Category Archives: Education

AGI supports education in many ways: through its Educational Alliance program, grant competitions, the Federation of Galaxy Explorers and other public outreach opportunities. This is the category for news relating to those efforts.

Support the Federation of Galaxy Explorers

Posted on May 13, 2013 by sclaypoole
Support the Federation of Galaxy Explorers

It’s almost time for one of our favorite events of the year, the Galaxy Ball, a benefit for the Federation of Galaxy Explorers (FOGE). FOGE is a nonprofit organization that promotes the exploration of science and technology to students of … Continue reading →

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Space Day 2013

Posted on May 2, 2013 by sclaypoole
Space Day 2013

We celebrated Space Day at AGI today, welcoming a local elementary school class inside (and outside) our doors to geek out with us. Third-graders from Merion Elementary School in Montgomery County were treated to presentations on “Robots in Space” and … Continue reading →

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Vote for what’s shown during the STK DIY Coverage demo tomorrow

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Andrea Poley
Vote for what’s shown during the STK DIY Coverage demo tomorrow

Systems engineer Alex Ridgeway wants to know what you’d like to see demonstrated during his DIY presentation on using STK Coverage to measure system performance. Register now and then join us March 7 at 10:30 a.m. EST. Alex is prepared … Continue reading →

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STK Training Tour coming to Australia next week

Posted on February 26, 2013 by sclaypoole
STK Training Tour coming to Australia next week

AGI and its Australian partner, Geoplex, will be hosting the STK Training Tour in three cities in March. Join us in Canberra, Adelaide or Brisbane to learn in a hands-on environment how you can use STK in your work to: … Continue reading →

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Modeling the operations of a realistic CubeSat using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sspangelo
Modeling the operations of a realistic CubeSat using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is emerging in the space systems community to enable the analysis, design and optimization of current and future missions. MBSE uses analytical-based models to capture, communicate, verify and execute space system designs and is designed to … Continue reading →

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