GSAW 2023 Agenda, Presentations, & Tutorials
“Stronger Together: Improving Interoperability for Users and Operations”
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On-Demand Plenaries
On-Demand Posters
Wednesday-Thursday, February 22-23, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Wednesday-Thursday, February 22-23, 2023
Tutorials
Chair: Anil Agrawal, The Aerospace Corporation
A: An Overview of Ground Systems for Satellite Operations
Instructor: Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
B: Agile Approaches for Ground Systems
Instructors: Jodene Sasine and Joanne Succari, The Aerospace Corporation
C: Software Defined Networking Leveraging Cloud Processing for Ground Satellite Operations
Instructor: Frank Sandoval, Kratos Space
D: Introduction To Satellite Communications
Instructor: Brian Willette, AMERGINT Technologies Inc.
E: DevSecOps Concepts and Considerations for Ground Systems
Instructors: Jason McKenney and John Hathaway, The Aerospace Corporation
F: CCSDS Course – Review of the International Standards for Space Communications
Instructor: Robert Ritter, IMI – Kratos
H: Six Sigma Green Belt Tutorial
Instructors: Yvette Harris and Daniel Houston, The Aerospace Corporation
I: Modeling Information with the Common Core Ontologies
Instructor: Ron Rudnicki, CUBRC Inc.
J: Digital Engineering Overview
Instructor: Erin Ryan, The Aerospace Corporation
K: Cloud Native Architectures for GMSEC and EGS Microservices
Instructors: Herb Mullens and Carl Fischer, Ball Aerospace
L: Demystifying Machine and Deep Learning
Instructors: Joseph Coughlin, John Chauvin, The Aerospace Corporation, and Rohit Mital, KBR
M: Reducing the Software Risk in Space System Software
Instructor: Brandon Bailey, The Aerospace Corporation
N: Model-Based Reviews for Systems
Instructors: Robert Stevens, Fredda Lerner, and Robert Kellogg, The Aerospace Corporation
Monday, February 27, 2023
Working Groups
Chair: Michelle Carter, The Aerospace Corporation
A. Space Enterprise Integration to advance U.S. Capabilities: Strategic Framework and High-Profile Use Cases
Leads: Lori Gordon and Ron Birk, The Aerospace Corporation
This working group will address challenges and opportunities associated with space enterprise integration for high profile use cases including space and ground systems linked to decision support systems to advance U.S. leadership in space in an era of U.S. Strategic Competition. The working group will examine community perspectives on applying a common understanding and support for a strategic framework addressing High Profile Use Cases, such as:
- Master Planning a Sustainable Cislunar Ecosystem
- Harmonizing Space Traffic Coordination (STC)
- Integrating Space for National Defense
The discussion will be framed around a ‘3×3’ approach to assess each of these Use Cases through three lenses:
- Interoperability
- Tactics, Techniques, Procedures (TTPs)
- Threats
Presentations:
Working Group A Recording
Introduction
Lori Gordon, Ron Birk, Barbara Braun, The Aerospace Corporation
Towards an Interoperable Cislunar Future
Wesley Fuhrman, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Panel Discussion Chart
Scott Leonard, NOAA
Working Group A Outbrief
Lori Gordon, Ron Birk, Barbara Braun, The Aerospace Corporation
B. Leveraging New Space for Ground System Enterprise Evolution
Leads: Michael Bonadonna, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS),
Office of Systems Architecture and Advanced Planning (OSAAP);
Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
This WG aims to establish a collaborative forum for the discussion of the evolution of future ground systems. Satellite ground enterprises for federal agencies have traditionally consisted of predominantly Government Owned/Government Operated solutions. In recent years, however, commercial offerings such as Commercial Ground Stations and Commercial SATCOM Service have emerged and are beginning to disrupt this traditional model. New Space is potentially highly disruptive to current ground operations business practices. Innovation in flight architectures needs to be enabled through innovation in the ground enterprise. Outsourcing satellite operations services or implementing hybrid solutions that integrate both government and commercial services allows for potentially more agile and efficient ground operations.
