SpaceGRID - Solar System Research

Introduction to SpaceGRID
What is it?

An ESA funded project with:

a study component aimed at analysing the issues (technology, infrastructure, suitable applications) and propose a roadmap for the seamless access to, and exploitation of, distributed data, application and resources in a network of heterogeneous computing resources
prototypes aimed at implementation of small-scale dedicated test-beds based on existing infrastructure

Four space related disciplines have been preliminarily identified as potential candidates:

Earth Observation Space Research Space Weather simulation S/C Plasma interaction Radiation Transport simulation Solar System Research Spacecraft (Mechanical) Engineering

The SpaceGRID consortium is led by DATAMAT (Italy) with Industrial partners and research institutions from France and UK.