Adriana C. Ocampo Venus Exploration Analysis Group Planetary Science Division PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION STATUS Science Mission Directorate, NASA November 6, 2018 Planetary Science Missions: Events 2017 January 4 – Discovery Mission selection announced February 9-20 – OSIRIS-REx conducted Earth-Trojan search *Completed April 22 – Cassini began plane change maneuver for the “Grand Finale” August 21 – Solar Eclipse across America September 15 – Cassini end of mission at Saturn September 22 – OSIRIS-REx Earth flyby October 28 – International Observe the Moon night (1st quarter) 2018 May 5 – Launch of InSight mission to Mars June 27 – Hayabusa2 arrived at asteroid Ryugu August 16 – New Horizons begins observing Ultima Thuli August 17 – OSIRIS-REx begins observing Bennu September 21 – MINERVA-II1 of Hayabusa2 Touches Down Ryugu October 3 – Deployment of the MASCOT lander of Hayabusa2 October 19 – Launch of ESA’s BepiColombo to Mercury November 26 – InSight landing on Mars December 03 – OSIRIS-REx rendezvous with Bennu
2019 January 1 – New Horizons flyby of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule 2 Planetary Science Missions: Events Formulation Implementation 2017BepiColombo *Completed Primary Ops Bepi Colombo Psyche New Horizons (ESA)(ESA) January 4 – Discovery Mission selection announced Extended Ops February 9-20 – OSIRIS-REx conducted Earth-Trojan search April 22 – Cassini began plane change maneuver for the “Grand Finale” Lucy August 21 – JunoSolar Eclipse across America September 15 – Cassini end of mission at Saturn Dawn September 22 – OSIRIS-REx Earth flyby st ExoMars 2016 MMX October 28 – International ObserveLunar the Moon night (1 quarter) MAVEN (JAXA) OSIRIS-REx MRO (ESA) 2018 DART Reconnaissance May 5 – Launch of InSight missionOrbiter to Mars Mars Express Mars (ESA) August – OSIRIS-REx begins observing Bennu Odyssey
August – New Horizons begins observing Ultima Thuli ExoMars 2020 October – Launch ofJUICE ESA’s (ESA) BepiColombo to Mercury (ESA) Mars Rover Opportunity November 26 – InSight landing on Mars Curiosity InSight 2020 Rover December 03 – OSIRIS-REx rendezvous with Bennu Rover 2019Europa Clipper NEOWISE January 1 – New Horizons flyby of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule 3 1 PSD R&A Update
4 ROSES 18 Due Dates Program Name Step-1 Due Date Step-2 Due Date Juno PSP 03/01/2018 04/26/2018 Exobiology (EXOB) 04/16/2018* 05/24/2018 Exoplanets (XRP) 03/29/2018 05/30/2018 Emerging Worlds (EW) 04/12/2018 06/01/2018 Development & Advance of Lunar Instruments (DALI) 04/03/2018 06/05/2018 Solar System Obs. (SSO) 04/05/2018 06/07/2018 MatISSE 04/18/2018 06/20/2018 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Sample (LARS) 04/26/2018 06/28/2018 Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, Tools (PDART) 05/10/2018 07/12/2018 Cassini Data Analysis (CDAP) 06/01/2018 08/14/2018 New Frontiers Data Analysis Program (NFDAP) 06/12/2018 08/23/2018 Instrument Concepts for Europa Exploration 2 06/22/2018 09/07/2018 Planetary Major Equipment/Facilities (PMEF) 07/17/2018 09/17/2018 Discovery Data Analysis (DDAP) 08/30/2018 11/01/2018 Rosetta Data Analysis Program (RDAP) 08/30/2018 11/01/2018 CDAP Data Release 54 09/18/2018 12/7/2018 PICASSO 09/20/2018 11/20/2018 Habitable Worlds (HW) 11/15/2018 01/17/2019 Solar System Workings (SSW) 11/15/2018* 01/31/2019 5 Lunar Data Analysis (LDAP) 11/29/2018 02/28/2019 Reviewers: Needed, Welcomed, Appreciated • Reviews è Panel of your peers
• Community Involvement is Critical: • Quality of the review is dependent on you: the community
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6 Discovery Program
7 Discovery Long-Range Planning • Cost Cap ~$495M Phase A-D (FY19) excluding LV • May propose the use of radio-isotope power systems (RPS) • May include radioisotope heater units (RHUs) Release of draft AO …...... November 2018 (target) Release of final AO ...... February 2019 (target) Pre-proposal conference ...... ~3 weeks after final AO release Proposals due ...... 90 days after AO release Selection for competitive Phase A studies ...... December 2019 (target) Concept study reports due ...... November 2020 (target) Down-selection ...... June 2021 (target) Launch readiness date ...... Latter half of 2020’s 8 New Frontiers Program
9 New Frontiers 4 AO Investigations (listed without priority) ØComet Surface Sample Return • Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin Sample Return ØOcean Worlds (Titan, Enceladus) • Saturn Probe • Trojan Tour and Rendezvous • Venus In Situ Explorer 12 Proposals received on …...... April 28, 2017 Step-1 Selections Announced …………...... December 2017 Phase A Concept Study Reports due...... December 2018 Down selection for Flight (target)...... July 2019
