BlogsPast ProjectsPast projects include Space Power related projects as well as Space Hardware and Imaging projects.
Imaging ProjectsThe use of the high definition camera technology discussed to potentially detect aberrations in the surface of the Space Shuttle has been proposed and is being evaluated in the HEOCAM (HDMAX Evolved Operational Camera) program. After successful proof of concept ground tests, the plan is for HEOCAM to develop and install a camera system aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to examine the Shuttle's surface for flaws as it does its ISS approach maneuver.
PeopleThe Space Engineering Research Center staff has space-experienced engineers in nearly all of the functional disciplines associated with our mission. We also have ready access to an impressive pool of world-class academic talent at Texas A&M University. The SERC engineering analysis and design staff is particularly strong in structural analysis and testing, dynamics and control, robotics, thermal analysis and testing, materials and radiation effects, and orbital analysis. We support projects where additional consultative analysis is requested. SERC engineering costs are economical thanks to support from the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) for infrastructure and facility expenses, NASA Research Partnership Center (RPC) funding available for appropriate partnership projects, and low-cost test facilities.
Dr. Frederick Best, Director
Dr. Frank Little, Associate Director Dr. Michael Schuller, Associate Director
Dr. Tom Talley
Space Power Related Projects
Hardware Testing and IntegrationSpacecraft Systems Integration Lab The SERC Spacecraft Systems Integration Lab (SSIL) provides the potential to conduct full fabrication, assembly, and checkout for spaceflight related hardware. SSIL is the SERC facility for producing breadboard, prototype, and engineering models of new concepts as well as flight qualified spaceflight hardware.
Innovative Research Applications
Hardware DevelopmentPrototyping
FacilitiesThe Space Engineering Research Center has access to a number of facilities including vacuum chambers, high altitude chambers and vibration tables within the Spacecraft Systems Integration Laboratory. Please contact any of our staff for additional information. We are located in College Station, Texas. Other facilities on the Texas A&M University Campus that are relevant to the Space Environment include: - The Texas A&M Cyclotron Radiation Effect Facility.
About UsThe Space Engineering Research Center is the fusion of two research centers at Texas A&M University: The Center for Space Power and the Spacecraft Technology Center. Our staff combines the skillset of engineers and researchers of both organizations. Over the years, we have worked on a variety of contracts with NASA, the DoD, Small and Large Space Companies. We also perform work with companies that are not in the Space field in projects that require innovative solutions. The Space Engineering Institute, is an exclusive partnership with NASA that is focused on providing an opportunity for students to work in the space industry. Throughout the school year, selected students will have hands-on projects and practical training in various fields of engineering. We also have strong connections with a variety of faculty on the Texas A&M University campus, in particular the Interphase Transport Phenomena Lab of Dr. Fred Best as well as faculty in the Aerospace Engineering department. Some of the websites created by our students over the years are:
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