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Goddard Space Flight Center

SpaceCube

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

SpaceCube^TM 2.0 - Introduction

Next generation instruments are capable of producing data at rates of 10⁸ to 10¹¹ bits per second, and both their instrument designs and mission operations concepts are severely constrained by data rate/volume. SpaceCube^TM is an enabling technology for these next generation missions.

SpaceCube^TM has demonstrated enablingcapabilities in Earth Science, Planetary, Satellite Servicing, Astrophysics and Heliophysics prototype applications such as on-board product generation, “intelligent” data volume reduction, autonomous docking/landing, direct broadcast products, and data driven processing with the ability to autonomously detect and react to events. SpaceCube^TM systems are currently being developed and proposed for platforms from small CubeSats to larger scale experiments on the ISS and standalone free-flyer missions, and are an ideal fit for cost constrained “next generation” applications due to the tremendous flexibility (both functional and interface compatibility) provided by the SpaceCube^TM system.