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Jim Green Director, Planetary Science October 19, 2011 NASA’S Year of the Solar System Events It’S About a Mars Year (687 Earth Days) Eris Jim Green Director, Planetary Science October 19, 2011 NASA’s Year of the Solar System Events It’s about a Mars Year (687 Earth days) 2010 • September 16 – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in science mode • November 4 - EPOXI encounters Comet Hartley 2 2011 • February 14 - Stardust NExT encounters comet Tempel 1 • March 7 – Planetary Science Decadal Survey released • Completed • March 17 - MESSENGER orbit inserPon at Mercury • May 5 - SelecPon of 3 Discovery-class missions for study • May - SelecPon of the next New FronPer mission for flight, OSIRIS-Rex • July 16 - Dawn orbit inseron at asteroid Vesta • August 5 - Juno launched to Jupiter • August 9 - Mars Opportunity Rover gets to Endeavour Crater • September 10 - GRAIL launched to the Moon • November 25 - Mars Science Laboratory launch to Mars • December 31 - GRAIL-A orbit inserPon at Moon 2012 • January 1 - GRAIL-B orbit inserPon at Moon • Mid-year - Dawn leaves Vesta starts on its journey to Ceres • August – Curiosity Rover lands on Mars h"p://solarsystem.nasa.gov Next Discovery Mission – Candidate Studies CHopper: Comet Hopper GEMS: GEophysical Monitoring StaPon TiME: Titan Mare Explorer PI: Jessica M. Sunshine UMD PI: Bruce Banerdt, JPL PI: Ellen Stofan, Proxmey VA One of these missions will Be selected for flight in the summer of 2012 New FronHers Program nd 1st NF mission 2 NF mission 3rd NF mission New Horizons: JUNO: OSIRIS-REx Pluto-Kuiper Belt Jupiter Polar OrBiter Asteroid Sample Return Launched January 2006 Launched August 2011 Sept. 2016 Launch Arrives July 2015 Arrives July 2016 PI: Dante Laure"a (UA) PI: Alan Stern (SwRI-CO) PI: Sco" Bolton (SwRI-TX) Selected Juno Mission Launch AcHviHes/Impact as of August 9, 2011 “Juno 10K” launch viewers – 12,300 • Banana Creek – 4000 • OSB-2 – 300 • Turn Basin – 700 • KSC Visitor Complex - 7000 • Tweet-up – 150 • KARS Park – 150 NASA TV/Livestream • Three days, 12 interviews “Scientists in Action” • Peak NTV launch viewers approx. 18,000 Mission Briefings • Three Press Conferences • Four Mission Overviews • Three Exploration Space Theater Briefings, “New Worlds, New Discoveries – 2015” and “Juno Science” Twitter • 28,950 tweets with a potential 90.7 million “impressions” • Iwatchedjunolaunch.com confirms all 7 continents watched Juno launch Lego Build the Future - > 2100 over three days MSL “Curiosity” Rover Final TesHng @ JPL Rover Closeout Descent Stage Lift Mated Descent Stage and Rover Cruise Stage and Entry Vehicle Staging For Final Stack Entry Vehicle Mass Properties Planetary Science’s FY12 Budget Planetary Funding Profile Issued Prior to the Planetary Decadal President’s FY11 Budget + inflaHon President’s FY12 Budget * R&A (delivered to Congress Feb. 14, 2011) NF Assumed Flat Budget Lunar Mars *NoHonal Budget Outer Planets Red area is what was available for the next decadal programs from Presidents FY11 Budget FY2012 Budget • Pres. FY12 Budgets drops PSD By ~23% By FY16 – Indicates a low priority for Planetary Science • NASA is under a ConHnuing ResoluHon unHl NovemBer 18th • Current situaHon: – Presidents FY12 Planetary Budget = $1,540.7M – House Com. = $1,500M Delta: $40.7M (no JWST) – Senate Com. = $1,500.4M Delta: $40.3M (with JWST) • PSD will execute the program once Congress passes FY12 Budget (which usually comes with addiHonal direcon) PU-238 and ASRG Status • PDS provided DoE funding to Begin the study for PU-238 restart • President’s FY12 Budget request conHnues to support PU-238 producHon restart with funding for Both NASA and DoE • ASRG development conHnues to Be on a path to Be ready for a Discovery 12 selecHon if it is needed NASA-ESA Bilateral • Planetary Decadal provides a clear path forward when comBined with the President’s FY12 Budget – Partnerships are essenHal • Mars 16 & 18 are under going intense technical and programmaHc analysis – It is not certain whether the AdministraHon will allow these missions to go forward in this uncertain Budget situaHon – If the Mars program is canceled we do NOT keep the money! • Reaffirm NASA’s commitment to support ESA’s Juice mission if it is chosen as the CV-Large class mission • The date for the next NASA-ESA Bilateral has not Been determined Future of Planetary Science • Planetary Decadal just released lays out the next decade – Balanced Program (large strategic, Discovery, NF, R&A, Commitments) • We are in the middle of a major revoluHon in the understanding of the origin and evoluHon of the solar system and if there is life Beyond Earth • Human exploraHon is depending on planetary science to lead the way in understanding the environment and hazards humans will face Beyond low Earth orBit. – Moon, Asteroids, Mars – President OBama has stated that we will visit an asteroid By 2025; circle Mars in 2030; and that Mars is the ulHmate desHnaHon – This makes planetary science a criHcal component to the NaHonal Space Policy • The NaHonal Space Policy also stresses internaHonal cooperaHon on mutually Beneficial space acHviHes – ESA is pung in ~$1.2B (1B euros) for a new joint Mars Program with our support about the size of a New FronHers program (also ~$1.4B) • UHlity: finding potenHally hazardous oBjects that threaten the Earth • We are constantly rewriHng the textbooks – If any one has the “inspiraHon factor” it’s got to Be Planetary Science! Planetary’s Return on Investment • Science is not done unHl it is shared! • We are receiving NaHonal/Worldwide a"enHon – Discovery & History Channel shows, PBS, etc • Upcoming show: NOVA “Finding Life Beyond Earth” – 2 hour Back to Back special on Wed Oct. 19th • Make a long-term commitment with our stakeholders By communicaHng why they should care about planetary science “Flyby, Orbit, Land, Rove, and Return Samples” NASA’s 19 Planetary Program Architecture Recommended By the Planetary Decadal Survey Large Missions (“Flagship”-scale) “Recommended Program” “Cost Constrained Program” “Less favorable” budget (budget increase for JEO new start) (based on FY11 Request) Picture than assumed 1) Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher – (e.g., outyears in FY12 request) descoped 1) Mars Astrobiology Explorer- 2) Jupiter Europa Orbiter (JEO) – descoped Cacher – descoped Descope or delay 3) Uranus Orbiter & Probe (UOP) 2) Uranus Orbiter & Probe (UOP) Flagship mission 4/5) Enceladus Orbiter & Venus Climate Mission Example Discovery $500M (FY15) cap/mission (exclusive of LV) and 24 mo. cadence for selecPon New FronPers $1B (FY15) cap per mission (exclusive of LV) with 2selecPons during 2013-22 Research & Analysis (5% above final FY11 amount then ~1.5%/yr) Technology Development (6-8%) Current Commitments (ie: OperaPng Missions) 20 .
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