SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM Opportunities for Small Satellites to Deep Space Destinations
Dr. Kimberly F. Robinson SLS Payloads Manager Spacecraft/Payload Integration & Evolution August 8, 2018
0521 NASA’S EXPLORATION PLANS
NASA’s Gateway PPE – Habitat – Airlock – Logistics
0521 0521 EM-1 SECONDARY PAYLOADS
MOON • Lunar Flashlight (NASA) • Lunar IceCube (Morehead State University) • LunaH-Map (Arizona State University) • OMOTENASHI (JAXA) SUN • LunIR (Lockheed Martin) • CuSP (Southwest Research Institute) …AND MORE • Biosentinel (NASA) ASTEROID • ArgoMoon (ESA/ASI) • NEA Scout (NASA) • Cislunar Explorers (Cornell University) EARTH • CU-E3 (University of Colorado Boulder) • EQUULEUS (JAXA) • Team Miles (Miles Space)
0521 EM-1 DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
0521 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION
GREEN PROPELLANTS ADVANCED COMM • Lunar Flashlight (NASA) • CU-E3 (UC-Boulder • ArgoMoon (ESA/ASI) • Team Miles (Miles Space) SMALLSAT SOLID MOTOR • OMOTENASHI (JAXA) MINIATURIZED SENSORS • LunaH-Map (ASU) ION THRUSTERS • LunIR (Lockheed Martin) • Lunar IceCube (MSU) • LunaH-Map (ASU) SOLAR SAIL • Team Miles (Miles Space) • NEA Scout (NASA) WATER PROPULSION SMALLSAT PROX OPS • EQUULEUS (JAXA) • ArgoMoon (ESA/ASI) • Cislunar Explorers (Cornell)
0521 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Arizona State University LunaH-Map
Morehead State University Lunar IceCube
University of Colorado Boulder CU-E3
Cornell University Cislunar Explorers
University of Tokyo (for JAXA) EQUULEUS OMOTENASHI 0521 INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
EM-1 Secondary Payloads have provided an exciting opportunity for international collaboration. ARGOMOON 0521 BLOCK 1 CUBESAT ACCOMMODATIONS
6U CubeSat Dispenser
6U/14kg 12U/25kg Mounting Bracket Under review for EM-2
0521 CONTINUITY TOWARD BLOCK 1B
0521 ONE LAUNCH, MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES 13 SMALLSATS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM THE ORION STAGE ADAPTER
0521 SUMMARY
• SLS provides extraordinary opportunities for smallsats – Affordable access to the Moon and deep space – Payloads ranging from 6U/12U/27U to ESPA-class may be accommodated • EM-1 launching in fiscal year 2020, with 13 CubeSats manifested • Hardware for second mission in progress • Flexible architecture will meet demands of deep space exploration • Flight manifest includes three Block 1 flights
More Information
• SLS Mission Planner’s Guide (ESD 30000) – Provides future payload developers/users with information to support preliminary SLS mission planning – Copies can be requested via email: NASA-slspayloads@mail.nasa.gov – www.nasa.gov/opportunities for CubeSat payload opportunities and announcements
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