Presentations:
Working Group B Recording Unavailable
Preview Video
Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
NESDIS Long Term Sustainability & Commercial Services
Michael Bonadonna, F. W. Gallagher III, NOAA/NESDIS/SAE; K. Watts, K. Shontz, C. O’Conners, NOAA/NESDIS/OCS; Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
An approach for industrialising software systems for ESOC Operations
James Eggleston, ESA
NASA’s CIS Office: Embracing the Aerospace Community Through Strategic Engagement
Ruma Das, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Working Group B Outbrief
Michael Bonadonna, NOAA and Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
C. Bridging Together Ground and Space Capabilities for Users and Operators
Lead: Alvin Leung, Space Systems Command
This working group looks to bridge the gap between space and ground capabilities for various users and operators, especially system customers. Specifically, this working group aims to identify the most pressing challenges facing integration of these types of capabilities. These capabilities range from basic low-bandwidth communications to moving massive amounts of data from observation satellites, typically high-bandwidth video and imagery. Position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities, such as GPS’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), increasingly fuse together both space and ground based signals.
Presentations:
Working Group C Recording
Introduction and Agenda
Alvin Leung, Space Systems Command
Working Group C Outbrief
Alvin Leung, Space Systems Command
D. Enabling Interoperability by Enterprise Formation
Lead: Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
It is acknowledged that the employment/enforcement of common data and messaging standards between any two parties can provide some level of interoperability; however, enterprise formation can enable interoperability at higher levels as well as offer potential cost savings. For the purpose of this working group, “enterprise formation” will be defined as the unification of what were independently developed operational programs with no original requirement for interoperability (e.g., stovepipes) into a cohesive operational unit that meets enterprise organizational objectives. Degrees of interoperability at a ground enterprise level can be accomplished through various means, including:
- A common IT infrastructure (centralized or distributed)
- Common software services or code base
- A common user experience (human machine interface)
- Common data and messaging standards
- Common CONOPS across programs
- Standardized spacecraft systems, components and/or interfaces
Presentations:
Working Group D Recording
Introduction and Agenda
Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
Fiefdoms to Kingdoms And Parallels from Stovepipes to an Enterprise
Gerry Simon, Parsons
Enabling Interoperability by Enterprise Formation
Anthony Walsh, ESA/ESOC
Relationship of “Interoperability” and Group Objectives
Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
Working Group D Outbrief
Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
E. Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems
Leads: Nick Perlongo and James Gilbertson, The Aerospace Corporation
Adaptive, reliable automation and intelligent decision making are essential for the success of our space ground systems. One big challenge is migrating capabilities out of the lab to supporting critical mission operations. In the past, these approaches were often misunderstood, misapplied, too complex or costly to sustain, or insufficient for mission needs. Applied intelligent systems and machine learning technologies have begun to address this challenge through self-evolving, efficient, and value-focused capabilities. In addition, un-realized opportunities exist for applying established, or rapidly emerging technologies, solutions and architectures to the area of ground system space control and mission processing.
This year of the GSAW “Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems” working group will explore deeper the themes of:
- Where do intelligent systems and machine learning currently exist in space ground systems?
- What underlying parts of the space ground systems, enterprise and operations are suited to intelligent systems and machine learning?
- What emerging capabilities and technologies are being developed in the community?
- What are real-world impediments for adoption in operations?
- What capability and technology gaps exist and might seed further research and investment?
- How have program dealt with end user trust and acceptance of planned intelligent and machine learning systems for space ground systems?
- What is the nature of the intersection of reliable autonomy and trusted AI, and how is this related to machine learning operations (MLOPs)?
Presentations:
Working Group E Recording
Introduction and Agenda
Nick Perlongo and James Gilbertson, The Aerospace Corporation
A Machine Learning Toolset for PNT Threat Detection and Response
David Choi, Brian Zufelt, Renee Yazdi, Kevin Slimak, The Air Force Research Laboratory
Autonomy & Automation in Deep Space Mission Operations
Seung Chung, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Working Group E Outbrief
Nick Perlongo and James Gilbertson, The Aerospace Corporation
F. Cloud Computing and Big Data Technologies for Ground Systems
Lead: Ramesh Rangachar, The Aerospace Corporation
This is the thirteenth year of this working group. The main objective of the working group is to continue discussion on the adoption of cloud computing and Big Data in satellite ground systems. The Cloud Reference Model and Roadmap produced by Aerospace will be used to frame the discussion. The working group will focus on:
- State of the art in cloud computing and ground systems technologies;
- Cloud reference models and roadmaps;
- Cloud-based ground systems;
- Cloud and Big Data technologies;
- Cloud security, standards, and compliance;
- Acquisition strategies for cloud-based systems;
- Cloud computing economics; and
- Cloud performance management.
