<<

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 • (NASA) • Lunar IceCube (Morehead State University) • LunaH-Map () • OMOTENASHI (JAXA) • LunIR (Lockheed Martin) • CuSP (Southwest Research Institute) …AND MORE • Biosentinel (NASA) ASTEROID • ArgoMoon (ESA/ASI) • NEA Scout (NASA) • () • CU-E3 (University of Colorado Boulder) • (JAXA) • (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) • 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 STAGE ADAPTER

0521 SUMMARY

• SLS provides extraordinary opportunities for smallsats – Affordable access to the and deep space – Payloads ranging from 6U/12U/27U to ESPA-class may be accommodated • EM-1 launching in fiscal year 2020, with 13 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..gov – www.nasa.gov/opportunities for CubeSat payload opportunities and announcements

0521 0521 DEEP-SPACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLSATS

0521