Launch Readiness Date...... NLT December 31, 2025 10 Venus Exploration
11 Venus Opportunities 2017-2022 • Announcement of Opportunities: • Discovery 2018 (draft), and 2019 (final) • New Frontiers4 AO 2021 (draft), and 2022 (final) • Venus Technology development: HOTTech, LLISSE,HEEET,PICASSO, MATISSE, EPSCoR • Laboratory Facility: GEER (on going) • Studies: VenusBridge, PSDS3, Aerial platform, Surface • Workshops: Atmosphere Venus modelling, CCTP3,Venera-D landing site selection, • Participating Scientist Programs: VEX, Akatsuki, VeGASO
12 Venus: International Collaboration • Venera-D JSDT Phase 2 report due January 31, 2019 • A Venera-D Landing Site Workshop is being planned for 2019, concurrently with the next IKI Solar System Symposium. And other workshop are being considered for 2020 and 2021; encourage to coordinate with VEXAG. • VeGASO - Bepi Colombo possible join PSP
• Akatsuki Extended mission PSP will be recompeted in 2019 • ESA M5: Supports Envision Science Study Team • At ESA request NASA-PSD is studying releasing a SAR Request For Information (RFI), so ESA can balance the
options available for M5 Envision. 13 NASA Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO)
14 Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO) HQ office managed at GRC to: Recommend technology investment strategy for future planetary science missions • Instruments • Spacecraft Technology • Mission Support Technology Manage PSD technology development (non-mission specific, non-nuclear) • PICASSO, MatISSE, HOTTech, COLDTech, DALI, SESAME… Coordinate planetary science-relevant technologies • Within PSD, SMD, STMD, HEOMD… Promote technology infusion • Infusion starts before solicitations are written, ends with mission adoption Technology Investment Goal: Per the Decadal, 6-8% of Planetary Science Division budget 15 $110-150M per year for technology, excluding infrastructure investments or sustainment National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lori Glaze PSD Division Chief (acting)
Bryan Smith David Schurr Space Flight Systems Director PSD Deputy Division Chief
Tibor Kremic Len Dudzinski Jonathan Rall GRC Science Office Chief PSD Chief Technologist PSD R&A Director
Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office Headquarters Office, Managed at Glenn Carolyn Mercer – Propulsion, Autonomy Jim Gaier – Instruments Stephen Rinehart – Instruments, Science Pat Beauchamp – Mars, Planetary Protection Rainee Simons – Instruments, Communications Ad Hoc members Dave Anderson – Structures/Materials, Financial for Strategy Ryan Stephan – Heat Shields, Ice Mechanisms, Lunar Florence Tan Quang-Viet Nguyen – Precision Landing, Electronics, Computing Stephanie Getty
PICASSO MatISSE HOTTech COLDTech DALI SESAME Jim Gaier Rainee Simons Viet Nguyen Ryan Stephan Jim Gaier Ryan Stephan
CMercer@nasa.gov 216-905-1987 16 www.nasa.gov NASA Planetary Science Studies
17 Timeline of Studies • 1st Planetary decadal: 2002-2012 • 2nd Planetary decadal: 2013-2022 • CubeSat Review: Completed June 2016 • Extended Missions Review: Completed Sept 2016 • R&A Restructuring Review: Completed June 2017 • Searching For Life : Completed Sept 2017 • Large Strategic Science Missions: Completed Aug 2017 • Midterm evaluation: – Tasked August 26, 2016 – Above NAS studies will be input – Report to NASA released in August 2018 • Sample Analysis Investment Strategy – Started November 2017 • 3rd Planetary Decadal: 2023-2032 – To be tasked before October 2019 – Expect report to NASA due 1st quarter 2022 • CAPS reviewed completed studies and recommended several more to be completed 18 Plan for Conducting Pre-Decadal Mission Concept Studies • Ceres study has been initiated at JPL • SDT members are being vetted per FACA requirements • Mars Sample Return architecture studies are underway • Propose to conduct remaining studies through a competed ROSES opportunity for science teams • Approximately 6-12 months duration studies, staggered • Support for ~2 face-to-face meetings and ~2 Team runs • Requirement for community updates at Analysis Group meetings and/or town halls as well as at a final Findings Workshop • Final reports, including advocacy cost estimates, to be provided to the Decadal Survey as input
19 VEXAG Findings and PSD response
20 Finding #1 VEXAG requests that NASA begin implementation of a balanced program of Venus exploration, consisting of elements drawn from Flagship, New Frontiers, Discovery, and smallsat missions.
