National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Planetary Science Technology Review Panel Purpose, Status, and Plans

Presented by Tibor Kremic, Panel Chair Sept 2, 2010 Outline

• Purpose • Team • PSTR Activities and Planned Products • Current Status • Major Observations • Near Term Plans

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 2 Purpose

• The primary purpose of the Planetary Science Technology Review (PSTR) panel and its advisors is:

. to assist the Planetary Science Division (PSD) of NASA Headquarters in developing a coordinated and integrated technology development plan that will better utilize technology resources.

• The panel will suggest process and policy changes

. help answer the how questions.

• The panel will rely on the planetary decadal survey to identify what technologies PSD should invest in.

The full charter of PSTR can be viewed online http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/PlanetaryScience/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 3 Team • Panel members are: . Peter Hughes, NASA GSFC . Tibor Kremic (chair), NASA GRC . Brad Perry, NASA HQ . James Singleton, AFRL • Advisors are: . Pat Beauchamp, JPL, . John Clarke, Boston University . Ralph Lorenz, APL • NASA HQ POC is: . Gordon Johnston • Technical Support is provided by: . Waldo Rodriguez, NASA LaRC . Linda Nero, NASA GRC National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 4 PSTR Activities and Products • There are three phases to the PSTR charter . Assessment of current content and performance . Formulation of ideas and recommendations . Report and Communicate

• Products will be . An interim report of the results of the assessment phase . A final report detailing the work for all three phases . Two high-level notional technology roadmaps

One budget driven the other need-based

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 5 Current Status • PSTR is wrapping up its assessment phase . We’ve been presented with current technology content and processes . We’ve interviewed numerous flight projects and technology programs . We’ve heard from various sources on technology management successes and lessons learned . We’ve heard from other NASA and also non-NASA organizations about their technology development approaches and lessons learned

Exploration, Aeronautics, Earth Science Technology Office, Air Force, New Millennium, Small business, and others

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 6 Technology Flight Programs Technology Tasks/Projects Management

HQ Notes&

Comments

Discovery New Frontiers Mars Other Industry NASA Gov University Instruments Bench Marking Other DSNComm / Speaker Date Topic PE/PO Flagship Dryer, Jay 1/26/2010 ARMD x x x Knopf, Bill 1/26/2010 AMMOS x x Komar, George 1/26/2010 ESTO x x x x Johnston, Gordon 1/26/2010 PSD Overview/Manangement x Suborbital Investigations x x x Crane, Phil 1/26/2010 under Planetary Astronomy Conley, Cassie 1/26/2010 Planetary Protection x x x Bredekamp, Joe 1/26/2010 AIST x x x x x Voytek, Mary x x x x New, Michael 1/26/2010 ASTID/ASTED Roeum, Voleak 1/27/2010 Technology Investments Budget overview Moore, Chris 1/27/2010 ESMD x x x May, Lisa 1/27/2010 ISP/Mars x x x x Buckner, Janice 1/27/2010 PIDDIP x x Tahu, George 1/27/2010 Lunar Lander x x x x Niebur, Curt 1/27/2010 Outer Planets x x x Samples, Curation, Facility and ground x x x Lindstrom, Dave 1/27/2010 Planetary Major Equip. systems Dudzinski, Len 1/27/2010 RPS x x x Steven, Chris 2/25/2010 New Millennium Program x JPL x x Munk, Michele 3/11/2010 Aerocapture/EDL x x Agency EDL activities Tech progrm with multi- x JPL x x x Hayati, Samad 4/8/2010 Mars Technology Program mission view Manning, Rob 4/22/2010 MSL x x JPL x x Broad expereince and x x JPL x Livesay, Leslie 4/15/2010 Flight Missions lessons learned Amato, Mike 4/29/2010 GSFC Instruments x x Broad expereince and Mahaffey, Paul 5/6/2010 SAM x x x x Peter Bedini , et al. 5/6/2010 MESSENGER x x x Beauchamp, Pat 5/11/2010 Decadal white papers x x x Spanjers, Greg 5/12/2010 AFRL x x Patel, Keyur 5/11/2010 Dawn x ESMD technology update & Many new activities x x Moore, Chris 5/11/2010 gnrl lessons learned intitiated under ETDD Explorers & Helio Program x Chrissotimos, Nick 5/11/2010 Insights NASA SOMD communication Similar issues as PSD x x x Tuttle, Karen 5/11/2010 plans and insight technology development CTO impacts to NASA Chief Technology Office x Howard, Rick 5/11/2010 gnrl lessons learned technology development Technology management x x x Hubbard, Scott 5/11/2010 lessons learned Lunar program has technology development. x x x x x New Frontiers/Discover/Lunar Other programs feel McDougal, John 5/12/2010 Quest Program Insights impacts SBIR/STTR process and x x Low TRL Parminer Ghuman 5/12/2010 options x x x APL Gold, Rob 5/20/2010 Technology development at APL Ellen Stofan 5/20/2010 Scientist view of NMP x x Mike Moore 5/20/2010 SMD POC to OCT role x x Interfaces to OCT LASP (Academic views / x x x x x x x Dan Baker 5/27/2010 Suborbital roles) Spacecraft usbsystem x x x Alec Galimore 5/27/2010 Academic views /Technology technologies Erik Antonsson 6/10/2010 Technology management x x x x x Bill Gibson 6/10/2010 New Horizons Planetary Sciencex Technologyx APL Review-- x x Small business 7 x Purpose, Status,x andx Plans x Steve Gorevan 6/17/2010 Honeybee Robotics experiences Grant Aufderhaar 6/17/2010 Aerospace Corp x x x x x Major Observations of Current Programs • Observations/Issues can be grouped into four categories . Strategic - Issues that relate to an overall Planetary technology strategy . Process/Structure – Issues that relate to technology program processes and supporting institutional structures . Resource - Issues that relate to resources made available for technology development activities . Culture/Communication – Issues that relate to the cultures and communication among space projects teams, the supporting technologists, their respective institutions and external stakeholders

