NASA / United Space Alliance
RoundUP Productions has worked with NASA, through the United Space Alliance, to provide support for its Space Shuttle Program since 2001.

The company has successfully developed and delivered Phase I and is preparing for the production of Phase II of its Realtime Orbiter Configuration System (RTOCS), also known as XVision System . This system is designed to uninvasively monitor and report the status of NASA's four Space Shuttle Orbiters while they are being serviced between space missions in their separate Orbiter Processing Facilities (OPF).

The fully realized RTOCS system consists of multiple XNodes - small, sealed Linux-based computers running proprietary software for video capture and vision analysis - that monitor and report the positioning of the many moving components of the Shuttle (hatches and support platforms) and its processing facilities. Managed by RoundUPProduction's XVision server, the overall system is monitored by authorized users 2D/3D web-based clients, email, SMS and voicemail notification systems.

RTOCS was commissioned to save NASA money through increased scheduling efficiency and safety by providing managers and operators real time feedback and position data of critical components. The system is also a stellar accounting and planning tool, since the system also tracks the overall progress of key processes over time.

(left) RoundUP Productions CEO Timothy Childs behind the controls of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
(right) Key RoundUP Productions team members on site at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.