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Space Technology Mission Directorate Innovation and Conference 2018 Therese Griebel, Deputy Associate Administrator for STMD Programs | 11.07.18 TECHNOLOGY DRIVES EXPLORATION

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embracing competition engaging the and public-private NASA Pre-decisional – Internal Use Only – Do brightest minds partnerships 2 Not Distribute Partnerships & Technology Transfer SBIR/STTR • Technology Transfer • Prizes and Challenges Early Stage Innovation • iTech • NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts • Space Tech Research Grants Technology Demonstrations • Center Innovation Fund/Early Mid TRL • Technology Demonstration Career Initiative Missions • Small High TRL Technology Technology Maturation • Flight Opportunities • Game Changing

Low TRL Development

3 FY 2018 Key Accomplishments

Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) Aboard ISS demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space — a capability that could revolutionize NASA’s ability in the Small Spacecraft future to pilot robotic spacecraft to Two small spacecraft (Integrated the far reaches of the solar Solar Array and Reflect Antenna and system and beyond. Optical Communication and Sensor Demonstration) missions were successfully launched aboard Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft.

Kilopower Testing successfully completed on 1 kW ground demonstration system- could be used for an Solar Electric affordable fission nuclear power In Space system to enable long-duration Manufacturing Assembly Completed preliminary design stays on planetary surfaces. All 3 contractors completed Phase I review for Advanced Electric (design, build and test/demo) successfully, Propulsion system and submitted proposals for flight demo 4 FY 2018 Key Accomplishments

SBIR/STTR Industry Day Over 450 innovators from across the country participated in 2nd workshop

Deep Space Optical Laser Communication Relay Communication Demonstration Completed System Requirements Successfully completed system Review and KDP-B for flight Integration and Testing to support a demonstration on the Psyche mission 2019 launch on STPSat-6 Restore-L November 2017 Complete Preliminary Design Review

Space Technology Research Institutes Successful Year 1 reviews of the inaugural STRIs

Flight Opportunities Testing for Precision Landing Program Technologies Awarded more than $1.5 million for technology Successful flight test of a Navigation Doppler Lidar and solutions toward the Cube Quest, 3D Printed Vision System for future robotic and crewed missions Habitat and the Space Robotics Challenges. 5 EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN

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Timelines are tentative and will be developed further in FY2019 VITAL ROLE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN EXPLORATION SAMPLING OF CURRENT INVESTMENTS

ORION & SLS GATEWAY 3D Woven Compression Pads Solar Electric Propulsion Smart Autonomous Systems Rendezvous and Proximity Optical Communications Robotic Refueling Mission Operations Sensors In Space Servicing GCR Shielding Heat Exchanger Disruption Tolerant EM-1 Composite Joints Networking RAMPT Propulsion Tech EDL/LOFTID MEDLI2 MOXIE NTP RAMPT DSOC

LANDER AND SURFACE OPERATIONS Precision Landing/Sensors Cryogenic Fluid Management Surface Fission Power Demo • SPLICE • eCryo Bulk Metallic Glass Gears • Lunar TRN/Dopplar Lidar • High Capacity Cryocooler Surface Mobility/PUFFER • Tipping Point Technologies • Tipping Point Technologies Deep Space Engine • High Performance In Situ Resource Utilization RAMPT Propulsion Tech Computing *Timelines are tentative and will be developed further in FY2019 7 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)

FY 2019-2020: • Topics increasingly aligned to Exploration Campaign FY 2018 Awards technology focus areas • Competing centralized contract for discretionary technical assistance vendor to provide business assistance to Phase II awardees. • NASA will pilot, starting with STTR program, making Phase II sequential awards for technologies that need additional development funding at Phase II before they are ready for matching funding from potential customers. • With extension to authority for use of 3% administrative funding, NASA will continue commercialization assistance programs: • i-Corps training grants to Phase I awardees; SBIR Awards: 304 Phase I and 145 Phase II • Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program STTR Awards: 44 Phase I and 20 Phase II awards (CCRPP) provides additional SBIR/STTR matching funding for post Phase II technology development with significant customer pull). 88 SBIR/STTR Technology Infusion Examples

Brine Processor Assembly (BPA) Scroll Compressor for MOXIE on • Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is developing a system that will increase overall life support systems water recovery from urine aboard the International . • An ISS technology demonstration is scheduled to launch in 2019. This experiment will verify that the BPA is capable of increasing ISS water recovery from ~80% to ~98%, a necessary milestone in order to enable long-duration space • MOXIE is an ISRU technology demonstrator exploration beyond low . that will extract O2 and CO from CO2, the main component in Martian air. It’s a 1:200 scale model of a unit that would generate propellant for a crewed Mars Ascent Vehicle.

• The first step in O2 generation is collection and compression of the atmosphere. Air Squared, a small business in Broomfield, CO, is supplying a scroll compressor for this purpose. • This custom version of the P11H024A-BLDC- SH single-stage scroll vacuum pump will fly on Mars 2020.