PSD Response: PSD continues to work to provide multiple opportunities to the Venus community, working within the budget constrains. • NASA investment in mission concepts that can be implemented for < $200M (includes Venus Bridge and PSDS3 studies) • Planetary Science Deep Space Small Sat research announcement (180kg, auxiliary payloads) established and selected 4 concepts. • HOTTech established in 2016, 16 selections were funded and are in development. Reports will be given at this VEXAG. • Glen Extreme Environment Rig (GEER) funded development now in operations. Report will be given at VEXAG • Discovery AO 2019, NF5 AO (draft 2021 and final 2022) 21 Finding #2 • VEXAG recognizes the value of NASA’s continued engagement in international missions to Venus.
PSD Response: • NASA continues to engage in dialogue and studies with international partner for Venus exploration: • Venera-D JSDT report due January 31, 2019 • A Venera-D Landing Site Workshop is being planned for 2019, concurrently with the next IKI Solar System Symposium. And other workshops are being considered for 2020 and 2021. • VeGASO: Bepi Colombo possible join PSP • Akatsuki Extended mission PSP will be recompeted in 2019 • ESA M5: Supports Envision Science Study Team • At ESA request NASA-PSD is studying releasing a SAR Request For Information (RFI), so ESA can balance the options available for M5 Envision.
22 Finding #3
• VEXAG reaffirms its endorsement of the Venus Gravity Assists Science Opportunity (VeGASO) Program.
PSD Response: • NASA Planetary Science Division is in dialogue with the Heliophysics Division and ESA to implement some of the VeGASO’s recommendations:
• Parker Solar Probe acquired data during the recent Venus gravity assist. The team are assessing scientific quality of the data and if sufficient, will make data available through the PDS • ESA’s Bepi Colombo PSP to cover VGAs and Mercury science • ESA’s Solar Orbiter
23 Finding #4 • VEXAG encourages NASA to continue the HOTTech program and solicit new proposals in the ROSES 2018 calls.
PSD Response: • NASA Planetary Science Division is considering a second HOTTech call pending budget allocations, with plans to integrate HOTTech components to small systems. • EPSCoR selected 5 previous Extreme Environment (EE) proposals ($100K each) which complement the HOTTech current awards. A 2019 workshop is being planned for HOTTech and EE EPSCoR awardees to share findings.
24 Finding #5 • VEXAG supports the ongoing Venus Aerial Platforms (VAP) study and requests a new competed program to continue technology development.
PSD Response: • PSD funded the Venus Aerial Platform (VAP) study, and is considering its recommendations for future implementations.
• PSD continues to explore avenues to provide more opportunities to the Venus community, such as the EPSCoR. • An EPSCoR Extreme Environment Aerial Platform will be released in a couple of weeks • EPSCoR selected 5 proposals ($100K each) for the previous Extreme Environment call • Next EPSCoR announcement will be made via INSPIRES
25 Finding #6
• VEXAG encourages NASA support for a Venus Surface Platform Study to assess the increasing science that is enabled by increasing surface lifetime, mobility, and landing precision.
PSD Response: • PSD encourages scientific dialogue on Venus surface and funded the Venus surface platform study. Completion expected in 2019. • A Venera-D Landing Site Workshop is being planned for 2019, concurrently with the next IKI Solar System Symposium.
26 Finding #7
• VEXAG encourages NASA to resume annual solicitation for the Early Career Fellowship (ECF) Program and to continue supporting other opportunities for early career scientists.
PSD Response: • PSD formed a ECF subcommittee in 2018 to implement the 2019 ECF. • Early Career Fellowship will be part of ROSES 2019.
27 Finding #8 • VEXAG encourages NASA to form a cross divisional research program for Comparative Climatology of the Terrestrial Planets (CCTP).
PSD Response: • PSD supported and coordinated the successful CCTP3 at LPI. Outcomes of the CCTP3 include: • Formation of a CCTP Standing Committee, to maintain continuity and identified future science focus • Established a CCTP permanent web site
28 Reminder
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30 Certificates of Appreciation and Introduction of the New VEXAG Chair
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