Unraveling Space Intelligenc (original) (raw)

An opportunity to train students in sciences and space technologies

The Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE-Argentine space agency), following the guidelines established in the Argentine National Space Plan, has created the Unidad de Formación Superior (UFS) for the highest-level training of human resources in science and space technologies, in order to meet the needs of the institutions of the Argentine technological/scientific system and/or the companies participating in the implementation of the National Space Plan. Within this context, CONAE in association with several Argentine Universities implemented four new graduate programs: Master's Degrees in Space Information Applications, in Software Development for Space Applications, in Satellite Technologies and in Satellite Instruments. These programs include: teaching of specific courses, student participation in Labs/Projects/Companies related to their fields of study, development of a Master's Thesis and the participation of the students of the four master programs in a single space mission. The primary academic goal of the mission Formador Satelital 2017 (FS2017) is to train the UFS`s Master Degree students in all main technical and programmatic subjects related to their disciplines. This paper presents a summary regarding the mission implementation, particularly describing its Objectives, Success Criteria, Mission Concept Selection, Management Approach, High Level Requirements, Technical Implementation and the Information and Configuration Management Approaches.