MUSES Platform (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

MUSES Platform

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The MUSES platform includes a Star Tracker and Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit which are used to generate precise pointing knowledge information to be used by the hosted payloads. MUSES also uses the ISS External Wireless Communications system for image data transfer via custom built electronics and a NASA-provided antenna.

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Teledyne Brown Engineering

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