// Trajectory Design
Ascent, aerocapture, and entry-descent-landing trajectory modeling, including multi-body flight mechanics and Monte Carlo dispersion analyses on high-performance computing.
// Emerging Capability
Aerospace
Spacecraft aerosciences - trajectory design, GN&C, 6DOF flight simulation, and thermal protection analysis for crewed and uncrewed missions.
// Our Approach
How We Deliver Aerospace
SB&O's aerospace team supports spacecraft programs across the full flight envelope - from ascent and on-orbit operations through aerocapture, entry, descent, and landing. We deliver trajectory and flight mechanics analyses, GN&C algorithms and flight software, 6DOF simulation, aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic environment characterization, and thermal protection sizing for missions where the analysis has to be right the first time.
// What We Offer
Services & Capabilities
Our aerospace team provides a comprehensive range of specialized services.
// Guidance, Navigation & Control
GN&C algorithm development, flight software prototyping, and closed-loop simulation for atmospheric flight, proximity operations, and autonomous landing.
// 6DOF Flight Simulation
Six-degree-of-freedom vehicle simulation across ascent, on-orbit, and EDL phases, integrating aerodynamics, GN&C, propulsion, and environment models for end-to-end mission rehearsal.
// Aerothermodynamics
Aerodynamic and aerothermal environment characterization across continuum, transitional, and rarefied regimes, including hypersonic reentry and DSMC-based low-density flow analysis.
// Thermal Protection Systems
TPS sizing, ablative material response, thermal modeling through material stacks, and inverse environment reconstruction from flight data for reusable and expendable vehicles.
// Plume & Proximity Operations
Thruster plume environment analysis and impingement heating prediction during rendezvous, docking, and stage separation, including loads on adjacent surfaces and complex geometries.
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