9 Priority Technologies for Flight Demo

Precision Landing Cryofluid Management

High Performance Spaceflight Computing

Kilopower In Situ Resource Utilization 10 Public-Private Partnerships: Tipping Point Technologies

• Tipping Point: • Increased focus on collaboration with the commercial space sector • Fixed price contracts with milestone payments • Requires a minimum 25 percent contribution from corporation or customer • Leverage emerging marks and capabilities to meet NASA’s strategic goals AND focus on industry needs • Increase likelihood of infusion into a commercial space application • Substantial benefit to both commercial and government sectors • Tipping Point Awards: • 2016 – 9 Awards • 2017 – 6 Awards • 2018 – 10 Awards • Next Opportunity ~Early FY2019 (planned) • Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV

STMD anticipates releasing Tipping Point with targeted topics every year

13 Public-Private Partnerships: Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO)

• Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO): • Focus on industry-developed space technologies that can advance the commercial space sector and benefit future NASA missions • NASA provides technical expertise and test facilities, as well as hardware and software to aid industry partners in maturing technologies • Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreements (no funds exchanged)

• ACO Awards: • 2015- 13 awards • 2017- 10 awards • ACO2019 open now: https://tinyurl.com/NASA-SpaceTech-ACO-2019 • 6-10 awards are anticipated • NASA expects to select projects worth a combined total of up to $10 million to U.S. industry • Mandatory preliminary proposals for this opportunity are due by December 5. Final proposals are due May 15, 2019.

• Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV

STMD anticipates releasing ACO every other year

14 Sampling of Industry and OGA Participants in Exploration Technology

13 STMD By The Numbers (FY 2018)

>3,000 >700 >300 >60 Proposals Evaluated Proposals Selected University Partnerships Projects Leading to with >120 Universities Flight Demonstrations

>1,000 >1,900 >400 >850 Active Software Releases Industry Collaborators Transitions since Technology 2011 Projects

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BACKUP

16 Exploration Research & Technology Strategic Investments Exploration Commerce

Emphasis on the Investing in the Keeping an Eye Towards Mars and Beyond Growing Space Economy Lunar Exploration: Lunar Orbital Technologies

In-Space High Transportation Capacity EM-1 Cryocooler CubeSats Gateway PPE eCryo Autonomous Cryogenic Fluid Servicing Medical Operations Management

Lunar IceCube High Performance Solar Electric Spaceflight Robotic Propulsion Computing Caretaker

LunIR RAMPT

In-Space Manufacturing

Cube Quest Robotic CubeSat Refueling Lunar Smart Autonomous Mission Thick GCR Flashlight Systems Shield

EM-1 Cubesats PPE and Gateway In-Space Transportation 18 Lunar Exploration: Lunar Surface Technologies

LOx Hydrogen Lander eCryo Propulsion

Cryogenic High Performance Autonomous Fluid Spaceflight Medical Management Computing Operations

High Capacity Hazard Cryocooler Detection Laser Lidar Communications Relay Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery Thick GCR Kilopower Shield

SPLICE

ISRU

Surface Lunar Terrain Additive Mobility Relative Navigation Construction with Navigation Mobile Emplacement In-space Robotic Doppler Lidar Manufacturing and Bulk Metallic RAMPT Assembly Glass Gear

19 Exploration: Beyond Cislunar Technologies

Additive Thick GCR Construction Shield with Mobile Emplacement

MOXIE Surface MEDLI2

LOx + Hydrogen Solar Electric Lander Propulsion Propulsion EDL/Lander

NTP

Mars EDL In-space Robotic Manufacturing and In-Space RAMPT Assembly Bulk Metallic Spacecraft Glass Gear Oxygen Recovery Robotic Laser Refueling Communications Mission Relay eCryo Low Cost Cryogenic Fluid Upper Stage Management Propulsion

Kilopower Hazard Detection Lidar Optical LOFTID High Communication Performance Spaceflight Computing Both Lunar & Beyond Cislunar Navigation ISRU Autonomous Doppler Lidar Medical Operations SPLICE Solely Beyond Cislunar Mars TRN 20 Space Technology Research Grants Awards: 606 States: 43 Territories: 1 (PR) Universities: 109 81 new awards in FY18 • ESI17: 14 > 300 active awards Engage Academia: tap into spectrum of academic researchers, from • NSTRF18: 56 at any one time! graduate students to senior faculty members, to examine the theoretical • ECF18: 11 feasibility of ideas and approaches that are critical to making science, STRG Portfolio by Technology Area space travel, and exploration more effective, affordable, and sustainable.

TA01 18 NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships TA02 46 5 – Graduate student research in space technology; research conducted on campuses and at NASA Centers and not-for-profit TA03 25 6 R&D labs TA04 72 8 10 Early Career Faculty – Focused on supporting outstanding faculty researchers early in TA05 44 7 9 their careers as they conduct space technology research of high

TA06 30 11 5 priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates Early Stage Innovations TA07 13 2 5 1 – University-led, possibly multiple investigator, efforts on early- stage space technology research of high priority to NASA’s TA08 13 Mission Directorates TA09 41 6 10 STRI – Paid teaming with other universities, industry and non-profits permitted TA10 32 2 NSTRF 1 Space Technology Research Institutes ECF TA11 26 2 – University-led, integrated, multidisciplinary teams focused on ESI high-priority early-stage space technology research for several TA12 56 7 10 years

TA13 1 Accelerate development of groundbreaking TA14 17 4 high-risk/high-payoff low-TRL space technologies

0 20 40 60 80 100 Number of Awards 21