Presentations:
Working Group F Recording
Introduction and Agenda
Ramesh Rangachar, The Aerospace Corporation
ESA Mission Operations Shared Storage Cluster Solution
Klara Widegård, Alicia Yustos Rodriguez, Rui Santos, ESA
NESDIS Common Cloud Framework: A Scalable, Agile and Enterprise Cloud Solution
Kathryn Shontz, NOAA
Earthdata in the cloud: PO.DAAC journey to the Cloud in support of SWOT
Suresh Vannan, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Aerospace’s Trusted AI Framework
Phil Slingerland and Lauren Perry, The Aerospace Corporation
Working Group F Outbrief
Ramesh Rangachar, The Aerospace Corporation
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Keynote & General Session Recording
Session 1: Keynote Session
Announcements and Introduction
Supannika Mobasser, GSAW 2023 Chair, The Aerospace Corporation
Welcome Address
Dr. Wayne Goodman, Executive Vice President, The Aerospace Corporation
Keynote Address ♦ Keynote Recording
Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Integrating Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (C3BM),
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon
Session 2:
Chair: Peggy Hwu, The Aerospace Corporation
Results from the NESDIS Ground Enterprise Study
Michael Bonadonna and Frank Gallagher, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP; Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
Enabling Ground Stations with multi-administration Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) Overlays
Alberto Montilla, SPATIAM Corporation
The Future Standardized Earth Observation Ground Segment Architecture
Séverin Provost, Airbus
Session 3: Multi Mission Operations
Chair: Alexandra Hale, The Aerospace Corporation
OHB Flexible Mission Control: Multi Mission Control Center
Niels Bumann, Eike Halbroth, Alan Moorhouse, Giuseppina Salemme, Michail Charalampakis, Markus Banholzer, Guido Bröker, and Oliver Karger, OHB Digital Connect GmbH
Simplifying Mission Operations at CNES through a Collaborative Solution: the PULP Approach
Antoine Rullier and Alexandre Alard, CNES
Session 4: Ground Operations
Chair: Stephen Blanchette, The Aerospace Corporation
The New Launcher Tracking & Flight Safety Operations Centre at the European Spaceport: An Architecture for Simulated and Monitored Continuous Training for improving Operators Performance and Experience
Philippe Palanque, David Navarre, Célia Martinie, and Daniel Rodriguez-Hernando,University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse;Sandra Steere, Frédéric Manon, and Jean-Noel Hourcastagnou, CNES
Breaking the Malthusian Paradigm: Modernizing the USSF Satellite Control Network (SCN) Enabling Capacity
Shawn Sawyer, Tane Yingling, and Eric Koppisch, United States Space Force
AI-POMDP Modeling for the Cyber-Defense of Joint Ground Station and Satellite Systems
Robert Cole and Alexander Outkin, Sandia National Laboratories
Session 5: Lessons Learned from Development
Chair: Chris Wallisch, The Aerospace Corporation
Developing the New Generation Control Systems—A Recipe for Success
Klara Widegård, European Space Agency/ESOC
SCOPE Model Methodology to Examine and Characterize Interoperability of Systems, Capabilities, Operations, Programs and Enterprises
Kenneth Cureton, University of Southern California (USC)
Navigating the Standards Process Quickly to Maximize Data Interoperability
Scott Houchin and Stephen Redman, The Aerospace Corporation
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Keynote & General Session Recording
Session 6: Keynote Session
Announcements and Introduction
Michelle Carter, GSAW 2023 Program Committee, The Aerospace Corporation
Introduction
Ron Birk, Associate Principal Director, CSG Development Directorate,
The Aerospace Corporation
Keynote Address ♦ Keynote Recording
A.C. Charania, Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Session 7: Technology Modernization
Chair: Antonio Sanders, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Science Intent Capture Architecture for Science Planning on The Mars 2020 Mission, a Post-Prime-Mission Perspective
Sara Schnadt, Vivian Sun, Kathryn Stack Morgan, and John Ibanez, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Maintaining Ground Software and Hardware Over Missions That Span Multiple Decades
Daniel Hals, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Command Encryption with the Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS)
Michael Pajevski, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Session 7: Technology Modernization (continued)
Viability of Edge and Public Cloud Computing for DoD/IC Ground System Architectures: Current Implementations and Future Use Cases
Austin Cooner, KSAT Inc.
