optical navigation software to meet
rigorous flight software standards,
I am determining the probability of failure and proposing
corrective action in the signal distribution systemsthat NASA
really intended.
I wrote software that converts text events logs from our
networks into a sleek and efficient dashboard for pulse
mission performance analysis.
I'm working on a software simulator for ILLUMA-T that
streamlines training and testing on the ground.
Congratulations to our interns you completed valuable and
mission critical work this summer, which will enhance the
future of space exploration. Thank you to the mentors and
passionate supporters of the program for making this
extraordinary summer possible. Your time, knowledge,
mentorship, and encouragement shape the future of NASA's
workforce.