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 8 Major Observations of Current Programs Strategic

S-1) A comprehensive technology development strategy and an accountable owner is needed to set priorities and increase performance and coordination

S-2) There is no clear path for technologies through the existing programs to mature from TRL-0 to TRL-9. Specifically there is an issue with funding at mid-TRLs (valley of death) and there is no mechanism within PSD for sub-orbital test flights or technology demonstration missions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 9 Major Observations of Current Programs Strategic S-3) PSD should be proactive and engage the OCT and ESMD as appropriate to ensure coordination and effective leveraging of plans and activities

S-4) Technologies that address integration, ease of use, and system level issues need to be considered. Technology is more than just hardware and a qualified system is more than a set of qualified components

S-5) Universities and other external organizations are not adequately and consistently engaged and supported in technology development

Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 Major Observations of Current Programs • Process/Structure . P-1) The technology related decision making, planning, implementing, and review processes are not well defined and often inconsistent among programs . P-2) Technology management is scattered across busy headquarters program executives and officers that also have other competing responsibilities . P-3) A structure is needed that links technologists to missions and promotes early interaction with scientists. A “shepherd” function (guides a technology’s maturation) is also needed . P-4) The heritage and TRL assessment processes need to be more accurate and consistent

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 11 Major Observations of Current Programs • Resources . R-1) Technology budgets are unstable and unpredictable. This makes technology maturation as well as sustaining skills and capability challenging and adds risk to overall mission success . R-2) Previously identified technology priorities have not been adequately funded to make progress

E.g. the gap to infusion, extreme environments, planetary protection, sample return, and more

2008 CASSE report (solar system decadal mid-term) . R-3) Technology investments made by other agencies and the SBIR/STTR processes need to be better leveraged

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 12 Major Observations of Current Programs • Culture / Communication . C-1) Technology investments do not always realize the benefits possible

Better documentation and accessibility to technology is critical to ensure broader use and to maximize investment potential

There is no easy way to comprehensively search and learn about technologies NASA is developing or has made available

. C-2) Increased communication and exposure among all stakeholders (scientists, technologists, mission teams, Centers,…) is needed for better technology planning, development, and infusion

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 13 Major Observations of Current Programs • Culture / Communication

.C-3) Projects are too risk averse to new technologies

.C-4) Tenuous top-level sustained commitment for technology

.C-5) Technology capability and heritage is lost during gaps in flights or technology programs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 14 Near Term Plans • Complete interim report

• Formulate a set of recommendations .Continue to seek community input Website Blog Direct contact/Email AG’s DPS workshop

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Science Technology Review--Purpose, Status, and Plans 15 We welcome your inputs!

Inputs can be forwarded via the PSTR website at http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/PlanetaryScience/

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