Proposed Outline for Final Report

Phase A of the MicroMAPS Project.

Abstract:

• NASA Langley Research Center is collaborating with the Virginia Space Grant

Consortium on a project to create a spaceborne mission for the MicroMAPS instrument. By

teaming with the VSGC, Langley can take advantage of expertise both at LaRC and within the

university community to test, modify, calibrate, and fly the MicroMAPS instrument.

• The MicroMAPS (MeasurementofAirPollution fromSpace) instrument is a nadir viewing,

optical instrument that compares gases in the atmosphere to known gas samples in a Gas Filter

Correlated Radiometer. This technique permits the instrument to detect and quantify that gas

in the volume of atmosphere that the instrument is viewing. MicroMAPS is calibrated to

monitor carbon monoxide in the earth’s atmosphere. It was developed and built for the Clark

spacecraft as part of the Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative (1995–1997). The Clark

spacecraft mission was cancelled when the project suffered from cost overruns and schedule

delays related to the spacecraft.

• Work on the MicroMAPS project is being performed by students from: Old Dominion

University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• This final report for Phase A of the project summarizes the results of the students’ work in

2001-2002 and presents recommendations for the implementation of a directed approach for

the launch and utilization of the MicroMAPS instrument.

Core:

• Summaries of all reports together with a discussion of the implications for program

development.

• Additional considerations that can affect the conclusions and/or the recommendations.

• Conclusions (from the reports)and Recommendations (for what should be included in the

Proposal for next year, including preliminary budgets.)

Suggestions, Additions, Deletions?

Appendices:

Appendix 1:

Student Reports:

Appendix 2:

Graphics ( from student reports)

Appendix 4:

Expenditures from Budget (Faculty advisors)

Appendix 5:

Students

At Virginia Tech (this summer)

Mike Belcher, Scott Lennox, Matt VanDyke, and Rick Winski

The faculty advisor at Virginia Tech is Dr. Chris Hall.

At Old Dominion University (this summer)

Kapseong Ro, Ossama Omer-Abdelkhalik, Bassem Nairouz, Timothy Weaver, David Reed,

Bob Race, Jamie Zahorian, Stargel Doane, Jennifer Ammentorp and Erik Tyler.

The faculty advisors at ODU are Drs. Brett Newman, Thomas Alberts, Keith Williamson, and Ayodeji Demuren.

At the University of Virginia

Catherine M. Roodhouse, Thomas Carno Jones, William Clayton Nunnally, Kristen Forbes and Patrick Hopkins

The faculty advisors at UVa are Dr. Gabriel Laufer, Dr. Robert J. Ribando

and Dr. Houston Wood.

At NASA Langley Research Center

The Scientific advisor is Dr. Vickie S. Connors,

Technical advisors are Dr. Henry Reichle (NASA retired)

and Dr. Bill Morrow (Resonance Ltd.)

At the Virginia Space Grant Consortium

The project manager is John Companion

Appendix 6:

Contact information.

Name / Phone Number / e-mail
Dr. Vickie Connors, NASA / 757-864-5849 /
Dr. Hank Reichle, NASA (ret) / 804-725-2805 /
Dr. Bill Morrow, Resonance Ltd. /
Dr. Gabriel Laufer, UVa / 434-924-6219 /
Dr. Houston Wood, UVa / 434-924-6297 /
Dr. R. J. Ribando, UVa / 434-924-6289 /
Dr. Chris Hall, Virginia Tech / 540-231-9632 /
Dr. Brett Newman, ODU / 757-683-3200 /
Dr. Keith Williamson, ODU / 757-683-4539 /
Dr. Thomas Alberts, ODU / 757-683-3737 /
Dr. Ayodeji Demuren, ODU / 757-683-3727 /
Ms. Mary Sandy, Director, VSGC / 757-766-5210 /
Mr. John Companion, VSGC / 757-766-5210 /

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