Cal Poly Corporation
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SCOPE OF WORK THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE TRL OF A DEPLOYABLE RADIATOR THAT HAS APPLICATIONS TO DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. CAL POLY SHALL PERFORM TWO MAIN TASKS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. FIRST, THEY WILL DESIGN A CUBESAT MISSION AND SATELLITE CAPABLE OF ON-ORBIT DEMONSTRATION OF THE RADIATOR. THE PRIMARY DELIVERABLE FOR THIS TASK IS CDR-LEVEL DOCUMENTATION APPROPRIATE FOR A CUBESAT. THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OF THE DESIGN PACKAGE ARE: " SPACECRAFT STRUCTURE " SPACECRAFT LAYOUT " SENSOR SELECTION FOR MEASURING THERMAL PERFORMANCE " MECHANICAL INTERFACE DEFINITIONS " NOTIONAL POWER BUDGET " NOTIONAL LINK BUDGET " NOTIONAL THERMAL BUDGETS " CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS THAT VALIDATES THERMAL PERFORMANCE PROCURING, BUILDING, AND TESTING THE ACTUAL SPACECRAFT IS NOT PART OF THIS TASK. CAL POLY"S SECOND MAIN TASK IS TESTING A STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL PROTOTYPE OF THE SPACECRAFT. THIS WILL REQUIRE COORDINATING WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO HAVE THE STRUCTURE FABRICATED AND ASSEMBLED. THE PRIMARY TEST WILL BE PERFORMED AT A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER AT CAL POLY OVER AN ANTICIPATED TWO-DAY PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE PRIMARY TASKS, CAL POLY SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON RADIATOR REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGNS FOR CUBESATS, PARTICIPATE IN PREPARING REPORTS AS REQUIRED BY THE MANAGING PROGRAM OFFICE, PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, AND GENERALLY BE RESPONSIVE TO THE PROJECT"S NEEDS. THE SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES IS: " ATP " IN PERSON KICKOFF MEETING " ATP + 12 MONTHS " CDR DOCUMENTATION PACKAGE " ATP + 18 MONTHS " TEST ARTICLE COMPLETE " APT + 21 MONTHS " TESTING COMPLETE " PROJECT COMPLETION " COMPREHENSIVE FINAL REPORT THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST TWO YEARS FROM AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED