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This is the Alpha Cube Sat Team Front Page.

Cube Quest Challenge Communications

Alpha Cube Sat Team Organization

  • XISP-Inc is the founding sponsor for the team
  • Matrix organization with designated leads, advisors/task managers, as well as talent pool
  • Team Alpha CubeSat uses the following definitions for Team Member, Team Advisor, and International Liaisons which are believed to be consistent with the Cube Quest Challenge Rules and the specific requirements of Team Alpha Cubesat.
  • If a change is deemed required by the Cube Quest Challenge administrative team adjustments to maintain compliance will be made.

Team Members

Registered Team Members have asserted that they are willing to help Team Alpha Cubesat, agree to fill out the required paperwork, play by the Cube Quest Challenge and Team Alpha Cubesat rules, and be available for such Team assignments/work product commitments as their respective schedules permit.

Please note in order to be designated as a Team Member you must meet the published NASA Cube Quest Challenge and Team Alpha CubeSat requirements, obtain concurrence at the weekly team meeting, and have all your paperwork completed.

Please note in order to be on this list all required paperwork must completed and on file with the Team Lead

  • Gary Barnhard – Team Leader
  • Matteo K. Borri
  • Ethan Shinen Chew
  • Mike Doty
  • Anastasia Ford
  • Adam Glickman
  • Eric Gustafson
  • Aaron Harper
  • Brian Martin
  • TJ McKinney
  • Joseph Rauscher
  • Jephrey Rodriguez
  • John Tascione

Team Advisors

Team Advisors are asserting that they are willing to help Team Alpha Cubesat, play by the Cube Quest Challenge and Team Alpha Cubesat rules, but cannot necessarily make specific time and/or work product commitments. They understand that if they take a substantive role in work product generation that the team member required paperwork may become applicable to them.

The Team is more than just the summation of the Team Members that are registered, the advisors can and will play critical role in the success of the project.

Please note in order to be redesignated as a Team Member you must meet the published NASA Cube Quest Challenge and Team Alpha CubeSat requirements, obtain concurrence at the weekly team meeting, and have all your paperwork completed (see above).

  • Pat Barthelow
  • Chris Cassell
  • Eric Dahlstrom
  • James DiCorcia
  • Craig Foulds
  • Jerry Isdale

International Liaisons

If you want to be part of this effort but may not be able to meet the NASA requirements based on your citizenship status and/or your physical location you can still help. You can be one of our Team's International Liaisons in most cases.

International Liaisons are asserting that they are willing to help Team Alpha Cubesat, play by the Cube Quest Challenge and Team Alpha Cubesat rules, but necessarily cannot make work product commitments.

Please note in order to be redesignated as an International Liaison you participation must adhere to the published NASA Cube Quest Challenge requirements and Team Alpha CubeSat requirements, and obtain concurrence at the weekly team meeting (see above).

  • Isaac DeSouza
  • Daniel Faber
  • Joe Hatoum

Project Development Work

  • #ACS-Hustlers
  • Designated lead is Gary Barnhard
  • Designated task manager is Ethan Shinen Chew
  • Key tasks are:
    • business infrastructure
    • alliances
    • seed funding

2016 Publicity Campaign; Roadshow & Campaign Material & Media

* Jamie and her team are aiming to deliver a final release animation by 3/1/16. * Current Roadshow Schedule:

  • 3/1/2016 - ACS PDR at NASA Ames - Gary attending
  • 5/20-22/2016 - Bay Area MakerFaire, San Mateo. - Mike will attend.
  • End of May 2016 - ISDC in Puerto Rico. - Gary attending.
  • July 2016 - IAC in Mexico and ISS R&D in San Diego. - Gary invited.
  • December 2016 - WiSEE in Germany. - Gary invited.
  • January 2017 - CES in Las Vegas - Proposed.

Systems Engineering Work

Marketing Work

  • #ACS-Hipsters
  • Designated task manager:
    • Ethan Shinen Chew (Acting)
  • Key tasks are:
    • publicity
    • outreach
    • market alignment
    • social media
  • Marketing Vision - Team Alpha Cubesat is positioning itself as a key element in the evolving ecosystem of companies investing in cubesat and smallsat beyond Earth orbit flight systems. Following the initial contest activity we intend to sell services, integrated hardware/software, components, and intellectual property licenses as appropriate.

AIAA Space Operations Technical Committee Space Operations Workshop May 5-6, 2015

NSS International Space Development Conference May 20-24, 2015 Toronto Canada

  • Space-To-Space Power Beaming A Commercial Mission To Unbundle Space Power Systems To Foster Space Applications Gary Barnhard/XISP-Inc
  • Evolvable Communications Infrastructure on ISS and Interoperating Flight Systems Gary Barnhard/XISP-Inc
  • Halfway to Anywhere - Cis-Lunar and Deep Space Cubesats Missions from ISS Gary Barnhard/XISP-Inc, Eric Dahlstrom/International Space Consultants, Ethan Chew/Team Alpha CubeSat

International Space Station 4th R&D Conference, July 7-9, 2015 Boston MA

  • Space-To-Space Power Beaming A Commercial Mission To Unbundle Space Power Systems To Foster Space Applications Gary Barnhard/XISP-Inc (Poster Session)

Accounting, Planning & Scheduling

  • “1st, 2nd, and 3rd Foundation”
  • Designated Lead: Gary Barnhard
  • Key tasks are:
    • Required Cube Quest Challenge Team Filings
    • Project Management Tools & Metrics
      • time & billing
      • budget
      • project schedule
      • project calendar
      • client management
      • vendor management
      • human resources

Project Involvement Matrix

Social Media

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