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NASA's asteroid lasso mission said to halt Apocalypse scenario

2013-05-07 05:41:58| CNET News.com

Speaking at the Human to Mars Summit, NASA's top administrator, Charles Bolden, pledges to work to "prevent an asteroid from colliding with devastating force into our planet." [Read more]

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Good Morning Mission

2013-05-03 20:24:17| IT Services - Topix.net

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Samsung phones are being stolen just as often as Apple phones.

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With a 35year track record, Terma is among the most experienced European providers of missioncritical products, software, and services for space missions. Terma excels in stateoftheart niche technology and robust operational systems for the space industry. Working in close collaboration with customers and leading industry bodies, we develop advanced, missionspecific solutions. More than 150 employees are operating in all phases of space program development, Termas unique systems, software, and products are depended upon all over the world by astronauts, spacecraft, and organizations for mission success. Our solutions include customized systems for space science, earth observation, navigation, and telecommunication programs. They are based at Terma premises in Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands as well as numerous customer sites around Europe. The Mission Your main responsibility would be to provide onsite mathematical consultancy directed at assessing the feasibility, establishing baseline requirements and scaling key performance parameters of our customers future advanced space missions. The Challenge We are looking for three Mission Analysts to be located at the customer site, ESOC. The selected candidates will conduct mathematical studies and developextend associated application software. Mission analysis involves all aspects related to the launch or the orbit of a satellite and, to some extent, also to the satellite attitude for example Launcher requirements, launcher trajectory and launcher performance Tradeoffs for the selection of the operational orbit Launch window analysis Short and longterm orbit evolution Lifetime calculation Orbit manoeuvres and navigation Accuracy of orbit determination Parameter estimation Calculation of propellant budgets Lowthrust trajectory optimisation Geometrical event prediction Operations planning and scheduling Optimisation of scientific return Endoflife disposition. Maintenance and extension of existing mission analysis software packages, including USOC, INTNAV, LOTNAV, DITAN, MANTRA, SOURCE. Design and development of new software modules in support of novel scientific and application missions Performance of mission analysis studies. These positions are planned with a starting date of August 2013. Interviews are planned in Darmstadt for the second half of June, with the selection decisions tentatively to be announced on 5 July. Your Qualifications Applicants shall have a superior university degree, preferably in aerospace, electronics or astrophysics, mathematics, space engineering or other relevant discipline or other suitable qualification together with some professional experience. Essential skills are Excellent background in numerical and analytical methods of applied mathematics A deep grasp of classical and celestial mechanics Experience in scientific programming using FORTRAN, MATLAB and the UNIX operating system Familiarity with professional practices in software engineering and computer science English Fluency spoken and written, both in formal and informal situations. Note that English is the working language Applicants should hold appropriate documentation and permits for working and living in Germany. Desirable Familiarity with the specific mission analysis software packages in use at the European Space Operations Centre. Previous experience in mission analysis andor flight dynamics Relevant knowledge of spacecraft and ground segment systems and subsystems Experience in space application software development andor maintenance Previous experience in a similar consultancy role, as onsite resident at a scientific operational organization Some background with international organisations. The position requires a great deal of independence and selfmotivation. The candidate should be able to work with little supervision, but also be able to contribute to the team effort. In order to get up to speed quickly, the candidate will be expected to gain a rapid familiarisation with the spacecraft, as well as the ground systems at ESOC. Terma offers At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the bestinclass solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace. Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company. Great opportunities for training and personal development Challenges in advanced technical environment International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere An employment contract with an attractive package with extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary. Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer. Further information For further information, please contact Mr. Frank Mayer by telephone 49 6151 860050 or by email terma.determa.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed we would prefer that you apply throughhttpswww.epos.dkRekTermaJoblistShowJobOffer.aspx?dbaliasEposRECTermalangenjobOfferEntityId359joblistId1 with a Cover Letter explaining your background and expertise, as well as your earliest date of availability, and an uptodate Curriculum Vitae. Closing date May 27th, 2013 Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Terma is a hightech, internationally recognized supplier of advanced and customized systems, products, and services within defense systems, surveillance, radar systems, and space.

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Indonesian Navy orders NAUTIS full mission bridge simulators from VSTEP

2013-04-23 10:20:00| Naval Technology

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to VSTEP to deliver its Class-A NAUTIS full mission bridge (FMB) simulators to train the Indonesian Navy's Sigma-class corvette bridge personnel.

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Deputy Simulations Officer Swarm Mission

2013-04-18 10:37:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Simulations Officers are responsible for developing the training concept and the associated Simulation Plan to train the Mission Control Team, in order to prepare them for the launch or other critical phases of an ESA mission. This includes planning and developing failure cases of increasing difficulty to be introduced into the simulations, in order to train the Mission Control Team in nonnominal operations and application of mission rules. Simulations Officers are also planned to be involved with the operational training of other staff, including but not limited to Ground Operations Managers and ESTRACK Control Centre ECC operators. The Simulations Officer role requires familiarisation with both the space and ground segment. Simulations Officers are also involved with general training and simulation activities at ESOC. For a particular mission, the Prime Simulations Officer is responsible for the delivery of training to the Mission Control Team, supported by a Deputy Simulations Officer. The Deputy Simulations Officer is responsible for supporting the prime Simulations Officer in the delivery of training. This includes assistance with simulator breakpoint preparation, testing of contigencies, writing briefing and debriefing messages, and running simulations. The allocation of simulations officers to missions and ground facilities training is decided by HSOONX in consultation with the relevant GSMs and SOMs. For this position the following allocation is anticipated Deputy Simulations Officer for the SWARM mission Qualifications Applicants should have a University or similar degree in engineering or physics or similar discipline. Required knowledge Applicants should have good professional experience in spacecraft andor operational applications, preferably also in the area of training. The ideal candidate should have the following qualities Essential Good spacecraft knowledge on a subsystem level Expierence in working in an operational environment Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems Be fluent in English, both in speech and writing Selfstarter, able to work independently with little or no supervision Proactive and confident personality with good persuasive skills Teamplayer, able to interface with technical and management personnel Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several tasks in parallel Familiarity with operational training Familiarity with operational simulators, ideally SimSat Familiarity with satellite control systems, ideally SCOS2000 Familiarity with programmingscripting languages e.g. C, Java, JavaScript Desirable Secuirty Clearance in view of later projects Experience in operational training Familiarity with the ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS Knowledge of operations Experience with prelaunch activities and launch campaigns Experience in instructional design methodologies Familiarity with effective teamwork principles and team building aspects Note The current position is for a deputy simulation officer on SWARM with a possible extension as a prime simulation officer on Galileo or Sentinels WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com

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