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Philip Linden

Space Systems Engineer (🛰️ 🚀 🖥️ for 🌎 🌙)

I am a spacecraft engineer, writer, and all around space nerd. My core values are Do Good, Be Collaborative, Dream Big, Strive for Openness, and Take Pride in Every Task.

I work in Mission Operations for Planet Labs (Space Systems Engineer), and do research for Open Lunar Foundation (Fellow). In past lives I worked in R&D engineering for SpaceX (Mechanical/Reusability Engineering for Dragon Capsule), and R&D engineering for Lockheed Martin Space (Electro-Optical engineer), and am an RIT graduate (Class of 2017).

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What I've been up to

Brief on Lunar Coordinated Time

An editorial and technical response to Lunar Coordinated Time (LTC) and what it will take to make it work.

spacetime

A simulation of heterogeneous networked clocks in cislunar space, built in Rust on the Bevy game engine.

Reproducing Cremons, et. al. on DeSci

Reproduced figures and findings a research publication in Matlab and converted code to Python.

Cislunar Open Clock Synchronization System (CLOCSS)
DARPA LunA-10 Proposal (Shortlisted)

Decentralized PNT infrastructure for cislunar ecosystems via wireless 2-Way interferometry & Open Time Card

Possibilities for a Local Lunar Time Standard
Whitepaper

Explores the characteristics of a common reference timing signal to serve future lunar operations.

On-Orbit Demonstrations of Proactive Tasking of Glint Imagery
Conference Paper (Award Winner!)

Predicted then demonstrated tasking methodlolgies with orbiting satellites, chasing open water glint in images.

Automatic Optical Image Stabilization System Calibration
Conference Paper

Calibration and validation of an optical image stabilization (OIS) system across a fleet of 19 satellites.

High Altitude Balloon Autonomous Altitude Control System

A stateful PID control system for a high altitude balloon (HAB) and accompanying flight simulator.

Cosmic Dawn Intensity Mapper (CDIM)

Contributed research, analysis, high-level systems design, and mission feasibility studies to a Probe Class NASA mission.

1 kW Arcjet Thruster

In college I didn't play with fire but I did play with plasma...

SPEXcast

I produced, edited, and co-hosted a podcast about the science and technology of space exploration.