Spacecraft Research and Design Center

The Spacecraft Research and Design Center at the Naval Postgraduate School is composed of four spacecraft laboratories and one reference library: FLTSATCOM Laboratory, Spacecraft Test Laboratory, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control Laboratory, Spacecraft Design Laboratory and Spacecraft Design Library. These laboratories are used for research in the areas of space system design, spacecraft testing, attitude and structural control, adaptive "Smart" structures, and space robotics. These spacecraft laboratories are being used by students in the Space System Engineering Curriculum and Space Operation Curriculum for course and thesis work. These laboratories are also being extensively used on joint projects with other organizations such as the Navy Satellite Operations Center and the Naval Research Laboratory. The Spacecraft Research and Design Center provides a unique blend of facilities that allow students and researchers to conduct experiments in a wide variety of high technology and aerospace related applications.