Professional Experience
Having MSc in Astronautics & Space Engineering Cetin Ozkan has solid professional experience in Space Industry. His experience gained while working with the major space, defence and telecom companies in Europe including the following institutions:
Projects
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT - ASTROLAB
Europe's first long-duration mission to the International Space Station was named Astrolab. The name was chosen in memory of Martin Behaim (1459-1507), German cartographer, mapmaker, navigator and explorer. Martin is famous for improving the astrolabe, a tool to predict the position of stars and calculating positions on Earth.
Astrolab also refers to ASTROnauts and to LABoratory. This name suggests that the first long-duration mission of a European astronaut on the International Space Station is describing the navigation path for the utilisation of the Columbus laboratory in future exploration.
COLUMBUS MODULE - FLUID SCIENCE LABORATORY
The Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) is a multi-user facility to study the dynamics of fluids in the absence of gravity. This allows investigations on fluid dynamic effects, phenomena that are normally masked by gravity driven convection, sedimentation, stratification and fluid static pressure. These effects include diffusion-controlled heat and mass transfer in crystallisation processes, interfacial mass exchange, simulation of geophysical fluid flows, emulsion stability and more.
The Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) is housed in the European Columbus laboratory. Prepared Experiment Containers are transported separately by space ferries such as the European Automated Transfer Vehicle or Russian Progress vehicles.
SERVICES - ICECUBES
The ICE Cubes programme will establish a permanent multipurpose facility on board the ISS, allowing for the accommodation and exploitation of small payloads and experiments in the fields of science, education and technological readiness level (TRL) enhancement.
NUCLEAR - NuSTAR
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray telescope that uses a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy (operates in the range of 5 to 80 keV). It is the eleventh mission of the NASA Small Explorer satellite program (SMEX-11) and the first space-based direct-imaging X-ray telescope at energies beyond those of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton.
SPACE TRANSPORTATION - FLPP
ESA is justifiably proud of its past achievements such as the very successful Ariane-4 launcher, but knows that if Europe is to continue to be at the forefront of new developments in space then it must look towards the future.A programme dedicated to the preparation of this future, the Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP), began in February 2004 and aims to have a Next Generation Launcher (NGL) operational around 2020. This programme is divided into periods: the first covering 2004 to 2006 and the second from 2006 to 2009.
The FLPP will conduct system studies and technology activities, including ground and in-flight tests, to foster new technology capabilities within Europe to enhance the reliability and competitiveness of European launchers.
SPACE TRANSPORTATION - DREAM CHASER
The Dream Chaser Cargo System is an American (USA) reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane being developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems. The Dream Chaser is designed to resupply the International Space Station with both pressurized and unpressurized cargo. The vehicle will launch vertically on an Atlas V, Ariane 5 or Falcon Heavy rocket and autonomously land horizontally on conventional runways. Further development of the spaceplane includes a crewed version, the Dream Chaser Space System, which would be capable of carrying up to seven people to and from low Earth orbit.
SATELLITE IMAGERY - TanDEM X
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) is the name of TerraSAR-X's twin satellite, a German Earth observation satellite using SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) - a modern radar imaging technology. Implemented in a Public-Private-Partnership between the German Aerospace centre (DLR) and EADS Astrium, it is a second, almost identical spacecraft to TerraSAR-X. TanDEM-X is also the name of the satellite mission flying the two satellites in a closely controlled formation with typical distances between 250 and 500 m. This unique twin satellite constellation will allow the generation of the WorldDEM™, the seamless global digital elevation models available from 2014.
Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar whose defining characteristic is its use of relative motion, between an antenna and its target region, to provide distinctive long-term coherent-signal variations, that are exploited to obtain finer spatial resolution than is possible with conventional beam-scanning means.
SOFTWARE - ASSERT
The European Space Agency and the European Commission have launched a €15 million integrated project to improve the development process for critical embedded real-time systems by employing a ‘proven by design’ approach. The three-year ASSERT project (standing for Automated proof-based System and Software Engineering for Real-Time applications) brings together the academic and industrial expertise of 29 partners from 11 countries in Europe. Co-ordinated by ESA, the project was selected in the area ‘embedded systems’ from the Information Society Technologies priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
ASSERT’s primary goal is to define a new system and software development process, and experiment on real industrial cases. It will replace the traditional approach, which is very empirical, with a more scientific method. ASSERT will define a continuous proof-based process to ensure the correctness of computer systems for aerospace applications.
SOFTWARE - ECSS
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS), established in 1993, is an organization which works to improve standardization within the European space sector. The ECSS frequently publishes standards, to which contractors working for ESA must adhere to.
SOFTWARE - ATV Ground Station Simulation Test Facility
The International Space Station depends on regular deliveries of experiment equipment and spare parts, as well as food, air and water for its permanent crew.Since its first voyage in April 2008, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been an indispensable supply ship to the Space Station.Approximately every 17 months, ATV carries 6.6 tonnes of cargo to the Station 400 km above Earth. An onboard high-precision navigation system automatically guides ATV on a rendezvous trajectory towards the orbital outpost, where it docks with the Station's Russian service module Zvezda.ATV then remains attached as a pressurised module and integral part of the Station for up to six months. After that it detaches and reenters Earth's atmosphere, where it breaks up and burns, together with up to 6.4 tonnes of waste from the Station.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - SMALLGEO
SmallGEO is a general-purpose small geostationary satellite platform that is giving European industry the opportunity to play a significant role in the commercial telecom market. The platform is developed through a public–private partnership. ESA is focusing its support on research and development activities through ARTES 11 while industrial partners finance a substantial part of the development costs.
NAVIGATION - GALILEO
Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. It is inter-operable with GPS and Glonass, the US and Russian global satellite navigation systems.By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the metre range. It will guarantee availability of the service under all but the most extreme circumstances and will inform users within seconds of any satellite failure, making it suitable for safety-critical applications such as guiding cars, running trains and landing aircraft.
SCIENCE - LISA PATHFINDER
LISA Pathfinder will test in flight the concept of low-frequency gravitational wave detection: it will put two test masses in a near-perfect gravitational free-fall, and control and measure their motion with unprecedented accuracy. To do this it will use inertial sensors, a laser metrology system, a drag-free control system and an ultra-precise micro-propulsion system.
SCIENCE - BEPICOLOMBO
One of ESA’s cornerstone missions, it will study and understand the composition, geophysics, atmosphere, magnetosphere and history of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner Solar System.BepiColombo will provide the best understanding of Mercury to date. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) to map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) to investigate its magnetosphere.
SCIENCE - ROBOTIC EXPLORATION OF MARS
Establishing if life ever existed on Mars is one of the outstanding scientific questions of our time. To address this important goal, the European Space Agency (ESA) has established the ExoMars programme to investigate the Martian environment and to demonstrate new technologies paving the way for a future Mars sample return mission in the 2020's.Two missions are foreseen within the ExoMars programme: one consisting of an Orbiter plus an Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module, to be launched in 2016, and the other, featuring a rover, with a launch date of 2018. Both missions will be carried out in cooperation with Roscosmos.