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<\/a>CCSDS Outreach Initiative and Reference Implementation Development Competition<\/strong><\/p>\nESA is presenting a pilot programme on behalf of The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and is pleased to announce a new outreach initiative aimed at strengthening engagement with the European amateur satellite and academic communities. This initiative supports the wider objective of promoting the adoption and practical application of CCSDS space communication standards.<\/p>\n
CCSDS invites European amateur satellite operators, students, educators, and academic researchers to participate and to help advance open, interoperable space communication technologies.<\/p>\n
ESA, in partnership with Goonhilly Earth Station, CCSDS, AMSAT-UK, and AMSAT-DL, are launching a competition to develop high-quality reference implementations of selected CCSDS protocols.
\nThis competition is sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA).<\/p>\n
About the Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n This programme invites participants to:<\/p>\n An in-person hackathon at Goonhilly Earth Station will be available to interested participants, providing a unique environment for collaboration, expert guidance, and accelerated development.<\/p>\n Goonhilly Earth Station is coordinating the competition and will not assert any ownership over Hackathon\/Competition outputs.<\/p>\n Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n Winners of the competition will receive an invitation to attend a CCSDS conference in the United States, where they will present their results to the international CCSDS community.<\/p>\n Protocols Featured in the Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n These are the outlines of the two CCSDS protocols selected for this competition:<\/p>\n Participants may choose either to develop a functional concept or prototype that demonstrates how the LSIS\u2013AFS signal could be designed, transmitted, interpreted, or applied to support future lunar missions<\/strong>, <\/strong>or to create a practical, interoperable reference implementation of Space Communications Session Control aligned with the CCSDS 235.1 standard.<\/strong><\/p>\n A Long-Term Vision: Toward a Cislunar Amateur Radio Payload<\/strong><\/p>\n CCSDS is pleased to highlight a longer-term aspiration linked to this initiative. In close cooperation with its partners\u2014particularly ESA, which is proposing a future cislunar amateur radio payload\u2014CCSDS intends to support the preparation of the most successful protocol implementations for potential consideration for flight.<\/p>\n This offers an exceptional opportunity for community-developed CCSDS-compliant software to be demonstrated in a deep-space operational environment.<\/p>\n This prospective mission is subject to funding and programme approval.<\/p>\n Contact and Expressions of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n For enquiries or to express interest in participating, please contact:<\/p>\n Further Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Additional details\u2014including eligibility criteria, protocol specifications, submission requirements, evaluation processes, and timelines\u2014will be released soon.<\/p>\n Word doc CCSDS \u2013 Outreach and Competition Anouncement<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Editor <\/p>\n AMSAT-UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CCSDS Outreach Initiative and Reference Implementation Development Competition ESA is presenting a pilot programme on behalf of The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and is pleased to announce a new outreach initiative aimed at strengthening engagement with the \u2026 Continue reading \n
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esa-competition@amsat-uk.org<\/p>\n