Benjamin Johnis’ Post

It's an exciting day in Colorado Springs. We have some excellent speakers at the Space ISAC Value of Space Summit. I always enjoy hearing Cheryl Gramling discuss the challenges of PNT/Comms in space! It's a great primer for our panel on In-space Search and Rescue. The panel will discuss challenges of space isolation and growing pains of Space Rescue as a critical mission requirement when Human Spaceflight expands across government and commercial sectors. With Grant Cates from The Aerospace Corporation & Tyler Bates from United States Space Force #Space #personnelrecovery #SAR #Spacerescue #NASA #RAND

We took some time this morning at the flagpole to remember the tragedy on September 11th, and the sacrifices made to bring justice to those who attacked our way of life. Never Forget. Location: Special Operations Command- Pacific HQ, Camp Smith Hawaii

Space Rescue concept development is in high demand. Kudos to ASCEND for hosting this panel inspiring commercial integration into the conversation. ASCEND Conference Panel "In-space Incident Response and Rescue Responsibilities" with Jan Osburg (RAND Corporation), Grant Cates (Aerospace Corporation), Shawna Pandya, MD (IIAS), Tom Marshburn (Sierra Space) Human spaceflight is becoming more commonplace. Nations across the globe are executing strategies to establish a heightened, permanent human presence in space. Commercial astronaut programs and space tourism are proven concepts. As more humans leave terra firma, who is responsible for rescuing them if something goes wrong in space, and how would they be rescued? This session explores the pragmatic challenges, ethics, and layers of responsibility involved in resolving the in-space rescue gap. #ASCEND #SpaceRescue #InSpaceRescue #SpaceSafety #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceEthics #SpaceResponsibility #CommercialAstronauts #SpaceTourism #SpaceStrategy #HumanPresenceInSpace #SpacePolicy #SpaceExploration #RANDCorporation #AerospaceCorporation #SierraSpace #IIAS

The Unreal Engine provides impressive physics and realistic ray tracing to generate precise shadows on the lunar environment. The overlapping effects of true-to-spec astrodynamics and advanced sensor modules enable autonomous vehicle simulation and modeling on the Moon. This is the future of mission rehearsals for architectural concepts in the Artemis era. #UnrealEngine #PhysicsSimulation #RayTracing #LunarEnvironment #Astrodynamics #AutonomousVehicles #MissionRehearsals #ArtemisProgram #SpaceTechnology #SimulationModeling #FutureTech #SpaceExploration #VirtualReality #MoonMission #ArchitectureDesign #AdvancedTechnology

The Institute of Navigation Joint Navigation Conference is the Catalina Wine Mixer of Nav! I'm excited to present my latest space rescue research this morning. "Simulating Lunar Search and Rescue: Leveraging Unreal Engine and Deep Learning for Autonomous Aid Delivery" with Jeremy Correa Katalyst Space Technologies, and Robert Bettinger U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. https://lnkd.in/e6_Wc2PT

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The risk of space isolation grows at the pace and escalation of human Spaceflight operations. If the White House stays true to its commitments to establish permanent basing and human presence on the Moon around 2035, then we should expect a space contingency within our lifetime. See how "black swans" and "grey rhinos" affect national strategic policy decisions in part 2 of our article "Strategic Implications of China Winning the Space Rescue Race" with Peter Garretson. https://lnkd.in/eQtU8Nd4

A proper demonstration of the classic ground-to-air signal! https://lnkd.in/eZnF9Nme

I'm excited to announce our latest research effort. I'll be speaking at the Pacific PNT Conference next week! Title: Hybrid Constellation Design Evaluation for Lunar Surface Navigation Authors: U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology: Benjamin Johnis Kaitlin Roberts Robert Bettinger Katalyst Space Technologies: Gavin Hofer Pace Balster Jeremy Correa Under consultation with Draper in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory Assigned Session: C6 Space Navigation Technologies 2 Session Chairs: Dr. Yang Gao https://lnkd.in/emuPDp4Z

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