The mission of the PATO Lab is to provide development, operations, design integration and testing support for university space research payloads and instrumentation for suborbital and microgravity flights with national and international research platforms.
Collaborative research efforts have focused on demonstrations of maturing technologies for sending several payloads since 2017 aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, NASA’s WB-57, and NASA/ZeroG parabolic research flights.
Equipment
- Raise 3D N2 printer
- Thermal vacuum chamber
- Flight hardware
- Rocketry
- Clinostat
- Hybridization oven
- Soldering stations
Research Capacity:
With the use of the 3D printer and pressure chamber, payload development and testing of new payloads happens regularly.
Lab Information
Location: Advanced Flight Simulation Center 101
Lab Director: Dr. Pedro Llanos
Contact Us: To speak to someone about this lab or any of our facilities, call us at 386-226-6100 or 800-862-2416, email Daytona Aviation Labs at dbdeanga@erau.edu.
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