AE 4803: Capstone Design Space Systems II

2004 – Spring Semester

In the Spring semester 2004, three competing teams of aerospace engineering seniors developed proposals for a Europa surface mission. Presentations from each team’s Concept Design Review (Feb-18) are provided below:

JuIcy

Cadmus

EGRess

Each team’s final proposal and presentation is provided below.

JuIcy:

Cadmus:

EGReSS:

April 7, 2004 Update: The Cadmus team was selected to represent this class in the 2004 USRA Lunar and Planetary Institute RASC-AL competition in Cocoa Beach, Florida on April 28-30.

April 21, 2004 Update: The three teams presented excellent proposals at today’s public forum. Special thanks to the following individuals who helped make this class special for the AE seniors: Wes Patterson and Jim Head (Brown University), Hoppy Price (JPL), Steve Sandford (NASA LaRC), Henry Wright (NASA LaRC), John Rummel (NASA HQ) and Bob Stilson.

May 3, 2004 Update: Team Cadmus won the 2004 RASC-AL undergraduate design competition and was invited to present its study at the AIAA Space 2004 Conference and Exposition in San Diego on September 28-30, 2004. Congratulations to the Cadmus team: Bob Thompson, Scott Francis, Randy Olsen, Michael Parsons and Robbie Coffman!

Cadmus 2004 RASC-AL report

Cadmus 2004 RASC-AL presentation