Scaling a C2 System to Hundreds of Satellites using Observability Technologies to Identify Performance Bottlenecks
Ryan Melton and Jason Thomas, OpenC3, Inc.
Flying Prototypes and Prototyping Ground Systems
Garick Lue-Chung, The Aerospace Corporation and Alex Garcia, RDSMO
Session 8: Intelligent Systems
Chair: Denny Ly, The Aerospace Corporation
Verification and Validation of Cognitive Adaptive Systems—A Case Study: Nautilus Learning Agent Prototype
Max Spolaor and Pamela Wood, The Aerospace Corporation
Architectural Considerations and Selected Technologies for Machine Learning at the Edge
Joseph Fuerst, Dhruv Bohra, Ann Chervenak, and Elisabeth Nguyen, The Aerospace Corporation
Cognitive Engines for Provisioning Commercial Gateways
Janette Briones and Joseph Downey, NASA Glenn Research Center
Session 9: Digital Engineering
Chair: Ryan Noguchi, The Aerospace Corporation
Using Model-Based Systems Engineering Technical Reviews for Complex System of Systems
Travis Goodwyn and Kasey Hill, Deloitte Consulting
Lessons Learned from Managing Complex MBSE Models
Megan Fisher, Julie Fant, Julia Eng, and Sylvia Kohn-Rich, The Aerospace Corporation
Space Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (SpOODA) Loop
Jordan Scott, Parsons
Migrating a Successful Waterfall Program to Agile: GPS IIF Integrated Mission Operations Service Center Journey
William Brooks and Ben Halley, The Boeing Company
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Session 10: Keynote Session
Announcements and Introduction
Supannika Mobasser, GSAW 2023 Chair, The Aerospace Corporation
| Dr. Barry Boehm Award for Best Presentation Breaking the Malthusian Paradigm: Modernizing the USSF Satellite Control Network (SCN) Enabling Capacity Shawn Sawyer, Tane Yingling, and Eric Koppisch, United States Space Force |
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Introduction
George Tromba, Principal Director, OCTO, The Aerospace Corporation
Keynote Address ♦ Keynote Recording
Stephen Kitay, Senior Director of Azure Space, Microsoft Corporation
Session 11: Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion Recording Unavailable
Stronger Together: Improving Interoperability for Users and Operations
Chair: Michelle Carter, The Aerospace Corporation
Moderator:
Rosalind Lewis, General Manager, Special Programs Division, Space Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation
Panelists:
Dan Adams, General Manager, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)
Greg Heckler, Director of the Commercial Communications Services Division (CCSD), NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation Program (SCaN), HQ NASA
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Newcamp, PhD, CSEP, Director & Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
Shannon Pallone, Deputy Program Executive Officer, United States Space Force
Mauro Pecchioli, Multi-Mission Infrastructure Programme Manager,
European Space Agency, European Space Operations Centre ♦ Panel Chart
Session 12: Summary Session
Working Groups:
A. Space Enterprise Integration to advance U.S. Capabilities: Strategic Framework and High-Profile Use Cases
Leads: Lori Gordon and Ron Birk, The Aerospace Corporation
B. Leveraging New Space for Ground System Enterprise Evolution
Leads: Michael Bonadonna, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Systems Architecture and Advanced Planning (OSAAP); Stephen Marley, The Aerospace Corporation
C. Bridging Together Ground and Space Capabilities for Users and Operators
Lead: Alvin Leung, Space Systems Command
D. Enabling Interoperability by Enterprise Formation
Lead: Donald Sather, The Aerospace Corporation
E. Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems
Leads: Nick Perlongo and James Gilbertson, The Aerospace Corporation
F. Cloud Computing and Big Data Technologies for Ground Systems
Lead: Ramesh Rangachar, The Aerospace Corporation
Workshop Summary
Chris Wallisch, The Aerospace Corporation
Closing Remarks
Supannika Mobasser, GSAW 2023 Chair, The Aerospace Corporation
End of GSAW 2023 – General Workshop
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