KidSat Project Files

Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla 92093-0175

spcoll@ucsd.edu

URL: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/index.html

Descriptive Summary

Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla 92093-0175

Title: KidSat Project Files

Creator: California Space Institute

Identifier/Call Number: RSS 2303

Physical Description: 2 Linear feet (5 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Date (inclusive): 1991-1996

Abstract: The KidSat Project was sponsored by NASA in partnership with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), UC San Diego (UCSD), and the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Academic Advancement of Youth (IAAY). The program enabled K-12 educators and students to participate in the space program. The records include organizational proposals, policies, and agendas, meeting minutes, hardware and software control documents and manuals, mission procedure manuals and reports.

Languages: English .

Administrative History

KidSat began in 1995 as a collaborative three-year pilot project. It was funded by NASA and managed by the California Space Institute at UC San Diego, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, and the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Academic Advancement of Youth (IAAY). The purpose of the project was to revitalize the K-12 public school curriculum by providing K-12 students an opportunity to participate in shuttle missions. Middle School students through the School Mission Operation Centers (SMOC) were able to direct a camera onboard the shuttle through the use of computers linked to the internet and to Johnson Space Control in Houston, TX. Use of the camera required students to become familiar with navigational plotting, computers applications, and working in teams. As part of the project, a Mission Control Gateway Center was established on the first floor of the Chemistry Research Building near Thurgood Marshall College. UC San Diego student responsibilities included managing communication with Johnson Space Center and the SMOC sites, software monitoring, and overall team coordination. Sally Ride served as an advisor, overseeing the progress of several student teams.

The first KidSat Shuttle Payload (STS-76) occurred in 1996. Three middle schools participated in the mission, capturing several hundred photographs.

In 2001, the KidSat program was renamed ISS EarthKAM (formerly known as EarthKAM) corresponding to the move of operations to the International Space Station. In 2013, the program was again renamed to Sally Ride EarthKAM, in honor of Sally Ride who passed away in 2012.

Preferred Citation

KidSat Project files, RSS 2303. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Acquisition Information

Acquired 1996

Publication Rights

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The KidSat Project was sponsored by NASA in partnership with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), UC San Diego (UCSD), and the John Hopkins University Institute for Academic Advancement of Youth (IAAY). The program enabled K-12 educators and students to participate in the space program. The records include organizational proposals, policies, and agendas, meeting minutes, hardware and software control documents and manuals, mission procedure manuals and reports.

Arranged in 4 series: 1) ADMINISTRATION, 2) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, 3) MANUALS, and 4) REPORTS.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Space photography

Earth (Planet) -- Photographs from space

Earth (Planet) -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Activity

KidSat (Program) -- Archives

California Space Institute -- Archives

University of California, San Diego -- History -- Archives

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

Johns Hopkins University. Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth

ADMINISTRATION

Scope and Contents of Series

Series 1) ADMINISTRATION: Documents the management of the KidSat project. Includes meeting minutes, proposals, policies, and reports. Arranged alphabetically.

Administrative Files

Box 1, Folder 1

Construction documents for Chemistry Research Building Rooms 113 and 114 1995

Oversize MC-149, Folder 08

Construction documents for Chemistry Research Building Rooms 113 and 114 - Floor plans 1996

Box 1, Folder 2

KidSat meeting minutes 1994-1995

Box 1, Folder 3

KidSat proposal to NASA 1994 December

General note

Includes description of the requirements to support KidSat Remote School Sites.

Box 1, Folder 4

KidSat UCSD Mission Operations presentation undated

Box 1, Folder 5

McDonnell Douglas Aerospace. Space Station Division - Acronyms and abbreviations 1994

Box 1, Folder 6

NASA - Payload Integration Plan: Space Shuttle Program and the KidSat Payload 1995

Box 1, Folder 7

Policies, procedures, and requirements for KidSat missions 1995-1996

Box 1, Folder 8

Publicity materials 1995-1996

Box 1, Folder 9

Request for flight assignment on STS-76 1995

Box 1, Folder 10

Security policy and memorandum 1995

Box 1, Folder 11

Space Communications - Lectures by Ron Henry 1995

Box 1, Folder 12

Status reports 1994-1995

Teams

Box 1, Folder 13

Command and Data Team 1995

Box 1, Folder 14

Management Team 1995-1996

Box 1, Folder 15

Student Mission Operations Center (SMOC) Team 1995

Box 1, Folder 16

Student Mission Operations Center (SMOC) Team - Workshop 1995

KidSat Critical Design Review

Box 1, Folder 17

Cargo Integration Review (STS-76) 1995 July

Box 2, Folder 1

Critical Design Review Team meeting - Mission overview 1995 May

Elements

Box 2, Folder 2

Data Systems Element 1995 August

Box 2, Folder 3

Education Element 1995

Box 2, Folder 4

Education Element - John Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth 1996

Box 2, Folder 5

Space Element 1995 September

Box 2, Folder 6

KidSat Mission Operations Critical Design Review Data Package 1995 September

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Scope and Contents of Series

Series 2) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE: Includes equipment and program specifications. Arranged alphabetically.

