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1 Possible applications of Space Wire standard to Scientific missions Hajime Hayakawa, Tadayuki Takahashi, Takahiro Yamada ISAS/JAXA Masaharu Nomachi Osaka Univ.

2 Merger of 3 Space Institutes National Aerospace Laboratory Budget : 22.9 B Personnel: October 2003 National Space Development Agency Budget : B Personnel: 1090 Institute of Space & Astronautical Science Budget : 18.0 B Personnel: 291

3 Office of Space Applications Earth Observing Global Environment Communications Space Utilization Weather forecasting Broadcasting Global positioning etc. - Link space to further improvement of our quality of life

4 Office of Space Flight and Operations Space Infrastructure Econo-Efficiency Outsourcing - Open up new possibilities for mankind

5 Inst. of Space Technology and Aeronautics - Contribute to space development with basic and space-related technologies

6 Inst. of Space and Astronautical Science ASTRO-E2: 2005 Jan LUNAR-A: launch TBD ASTRO-F: 2005 Aug SELENE: 2006 SOLAR-B: 2006 Aug

7 To understand the universe - From the Big Bang to Ourselves - Birth & Evolution of Galaxies (Infrared : Low Temperature : Less Extinction : High Redshift) Astro-F Search for Primordial Antiparticles in Cosmic Rays (Particle Detectors) BESS(J/US) Particle BH Anti-Particle Yamamoto et al Evaporation of Primordial Black Holes Annihilation of super-symmetric particles 2006 Survey Mission/ 2005 SPICA at L2 point (>2010) ISO+Hubble

8 Sagamihara Campus and Other Facilities Noshiro Testing Center Usuda Deep Space Center Sanriku Balloon Center Kagoshima Space Center Sagamihara Campus

9 Inst. of Space and Astronautical Science PLANET-C: 2009 BepiColombo: May 2012 Proposed & to be reviewed shortly: VSOP-2, NeXT, SolarSail, SELENE-B Followed by SPICA, SCOPE, Asteroid exploration, XEUS, - Search for clues to the mysteries of our space and the planets

10 Roadmap for Space Astronomy in Japan Structure & Evolution of Universe ASTRO-F Infrared Astronomy Large Space Telescope IR Space Astrometry Hakucho Tenma Ginga X-ray Asca 2000 ASTRO-EII, X-ray Astronomy Hard X-ray Imaging Radio Physics of Extreme State Space Engineering & Technology Developments Halca (1996 Space VLBI Large-scale structure, Cryogenics, High-sensitivity detectors

11 Roadmap for Solar System Exploration in Japan Evolution of Solar System Hayabusa Asteroid Sample Return LUNAR-A SELENE SELENE-B Composition of Primitive Bodies Internal Structure of Moon, and Earth-Type Planets Planetary Atmosphere Nozomi ( ): Mars Akebono GEOTAIL PLANET-C: Venus Planetary Magnetosphere Hinotori Yohkoh BepiColombo: Mercury SCOPE: Earth Sun Sun & Planetary Environment SOLAR-B Space Engineering and Technology Developments Solar Electric Propulsion, Sample return, Autonomous Control, Thermal Control,,,

12 Data Processing Frame Work for future missions in Japan Adopt Module Structure Define Standard Architecture for onboard data processing Keep scalability from small satellite and balloon experiments to large-scale satellite / formation flight Utilize industrial standard for real time application Cooperate with Non-Space community (TRON/T-Engine) Define Function Link/Connection From Big Satellite To distributed satellite

13 T-Engine for Space with T-Engine community T-Engine : An open platform for embedded system development An open platform for standard middle ware

14 Space Cube Project (ISAS/JAXA) Space Cube Enhanced version of T-Cube (T-Engine Project) T-Engine Platform Real Computer A Wide Selection of CPU Mips Chip/SH4 etc. Fast/Versatile Real Time OS (ITRON/T-Kernel) Space Wire Link For Balloon Experiment Small Satellite GSE (for ground testing) Prototype of the data processor for future missions Development of the Space Middleware is under development The actual design/implementation will follow the architecture of the Space Cube maybe by different scheme of the implementation

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