Team: 13
School: La Cueva High
Area of Science: Astrophysics
Proposal: In recent years there have been increasing amounts of satellites going into cislunar orbit (orbit ranging between the earth and the moon) causing a rise in the potential for collisions between important assets and debris. Organizations such as the Air Force Research Laboratory(AFRL) are placing more emphasis on projects concerning cislunar space on the account of the growing importance of observing both the rising satellite activity in the area and debris that might be considered potentially threatening to national security.
The desired outcome of our project is to discover the optimal method for keeping track of the orbits of objects in cislunar space. We will work to discover the optimal method for tracking such orbits and the best placement for such a device. To achieve this goal, we plan to build a simulation of a 3-body system(the moon, the Earth and the piece of debris to be tracked) and from there we can test various parameters for the tracking device and discover the optimal setup for the Cislunar Highway Patrol System.
Team members: Ximena Serna, Hadwyn Link, Kylen Reyner
Team Members:
Ximena Serna
Hadwyn Link
Kylen Reyner
Sponsoring Teacher: Jeremy Jensen