Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL)

Developing precision instrumentation for space navigation, timing, communication, gravitational science and astrophysics. From CubeSats to Facility Class.

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Two @UF @precisionspace contributions to NASA astrophysics missions highlighted by the new @NASA Astrophysics Division director, Mark Clampin, at #AAS241: LISA (@LISACommunity) and the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

(can you spot the UF PSSL logo? in his charts?)

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Our recent publication on the results of a multi-year, large sample size UV LED lifetime testing campaign for the @esa / @NASA LISA #GravitationalWave mission was just highlighted in AIP #scilight.
https://t.co/Z0OTY5o1uR

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Congrats to the CLICK and BeaverCube teams!

The @precisionspace Lab is looking forward to CLICK-A operations paving the way for CLICK-B/C next year.

@NASAAmes @MITAeroAstro @uflmae

[MIT STAR Lab @mit_starlab]

CLICK-A and BeaverCube both successfully deployed on @Nanoracks NRCSD23!

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Today, @uflmae grad student Dani Coogan describes how the @NASAAmes / @mit_starlab / @UF @precisionspace CLICK CubeSats convert laser pulses into precision ranging and timing data at #SmallSat.

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

The @NASAAmes / @MIT / @UF CLICK-A CubeSat is now safely on board the International Space Station! Great views from the joint @mit_starlab and @precisionspace team from the Space Coast.

[MIT STAR Lab @mit_starlab]

Yesterday, members of our team were able to watch the successful SpaceX CRS-25 launch carrying our CubeSats, CLICK-A and BeaverCube!

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

After three years, the PSSL is back at @CalPoly for #CubeSatDW.

@uflmae PhD candidate Danielle Coogan presents her work on clock synchronization and orbit determination using simultaneous GPS and laser crosslink measurements across satellite networks.

[Vlad Chorney ☮️ @EU1SAT]

CHOMPTT Telemetry

10668 Frames TOTAL uploaded to PSSL DB and SatNOGS DB
https://t.co/MYh3kBrdVQ
https://t.co/zLlyRfnqpp

@precisionspace #CHOMPTT #CubeSat

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Thanks NASA STMD for promoting our tech development work with MIT and NASA Ames on laser cross-links for future nano-satellite networks.

@mit_starlab @NASAAmes @NASA_Technology @uflmae

[NASA Technology @NASA_Technology]

Researchers from @MIT & @UF – in partnership with our Small Spacecraft Technology program – are testing optical communications technology for an upcoming CubeSat demonstration mission, planned to launch aboard @BlueCanyonTech spacecraft in 2023. More: https://t.co/uxShyWyecK

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Collaborations across academia, industry, and @NASA are super important for complex space missions, and this collab btw @mit_starlab, @UF @precisionspace , and @NASAAmes is a great example.

Note the PSSL logo right next to the STAR lab logo on the FPGA board!

[MIT STAR Lab @mit_starlab]

The Engineering Development Unit (EDU) of CLICK-B/C's payload has been assembled! EDUs are great to check for fitting and matching between components while you still have time to fix mismatches. It's a very educational piece of hardware (pun intended!). #CubeSat #EDU

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Thanks @Dr_ThomasZ for promoting the great work that our @UF @uflmae graduate students and postdocs are doing for @NASA and the LISA #gravitationalwaves mission!

@LISACommunity

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

Gravitational waves are minute ripples in space-time caused by the most energetic events in the universe. NASA is developing a special ultraviolet light source that will help @ESA’s LISA observatory detect gravitational waves with meticulous accuracy: https://t.co/ZYwhQs0hoG

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Take a minute to vote for the @aiaa Small Sat Mission of the Year. The PSSL does not have a mission in the running this year but we likely will next year.

[Andrew Dahir @andrewdahir]

Cast your vote for the 2021 #SmallSat Mission of the Year! Voting closes at 11:59 am MT, August 11 and is open to the public. @SmallSat #CubeSat #NanoSat https://t.co/kXSSJoMS16

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Congrats to @precisionspace grad student Samantha Parry Kenyon @spacesam1 for expertly defending her PhD thesis today on charge management technology and numerical modeling for LISA!
@LISACommunity @lisa_lecs

[James Cutler @jwcutler]

We're excited to help study seismic events again, this time on the moon! Dr Panning, the FSS PI, gives an overview of the mission below. We're leveraging MarCO tech to provide computer and communications capabilities. #mxlabs @MichiganAero @um_space @UMengineering

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

A group of sharks is a shiver; eels are a swarm. A group of black holes? Times readers offered hundreds of suggestions, including "an abyss," "a crunch," "a haunting," "a chasm," "a mosh pit," "a Trump" and "a Congress." https://t.co/s1vD73gqT2

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Thanks @VitaleTrident for discussing our Charge Management System contributions to the @esa - @nasa LISA mission at the @theNASEM meeting today!

@SSB_ASEB_News
@LISACommunity

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Great to see another @nytimes article covering the @esa - @NASA LISA mission and #GravitationalWaves.
@LISACommunity

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

What do you call a collection of black holes? The question has taken on an urgency among astronomers inspired by the recent news of dozens of black holes buzzing around the center of a nearby cluster of stars. https://t.co/95SNGyIiTo

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

2.4 years but close enough. Thanks @PU7ORD!

[Orlando @PU7ORD]

CHOMPTT alive and healthy after 3 years in space.

@precisionspace

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Congrats @Virgin_Orbit!

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Thanks @JA0CAW !

We have turned #CHOMPTT back on yesterday to perform more science operations in the coming months. Look forward to more beacon packets in the near future.

CHOMPTT is now 2+ years on orbit and still functioning!

#CubeSats #hamradio #hamr

[Tetsu-JA0CAW @JA0CAW]

CHOMPTT 20:50 UTC 1K2 Telemetry over Japan @precisionspace #cubesats

[Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL) @precisionspace]

Thanks to local #GNV ⁦@GainesvilleSun⁩ for promoting our contributions to @esa and @nasa LISA #GravitationalWave mission!
@UF ⁦@uflmae⁩ @UFWertheim⁩ are making important contributions to this landmark mission.
⁦@LISACommunity⁩ https://t.co/Ll5aUUFYbr