Lunanet: a flexible and extensible lunar exploration communications and navigation infrastructure

DJ Israel, KD Mauldin, CJ Roberts… - 2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NASA has set the ambitious goal of establishing a sustainable human presence on the
Moon. Diverse commercial and international partners are engaged in this effort to catalyze …

Cognitive communications for nasa space systems [international communications satellite systems conference]

D Chelmins, J Briones, J Downey, G Clark, A Gannon - 2019 - IET
The growing complexity of spacecraft constellations, communication relay offerings, and
mission architectures drives the need for the development of autonomous communication …

A Digital Testbed for Autonomous Spacecraft Communication Services

A Smith, EW Brown, F Merat - 2023 IEEE Space Hardware and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NASA is currently implementing a phased transition to commercial-provisioned
communication services. NASA's Space Communication and Navigation program has …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating a Demand Access Scheduling Paradigm for NASA's Deep Space Network

T Hackett, S Bilen, MD Johnston - Proc. 11th Int. Workshop Plan …, 2019 - ai.jpl.nasa.gov
Abstract NASA's Deep Space Network supports the communications to and from spacecraft,
rovers, and landers across our solar system and beyond. The weekly tracking requirements …

[PDF][PDF] A demand access paradigm for nasa's deep space network

N Dhamani, MD Johnston, G Lucena - 2021 - ai.jpl.nasa.gov
Abstract NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) is the primary resource for communications
and navigation for interplanetary space missions, for both NASA and partner agencies. As …

[PDF][PDF] NASA's launch communications ground segment for the 21st century Florida spaceport

C Roberts, D McCormick, RN Tye, EJ Harris… - 2018 SpaceOps …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Near Earth Network (NEN)
Project is implementing a new launch communications ground segment to provide services …

An augmented ground station architecture for spacecraft-initiated communication service requests

A Gannon, C Gemelas, S Paulus, D Schrage… - … Conference on Space …, 2021 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Spacecraft performing science and exploration missions have increasingly complex and
event-driven objectives, making communication needs difficult to predict in advance …

[PDF][PDF] Demand Access for NASA's Deep Space Network: A New Paradigm for Operations

TM Hackett, SG Bilén, MD Johnston, EJ Wyatt - SpaceOps 2021, 2021 - researchgate.net
Abstract NASA's Deep Space Network supports the communications to and from spacecraft,
rovers, and landers across our solar system and beyond. The weekly tracking requirements …

Enhancing Autonomous Satellite Communication Systems with Weather-Aware Scheduling and Reconfiguration

A Smith, EW Brown, A Gannon… - 2023 IEEE Cognitive …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NASA currently provides communication support to over 100 satellite missions, and the
agency is driving developments in Ka-band communications and network management …

Cloud-Based Demodulation and Data Distribution of a Satellite Downlink

A Gannon, J Downey, C Priscal… - 2023 IEEE Cognitive …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ground station networks connected to the cloud allow space missions global
communications coverage without the need to operate their own infrastructure. In this work …