Author Archives: Poley

About Poley

Josh Poley works as an Aerospace Engineer for AGI. He once touched a giraffe.

Capabilities for the UCLASS program

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Poley
Capabilities for the UCLASS program

A game-changing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been making the headlines. The Navy’s X-47B, one of the vehicles being proposed for the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program has successfully taken off and landed from an aircraft carrier—a … Continue reading →

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SpaceX docking with ISS video

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Poley
SpaceX docking with ISS video

This video depicts the capture and docking of a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station. It is similar to the SpaceX cargo delivery mission that took place March 3, 2013, but does not use actual data. If … Continue reading →

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2012 DA14 poses no threat to satellites

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Poley
2012 DA14 poses no threat to satellites

Earlier this week, the Space Data Association issued a press release indicating that asteroid 2012 DA14 does not pose any risk to satellites in Earth orbit. Dr. T.S. Kelso, Space Data Center Operations Manager, says, “In fact, of all the … Continue reading →

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems video

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Poley
AGI software supports UAV mission planning.

This video was just added to our YouTube channel. It showcases some of the analysis you can do for Unmanned Aircraft Systems with STK including communications coverage analysis, airspace analysis, high-fidelity situational awareness, communications loss modeling, GPS navigation accruracy prediction, … Continue reading →

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North Korea missile launch interactive WebGL simulation

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Poley
North Korea missile launch interactive WebGL simulation

Left Mouse Button = Rotate Right Mouse Button = Zoom For best results, click here for full screen. The above demo is the simulation comparison of the planned trajectory and an estimate of the failure. The above interactive demo is … Continue reading →

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