KidSat Project Files
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2019
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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.
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 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
Box 2, Folder 2
Data Systems Element
1995 August
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 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
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 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 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