Satellite Design
This subsystem typically consists of things like reaction wheels, torque rods, and IMUs.
What is Attitude Control System (ACS)?
This word is always used in contracts to denote when something is a requirement that must be complete/verified.
Shall
This is the name of the York Space Systems CEO
Dirk Wallinger
Colorado is famous for its really tall mountains, especially the types naturally nicknamed this, of which there are 58 in the state.
14ers
John Glenn
This rocket has launched over 300 times, with a record 91 in 2023.
SpaceX Falcon 9
This review demonstrates that the maturity of the design is appropriate to support proceeding with full scale fabrication, assembly, integration, and test.
Critical Design Review (CDR)
Symbolizing power, legacy, defense, and conquest of territory, this is the internal York name of the SDA T0TL mission
Checkmate
Earning statehood in 1876 gave Colorado this nickname. Also the name of a city just south of here.
The Centennial State
Launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union, this is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space.
Sputnik 1
In order to ensure electronic components on an SV don't interfere with one another, you run this type of test
Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI)
This letter is typically used in a graphical representation of the systems engineering lifecycle.
Not to be confused with the Lexus version of the Toyota Land cruiser, this is the two-letter designation given to the larger of the two York Spacecraft buses
LX
Its the one missing in this list of the 4 National Parks in Colorado: Rocky Mountain National, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Mesa Verde
With a final flight in 2011, this is the name of the last space shuttle orbiter.
Atlantis
The industry typically uses this name (a double-acronym) for a satellite that is designed to fit on a ring of the same name as part of multi-manifest missions.
ESPA (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter)
This is a high-level requirements document that provides a mechanism for users to describe their expectations of the system
Concept of Operations (ConOps)
In November of 2023, York Space Systems and SDA became the first to demonstrate the use of this government communications network in space
Link 16
This tunnel connecting Clear Creek and Summit counties is the highest auto tunnel in the United States.
Eisenhower Tunnel
Stuck in the command module while Neil and Buzz has all the fun, he was the third astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission
Michael Collins
This type of orbit is common for imaging and weather satellites and is defined by having an inclination such that the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time each orbit
Sun-synchronous Orbit (SSO)
In a standard Systems Engineering hierarchy, the levels are:
- Mission
-System
-Segment
-Element
- THIS
-Component
-Part
Subsystem
Representing a fortification, York uses this name for its standard GSW product that is used to operate satellites
Bastion
This is the number of championships shared between all 4 of Denver's major sports teams
7 (Nuggets-1; Avs-3; Broncos-3; Rockies-0)
Making history earlier in 2024, what company (and York Customer) was the first commercial company to put a lunar lander on the moon?
Intuitive Machines