MCAFT Sounding Rocket

Case Study

The Multiple Component ARMY Flight Test (MCAFT) was a demonstration mission that examined the effects of microgravity on metastasizing cancer cells.

Project Summary

Industry

Areospace

Location

Wallops Island, Va

Business Situation

The Multiple Component ARMY Flight Test (MCAFT) program needed help developing sensory motors for examining the effects of microgravity on metastasizing cancer cells.

Technical Situation

This machine needed firmware development and analog sensor sampling and telemetry to examine cancer cells.

Solution

Occam Technology Group performed firmware design and motor sense technology that surpassed regulations.

Benefits

We performed firmware development and designed analog sensor sampling and telemetry.

Services

  • Design engineering
  • Firmware engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Sensory Development

Firmware Development for the MCAFT Sounding Rocket

USASMDC/ARSTRAT stands for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. This is the assigned Army Service Component Command to the United States Strategic Command and provides continuous oversight, control, integration, and coordination of Army forces. The Multiple Component ARMY Flight Test (MCAFT) designed the sounding rocket to examine the effects of microgravity on metastasizing cancer cells.

Occam Technology Group helped this program create firmware designs and develop analog sensor sampling and telemetry. The rocket was successfully launched from Wallops Island, Virginia at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility.