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Ground Systems
Volume 7, Number 1 (Spring 2006)
From the Editors
Headlines
Profile
Suellen Eslinger
An Overview of Ground System Operations
Without a functional ground system, the most sophisticated satellite constellation would be little more than orbiting debris.
Evolution of the Air Force Satellite Control Network
The successful deployment of national security space assets would hardly be possible without a comprehensive and reliable system of ground-based command and control. For more than 45 years, Aerospace has helped maintain and extend this critical capability.
The Use of Commercial Software in Ground Systems Development
Recent acquisition policy directives assumed that the use of commercial software would reduce costs and shorten development time. When the expected benefits failed to materialize, Aerospace stepped in to find out why.
Net-Centric Operations for National Security Space
Aerospace is helping the Department of Defense design a global system that will enable the computing and data resources of virtually all connected platforms and components, from satellites to laptop computers, to interoperate as a seamless whole.
Enterprise Architecture Modeling of Ground Systems
Aerospace helped NASA gain a better understanding of the complex relationships among various research and operational satellite missions. This new conceptual framework will help planners delineate the practical outcomes of enterprise-level program decisions.
Technology Prototyping in Support of Future Ground System Requirements
As the pace of development continues to increase, program managers have less time to evaluate new technology. A new Aerospace initiative provides rapid assessment to support timely decisions for ground systems acquisitions.
Future Trends in Ground Systems: Rethinking Systems Engineering in Light of Hyperexponential Change
By exploiting, rather than fighting, the rapid pace of modern technological advancement, ground systems developers can dramatically reshape the pace, form, cost, and content of systems engineering.
Information Assurance in the Global Information Grid
The Department of Defense is constructing the Global Information Grid, a foundation for network-driven defense operations. This massive complex of computational and communication resources requires new approaches to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data moving through the system.
Research Horizons
Laser Amplifiers for Space Communications
Laser Beam Acquisition and Tracking
Bookmarks
Publications, Papers, and Patents by the Technical Staff
The Back Page
Ten Years on the Ground: The Ground System Architectures Workshop
Contributors
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