Box 2, Folder 7

Audiovisual equipment list undated

Box 2, Folder 8

Circuit diagrams 1996

Box 2, Folder 9

Electronic Still Camr-II (ESC-II) undated

Box 2, Folder 10

Flight Software (FSW) - Command format specifications 1995

Box 2, Folder 11

IBM Thinkpad 755C - Hardware specifications 1995

Box 2, Folder 12

KidSat Mission Control Gateway at UCSD - Generated Annotations (GA) format software specifications 1996

Box 2, Folder 13-14

KidSat Mission Control Gateway at UCSD - Systems Operations software information 1996

Mission Scenario Software - Function Definitions and Interface Control Documents

Box 3, Folder 1

KidSat Mission Control Gateway at UCSD 1995

Box 3, Folder 2

School Mission Operations Center (SMOC) 1995

General note

Includes annotated drafts.

Box 3, Folder 3

Space Shuttle Orbiter 1995

Box 3, Folder 4

NASA High Resolution Digital Still Camera - Acceptance Test Plan 1994 November

Box 3, Folder 5

NASA High Resolution Digital Still Camera - Manual 1995

Box 3, Folder 6

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) - Hardware specifications 1993-1994

Box 3, Folder 7

Routers - Hardware specifications 1995 March

Box 3, Folder 8

Shuttle Color Television Camera - Training handout 1995

MANUALS

Scope and Contents of Series

Series 3) MANUALS: Arranged alphabetically.

KidSat Mission Control Gateway at UCSD

Box 3, Folder 9

Chief Procedure Manual 1996

Box 3, Folder 10

Communications - Procedure manual 1996

Box 3, Folder 11

Communications requirements 1996

Box 3, Folder 12

Environment Monitor (CLOUD) - Procedure manual 1996

Box 3, Folder 13

Jet Propulsion Laboratory - KidSat Function Requirement Document (FRD) 1995 June

Box 4, Folder 1

KidSat Voice Interaction System (K-VIS) - Final review packet 1995 December

Box 4, Folder 2

Mission Control Gateway Operations Manual 1995

Box 4, Folder 3

Mission Operations Scheduler (MOoS) - Procedure manual 1996

Box 4, Folder 4

Orbit Propagator - Procedure manual 1996

Box 4, Folder 5

Payload Monitor - Procedure manual 1996

Box 4, Folder 6

Shuttle Monitor, STS-76 - Log book and procedures 1996

NASA

Box 4, Folder 7

A Guide to Capabilities Provided by the NASA Office of Space Communications (OSC) 1993 December

Box 4, Folder 8

Johnson Space Center KidSat Representatives Procedure Manual 1996

NASA Mission Operations Directorate

Box 4, Folder 9

Ku-Band Operations 2102 Training Manual 1992 April

Box 4, Folder 10

Operations Division - Flight Plan, STS-76 1996 February

Box 4, Folder 11

Operations Division - Joint Operations Interface Procedures, STS-76 1996 February

Box 4, Folder 12

Phase I overview 1994

Box 5, Folder 1

Systems Division. Photo / TV Checklist, STS-76 Flight Supplement 1995 November

Box 5, Folder 2

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Training Manual (TDRSS 2102A) 1991 April

REPORTS

Scope and Contents of Series

Series 3) REPORTS: Arranged alphabetically.

KidSat Mission Control Gateway at UCSD

Box 5, Folder 3

Chief's Log undated

Box 5, Folder 4

Communications - Log books 1996

Box 5, Folder 5

Environment Monitor (CLOUD) - Log book 1996

Box 5, Folder 6

Mission Control Gateway - Log book 1996

Box 5, Folder 7

Mission Operations Scheduler (MOoS) - Log book 1996

Box 5, Folder 8

Orbit Propagator - Log book 1996

Box 5, Folder 9

Payload Monitor - Log books 1996

Box 5, Folder 10

Shuttle Monitor, STS-76 - Log book 1996

Student Mission Operation Centers (SMOC)

Box 5, Folder 11

Review Item Disposition reports 1995

Box 5, Folder 12

School Coordinator - Log book 1996

Box 5, Folder 13

Simulation questionnaire responses 1996