{"id":7711,"date":"2014-05-07T09:45:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7711"},"modified":"2014-05-07T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:46:13","slug":"payload-carrier-for-small-experiments-ready-for-xcor-lynx-flight-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7711","title":{"rendered":"Payload Carrier for small experiments ready for XCOR Lynx flight test"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from Citizens in Space<\/a>:<\/p>\n

New Space Research Platform Ready For Flight Test<\/strong><\/a>
\nLynx Cub Payload Carrier Developed at Texas A&M<\/em><\/p>\n

College Station, Texas (May 7, 2013)<\/strong> \u2013 The United States Rocket Academy announced the delivery of the first Lynx Cub Payload Carrier<\/a>, a new research platform which promises to dramatically reduce the cost of access to space for small scientific and education payloads.<\/p>\n

The Lynx Cub Carrier will fly on the XCOR Lynx spacecraft<\/a>, which is now under construction at the Mojave Air and Space Port.<\/p>\n

\"Lynx<\/a>Lynx Cub Payload Carrier<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lynx Cub Payload Carrier is a versatile system that installs in the Lynx cabin, behind the pilot\u2019s seat, allowing small experiments to be carried as secondary payloads on any Lynx flight,\u201d said United States Rocket Academy chairman Edward Wright. \u201cThe Cub Carrier can be installed and removed quickly for frequent, low-cost flight opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lynx Cub Carrier is an ideal platform for small materials-processing, fluid-physics, life-science, and engineering experiments. University teaching and research, K-12 education, citizen science, government and industrial R&D will all benefit from the convenient simple interfaces, rapid integration, and affordability of Lynx Cub experiments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lynx<\/a>Experiment payloads\u00a0in the carrier<\/em><\/p>\n

The Lynx Cub Carrier was developed by the United States Rocket Academy and the Space Engineering Research Center, part of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), with support from XCOR Aerospace<\/a>. Design and fabrication of the Lynx Cub Carrier were performed by Texas A&M faculty and students and TEES researchers.<\/p>\n

Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, will use the Lynx Cub Carrier on 10 Lynx missions. The Lynx Cub Carrier will also be made available to other XCOR customers, as ready-to-fly hardware or as an open-source hardware design.<\/p>\n

\u201cLynx Cub payloads are based on the popular 1U, 2U, and 3U CubeSat form factors, which are de facto international standards for small scientific payloads,\u201d said Chip Hill, Director of the Space Engineering Research Center. \u201cThe payload carrier provides physical accommodations, electrical power, and limited thermal control for Lynx Cub experiments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lynx Cub Carrier will be part of the XCOR Lynx flight-test program, which is expected to begin later this year.<\/p>\n

\"new_11-07-21_lynx-new-ascent-500x\"<\/a>XCOR Lynx<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFor the test flights, we will load the Lynx Cub Carrier with payload simulators, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and environmental sensors,\u201d Wright said. \u201cWhile XCOR is proving out the vehicle, we\u2019ll be gathering baseline data on the thermal environment, acoustical environment, acceleration, vibration, and other parameters — data that will help guide experimenters in their payload design.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I am excited by the connection to K-12 education,” said Dr. Justin Yates, a professor at the Texas A&M Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering who served as a project lead. “I am proud that Texas A&M University industrial engineers could play a part in this project, which will excite, engage, and educate the next generation of scientists.\u201d<\/div>\n
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“The Lynx Cub Carrier development was a great learning experience,” said Austin Goswick, a senior Systems and Industrial Engineering student who worked on the project. “This project tested me in every way, advancing my communication skills as well as my engineering skills. I can’t wait to hear how it performs in the flight test.”<\/p>\n

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The Space Engineering Research Center, part of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station in College Station, is also a member of XCOR\u2019s global network of payload integrators, which provides value-added services for Lynx payload customers. TEES is an engineering research agency of the State of Texas and a member of The Texas A&M University System.<\/p>\n

XCOR Aerospace, which is developing the suborbital, fully reusable Lynx spacecraft for a variety of scientific and commercial missions, is currently headquartered in Mojave, California. The company will relocate its headquarters to Midland, Texas later this year.<\/p>\n

The United States Rocket Academy, a non-profit educational organization that studies and promotes the scientific, military, and commercial applications of human spaceflight, is also located in Texas. Citizens in Space is the United States Rocket Academy\u2019s flagship program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An announcement from Citizens in Space: New Space Research Platform Ready For Flight Test Lynx Cub Payload Carrier Developed at Texas A&M College Station, Texas (May 7, 2013) \u2013 The United States Rocket Academy announced the delivery of the first Lynx Cub Payload Carrier, a new research platform which promises to dramatically reduce the cost … Continue reading Payload Carrier for small experiments ready for XCOR Lynx flight test<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-science-and-technology","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-20n","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7735,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7735","url_meta":{"origin":7711,"position":0},"title":"Citizens in Space at MakerCon to debut space experiment carrier for XCOR Lynx","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a\u00a0follow-up to the recent news\u00a0from Citizens in Space\u00a0about their newly developed experiment payload rack for the XCOR Lynx: New Space Research Platform Will Be Unveiled at MakerCon Redwood City, CA (May 8, 2013) \u2013 A new research platform that promises to dramatically reduce the cost of access to space\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Education"","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10012,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10012","url_meta":{"origin":7711,"position":1},"title":"‘The Arete STEM Project’ – student experiments on the XCOR Lynx rocketplane","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0\u00a0Arete STEM Project\u00a0is\u00a0a new Kickstarter campaign to fund K-12 STEM projects on\u00a0suborbital\u00a0high altitude flights using\u00a0XCOR's Lynx rocketplane. 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