Braxton participated in the Kids-Day event at the Raytheon facility in Aurora, Colorado, in the Kit Carson room of building S79 on Thursday the 24th of April. The roomers of the Braxton RoboSat Command and Control Experience has become a requested addition to their annual event. Children ages 6 and above were able to successfully command the remote controlled model of the GPS IIF satellite using the actual software currently being supported on live GPS program. Each child followed the steps within a structured command plan to control the mock satellite using Braxton Technologies LLC. Command and Control application AceCP (Ace Control Point) which was connected to a true satellite simulation control application which was also developed by Braxton. Simulated despin, solar array deploy, antenna deploy and Sun Earth Acquisition Sequence maneuvers were simulated to demonstrate physical properties of the real GPS satellites.

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Dakota Ridge Civil Air Patrol presentation of the “Science of Space Satellite Operations” on April 14th 2008 at the Water Stone Church on C470 and Bowles in Littleton, Colorado. The youth from the Civil Air Patrol unit were presented with a brief overview of the life of a satellite operator. Each group executed a real command plan from Ace Control Point (AceCP) and controlled a robotic model of the GPS IIF satellite. The command plan was designed to demonstrate a despin, solar array deploy, antenna deploy and Sun Earth Acquisition Sequence maneuver. Each of the youth were presented with a certificate of completion as they participated in the event.

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