Orion is part of the Constellation Project and is used for human spaceflight to and from the space station and eventually to the moon and Mars. Miller Technology Group is supporting the Orion program with design, integration and operation of the flight software test development lab. This lab consists of eight computers, several buses, multiple operating systems and two flight processors to simulate the Orion processing environment.
We are performing network engineering, real-time software integration, systems engineering and system administration for the Lab. MTG is also developing requirements for the ground test data systems and integrating other test facilities. We are proud and excited to be part of the U.S. space exploration team, and are looking forward to the new challenges of human spaceflight.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Miller Technology Group wrote flight software to control the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which was launched in August 2005 from Cape Canaveral. As part of the project, we performed systems engineering to verify that the spacecraft met requirements before delivery to NASA. MTG handled embedded, real-time concerns such as priority, cycles, message queues and more. MRO was based on heritage space missions with some important upgrades such as on-board targeting for science, with a minimum impact on the operations team. MRO was able to optimize the aerobraking mission to use feedback from the controls to better target the best aerobraking altitude on each periapsis pass. MRO continues to provide exceptional images of Mars and its HIRISE images have revealed the rovers and old Viking landers on Mars´ surface.
Magellan Venus Mapping Mission
The May 4, 1989 launch of Magellan from the space shuttle cargo bay had been delayed two years due to the Challenger explosion and subsequent safety reviews and shuttle manifest restructuring. It was one of MTG founder Michele Miller´s first space engineering projects, and she was very excited when the spacecraft was finally ready to go. In the final days of testing, the test (ATLO) managers found they needed to staff 24-hour operations at Kennedy Space Center, so she was one of the lucky engineers who got the opportunity to be on the test floor. Before the launch, she was flown from the launch site cross country to the Mission Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It was a thrill to see photos of the spacecraft being released outside of Earth´s atmosphere on its interplanetary journey to Venus. The night after the successful launch, with the spacecraft safely on its way to Venus, Michele and the group of young engineers enjoyed a celebratory splash in the Santa Monica surf.
Orion is part of the Constellation Project and is used for human spaceflight to and from the space station and eventually to the moon and Mars. Miller Technology Group is supporting the Orion program with design, integration and operation of the flight software test development lab. This lab consists of eight computers, several buses, multiple operating systems and two flight processors to simulate the Orion processing environment.
Miller Technology Group wrote flight software to control the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which was launched in August 2005 from Cape Canaveral. As part of the project, we performed systems engineering to verify that the spacecraft met requirements before delivery to NASA. MTG handled embedded, real-time concerns such as priority, cycles, message queues and more. MRO was based on heritage space missions with some important upgrades such as on-board targeting for science, with a minimum impact on the operations team. MRO was able to optimize the aerobraking mission to use feedback from the controls to better target the best aerobraking altitude on each periapsis pass. MRO continues to provide exceptional images of Mars and its HIRISE images have revealed the rovers and old Viking landers on Mars´ surface.
The May 4, 1989 launch of Magellan from the space shuttle cargo bay had been delayed two years due to the Challenger explosion and subsequent safety reviews and shuttle manifest restructuring. It was one of MTG founder Michele Miller´s first space engineering projects, and she was very excited when the spacecraft was finally ready to go. In the final days of testing, the test (ATLO) managers found they needed to staff 24-hour operations at Kennedy Space Center, so she was one of the lucky engineers who got the opportunity to be on the test floor. Before the launch, she was flown from the launch site cross country to the Mission Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It was a thrill to see photos of the spacecraft being released outside of Earth´s atmosphere on its interplanetary journey to Venus. The night after the successful launch, with the spacecraft safely on its way to Venus, Michele and the group of young engineers enjoyed a celebratory splash in the Santa Monica surf.
