The Military Space System Technology Plan - A guidance, navigation and control perspective from Technology Workshop III

The Military Space System Technology Plan (MSSTP) is a systematic approach to identifying future space-related technology needs based on perceived mission requirements. The plan presents a broad scope of information pertaining to projected military space missions, systems, and technology requirements for the next 20 years. The AIAA was asked by Space Division to review this plan and to provide an industry view of the MSSTP. The activity was divided into 17 different functional areas representing a broad spectrum of supporting technologies. This report covers only the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) technology panel results. The Technology review topics were primarily oriented toward GN&C functions spanning many missions such as: flight computers, software development and verification; survivability; long life; acquisition, pointing and tracking; large space structure control; and GN&C sensors. This paper presents a summary of the GN&C results achieved in the Workshop activity.