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Small Satellite Industrial Base Study: An Overview and Interim Update
Speaker: Allyson Yarbrough, Principal Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
10:00AM-11:00AM Pacific Daylight Time
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Abstract: This report documents a study of the Small Satellite (SmallSat) related industrial base. The primary objectives are to understand the types of requirements flowed to tiers of suppliers, explore the emerging intermediate grades of electronic parts and examine SmallSat programs’ parts usage to determine the potential effects on the traditional space industrial base. The authors gathered data through written surveys and interviews with entities that provide electronic piece parts, subsystems or entire spacecraft, as well as procurers of SmallSats. They also utilized online research, publications on SmallSat technology, and participation in workshops, focus groups and conferences. In this period of burgeoning opportunity and transition, norms are being challenged. The authors found that the requirements flowed to suppliers are fragmented and are not easily categorized. They vary widely and depend upon what suppliers and procurers at various levels are willing to agree to, rather than a codified set of standards adopted across the ecosystem. Therefore, the authors have chosen to capture the rich diversity of perspectives and identify common them.
Biosketch: Dr. Allyson Yarbrough is a Principal Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, CA, a non- profit, Federally Funded Research and Development Center that delivers independent space systems engineering and technical support to diverse government and civil agencies. She focuses on innovations for satellite and space-related applications. She also researches ways to apply space-related technology for the public good and enhancing industrial competitiveness. She holds five patents and is active in outreach and professional activities, a few examples of which include membership in the Society of Women Engineers, serving on university Industrial Advisory Boards, and advocating for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) excellence in under-served communities. Dr. Yarbrough earned the B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering at New Mexico State University and the M.S. and PhD Degrees in Electrical Engineering at Cornell University.
