Fiscal Year	2013
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Space Systems Academic Group
Investigator(s)	Newman, James H.
Sponsor	National Reconnaissance Office (DoD)
Summary	The GEMSat (Government Experimental Multi-satellite) flight project is the follow-on to the successful OUTSat project and builds on several student theses to implement a CubeSat launch system in flight hardware as part of the SSAG Small Satellite hands-on laboratory work. This proposal documents the funding required and the statement of work needed to continue producing an NPSCuL (NPS CubeSat Launcher) flight unit and perform associated activities as part of the GEMSat mission, in collaboration with the Office of Space Launch (OSL) and their Auxiliary Payload Integrating Contractor. GEMSat is currently scheduled to launch in late 2013 as part of the NRO L-39 mission. GEMSat will fly on an Aft Bulkhead Carrier (ABC) and will utilize NPSCuL and eight Cal Poly P-PODs to launch a significant volume of CubeSats, enabling OSL to efficiently launch US government and other CubeSats. The operational nature of the project and the lessons learned generate student thesis topics, the results of which feed back into more advanced versions of NPSCuL.
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