NASA’s Exploration Campaign Steve Clarke Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Science Mission Directorate, NASA Future In-Space Operations April 17, 2019 Supporting National Space Policy Directives SPD-1: Reinvigorating America’s Human Space Exploration Program “Lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities. Beginning with missions beyond low-Earth orbit, the United States will lead the return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and utilization, followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations.” SPD-2: Streamlining Regulations on the Commercial Use of Space “It is the policy of the executive branch to be prudent and responsible when spending taxpayer funds, and to recognize how government actions, including Federal regulations, affect private resources. It is therefore important that regulations adopted and enforced by the executive branch promote economic growth; minimize uncertainty for taxpayers, investors, and private industry; protect national security, public-safety, and foreign policy interests; and encourage American leadership in space commerce.” SPD-3: National Space Traffic Management “For decades, the United States has effectively reaped the benefits of operating in space to enhance our national security, civil, and commercial sectors. Our society now depends on space technologies and space-based capabilities for communications, navigation, weather forecasting, and much more. Given the significance of space activities, the United States considers the continued unfettered access to and freedom to operate in space of vital interest to advance the security, economic prosperity, and scientific knowledge of the Nation.” 2 2 Path to Lunar Surface 3 4 Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program (LDEP) • A key component of the National Exploration Campaign • Includes ‹Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) ßInstruments to fly on CLPS landers ‹Instrument Development – Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI) ‹LRO Mission Operations ‹Lunar SmallSats through Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEX) calls ‹Future mobility capabilities ‹Comm/data relay assets 5 Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) • Contract awards announced November 29: Astrobotic Technology, Inc Firefly Aeronautics, Inc. Masten Space Systems, Inc. Deep Space Systems Intuitive Machines, LLC Moon Express Draper Lockheed Martin Space Orbit Beyond • Services will be acquired through Task Orders • First Lunar Surface Transportation Task Order award planned for 2Q CY19 • Draft TO released March 8 • Expected Task Order cadence of approximately 1-2 per year • Future on-ramps for additional providers and as more capabilities are developed 6 Instruments to fly on CLPS Landers (NASA Internal) • 13 payloads selected ‹ Near-ready or ready-to-fly payloads ‹ Open to science, technology and exploration type payloads Instrument Name Payload Classification Lead Organization SEAL: Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers Entry, Descent, & Landing NASA GSFC Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer Instrument - Spectrometer NASA JSC Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) Entry, Descent, & Landing NASA LaRC Solar Cell Demonstration Platform for Enabling Long-Term Lunar Surface Power Power Technology Demonstration NASA GRC Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System Instrument -Regolith Properties NASA ARC Neutron Spectrometer System Instrument -Neutron Spectrometer NASA ARC Lunar Node 1 (LN-1) Navigation Demonstrator Navigation NASA MSFC Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface Instrument - Neutron Spectrometer NASA MSFC PROSPECT Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer (PITMS) for Lunar Surface Volatiles Instrument - Mass Spectrometer NASA GSFC Development of NASA Provided Lunar Payload: Fluxgate Magnetometer Instrument - Magnetometer NASA GSFC Low-frequency Radio Observations from the Near Side Lunar Surface Instrument - Radio Frequency NASA GSFC Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing Entry, Descent, & Landing NASA JSC Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (M-SOLO) Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer NASA KSC 7 Instruments to fly on CLPS Landers (External) • Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads (LSITP) call will provide payloads for early CLPS missions; awards in spring 2019. • Step-2 Proposals were received on February 27 • Future calls (internal & external combined) planned approximately annually 8 Rover Capability • Primary drivers include science objectives and soonest landing (2023) • Primary science objectives: ground truth of volatiles (horizontal and vertical distribution) – Approximately 300 to 500 kg payload capability – Polar investigation – Long duration operation (months) • Opportunities for STMD contribution • Several commercial acquisition approaches for rover and lander under consideration 9 International Partnerships The SpaceIL lunar lander, Beresheet, successfully launched and deployed from a Space X Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Thursday, February 21. NASA provided a laser retroreflector assembly that is on board the lander. Beresheet is estimated to land on the surface of the Moon on April 11. The NASA DSN is providing support to the lander team as part of an NASA-Israel Space Agency cooperative agreement. 10 DAAX Office Personnel Steve Clarke Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Dr. Ben Bussey Senior Exploration Scientist Jay Jenkins Program Executive Vacant Program Scientist.