Sample interview questions: Have you ever worked on spacecraft projects involving the development of new technologies or concepts?
Sample answer:
- Developed and tested a new type of thruster for small spacecraft. This thruster used a novel design that allowed for more efficient use of propellant, resulting in increased delta-v for the spacecraft.
- Worked on a team that designed and built a new type of deployable solar array. This solar array was lighter and more compact than traditional solar arrays, and it could be deployed and retracted more quickly.
- Developed a new method for controlling the attitude of a spacecraft using reaction wheels. This method used a Kalman filter to estimate the spacecraft’s attitude and then used a PID controller to generate control torques. This method resulted in improved attitude control accuracy and stability.
- Worked on a team that designed and built a new type of spacecraft docking system. This docking system used a novel design that allowed for more precise and reliable docking between two spacecraft.
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