Even going on to other planets takes only about as much energy (in terms of change in velocity, or “delta-v”) as just getting off the Earth in the first place. You can’t make huge changes, but you’d be surprised how much relative energy is involved in just getting to orbit versus maneuvering once you’re up there. If a satellite needs to go 50 or 100 km higher or lower, into a slightly different orbit, we can take them there. The OMV is based on the Moog ESPA ring, plus propulsion and navigation. The ESPA (EELV Secondary Payload Adapter) docking ring gives smaller payloads a standard place to attach. Since rocket launches are fantastically expensive, the Rideshare concept came about to allow smaller satellites to pay part of the cost and hitch a ride with a larger payload. Big rockets are often launched with less payload than their full capacity can handle. The basic idea for OMV came from the Rideshare concept Click here to view our Rideshare blog. I started at Moog in 1997 and have worked in the Space and Defense Group the entire time, doing mostly physics-based simulation modeling and analysis.Ģ. That’s how I wound up with Moog connections and a job offer. Those hydraulic actuators happened to be Moog products. On a subsequent consulting contract for them, I analyzed the stability of the Titan IV SRMU (Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade) hydraulic actuators. I also did launch vehicle simulations and taught a two-day course to other engineers. My first project was designing the autopilot for the C-17 cargo transport. That company works on every kind of vehicle you can imagine, from cars to blimps to underwater drones. Before working for Moog, I worked for a small engineering consulting company in Los Angeles that does vehicle analysis. ![]() I have a Bachelors of Science from Caltech and a Masters of Science from the University of Arizona in Aerospace Engineering. The Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) Simulation
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