ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Peter Di PasqualePeter Di Pasquale graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott, Arizona) in 2012. He currently is a Software Systems Engineer in the Mission Systems Engineering Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. Peter has worked on numerous small-satellite proposals as a Ground Systems Co-chair for TeamXc at JPL. He has worked directly on the Lunar Flashlight, Near Earth Asteroid Scout, Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics (ASTERIA), and Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats. He currently works on Earth-orbiting satellites as part of the Integrated Earth Mission System (IEMS) team.
Co-Author of the following article of the DESCANSO Near Earth Design & Performance Summary Series: