12 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute Innovative Approaches to Small Spacecraft Systems through Multi-Institutional, Multi-Disciplinary Virtual Collaboration The mission of the Small Spacecraft Establishing the S3VI’s physical Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI) is to presence at NASA Ames Research advance the field of small spacecraft Center, as well as a virtual presence systems and allied sciences by within the small spacecraft community promoting innovation, exploring new at large, are early priorities for the concepts, identifying emerging institute. The S3VI will co-locate in the facts technology opportunities, and NASA Research Park with other virtual establishing effective conduits for the institutes resident at NASA Ames. collaboration and the dissemination of Basic collaboration capabilities and research results relevant to small tools such as videoconferencing will be A spacecraft systems and subsystems. established to support early programmatic functions, but will evolve over FY2017 into architecture able to support the collaborative research of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary teams. Additionally, the S3VI web portal will be launched in mid 2017. Strategic direction and technical focus for the S3VI will result from a series of activities that will set a foundation for NAS the institute through early engagement of the NASA and external small spacecraft communities. The S3VI will serve as the common portal into NASA for all small spacecraft activities. To support this role, the institute will capture information on NASA-funded small spacecraft activities; identify small spacecraft collaborative opportunities within the Agency; and identify NASA points of contact for a variety of small spacecraft activities across the Centers. The scope of the Small Spacecraft Two Nodes spacecraft deploy from Body of Knowledge (SSBK) will also be the ISS in May 2016. defined during the 2017 planning year. 43 The S3VI, as the common portal for NASA For more information about the STMD, related small spacecraft activities, will host visit: www.nasa.gov/spacetech the SSBK as an online resource to provide access to the Small Spacecraft Technology For more information about the SMD, State of the Art report, a lessons learned visit: https://science.nasa.gov library, systems test data repository, and reliability practices. Over the course of 2017, the S3VI will work with its stakeholders and For more information about the S3VI, members of the community to identify the please visit the website or contact us: scope of the databases, both existing and http://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute needed, to provide information effective in [email protected] supporting streamlined development approaches and processes for small spacecraft. Points of contact: Bruce D. Yost In 2018, the institute will expand its role as Director, Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual the common portal for the small spacecraft Institute community into NASA and will continue to NASA Ames Research Center maintain and grow the SSBK. Established [email protected] relationships with other government agencies will be preserved. The S3VI will also provide Christopher E. Baker a policy coordination function to provide Small Spacecraft Technology Program information on such topics as security and Executive information assurance, orbital debris, and Space Technology Mission Directorate reliability for small spacecraft. NASA Headquarters [email protected] The S3VI is jointly sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Dr. Larry Kepko (STMD) and Science Mission Directorate Senior Program Executive for SubOrbital and (SMD). The institute is hosted at NASA Ames Special Orbital Research Research Center, which will provide Science Mission Directorate management and will lead the NASA Headquarters implementation of the institute’s operations. [email protected] National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035 www.nasa.gov FS #2016-10-04-ARC .