Cole Fasnacht

Primary responsibility is managing the Attitude Control Subsystems (ACS) for operational TDRS satellites.

• Daily trending, analysis, and maintenance of spacecraft momentum to ensure vehicle is within operational bounds.
• Regular monitoring and adjustments of the TDRS geosynchronous orbital parameters to satisfy locational restrictions
• Trending and analysis of telemetry for the multitude of onboard ACS subsystems to safeguard operational effectiveness

Secondary responsibilities include:

• Communicate high level orbital analysis to NASA personnel regarding constellation management
• Procedurally generate plans for off nominal operations including but not limited to: station changes, retirement operations, and inclination management
• Real time assessment and correction of anomalous behavior on the vehicle
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the organization.

• Helped synthesize a test fixture for drone calibration
• Created a python script to automate a lengthy calibration process
• Built and assembled 40 drones as a technician
• Tested signal receiver and video transmitter devices each drone would operate on