WELCOME TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) PARTNERSHIP OPEN FORUM: Information exchange for market analysis of commercial in-space assembly (iSA) activities November 6, 2018 Science & Technology Partnership Forum AF– NASA – NRO Interagency S&T Partnership Forum Activities and Background 6 Nov 2018 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A - APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED. THIS BRIEFING IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO U.S. GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO SELL, LOAN, LEASE, CO-DEVELOP, OR CO-PRODUCE DEFENSE ARTICLES OR PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES IS IMPLIED OR INTENDED Science and Technology Collaboration Background Focus Areas • Established S&T Partnership in 2015 as 16 topics identified and prioritized. Top 4: Summit Action Item 1. Small Satellite Technology 3. In-Space Assembly (ISA) – Strategic AF/NRO/NASA forum to identify Lead: AF Lead: NASA synergistic efforts and technologies 2. Big Data Analytics 4. Space Cybersecurity – Additional orgs: OSD, DOS, DARPA, Lead: NRO Lead: NASA AFRL, SMDC, NRL, DIA, NOAA, + Accomplishments Next Steps • In-Space Assembly industry/FFRDC summit (NOW) • 10 Tech Exchange Meetings to date: 24 orgs • Deliver ISA recommendations to Agencies (Fall ‘18) • Cross-walked S&T roadmaps in each area • One-day Big Data Research Workshop (Mar‘18) • Topic 1 transitioned to Gov’t Forum on CubeSats • New topic: cislunar space technologies (FY19) • Cross-agency Innovation Summits with industry • Normalized terms/requirements/goals • Delivered recommendations on goals, strategies, and potential joint concepts • 2 Analytical Games with Intel Community (ODNI) Key technology areas address mutual needs across government space 3 S&T Collaboration Accomplishments • Recent Activities (examples) – 5 technical interchange meetings in 2018 – Monthly Space Pillars meetings in Pentagon – Interagency white paper on ISA investments and gaps – Analytical game on Cislunar development across civil/military/IC • Tech Transitions – Cyber defense strategy for NASA’s Restore-L and SCAN missions – ISA Briefing to Industry (NOW) – Government-wide cyber test range catalog – Space Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) • Future Efforts – USAF assessment of International Space Station (FY19) – Space test range using ISA techniques (proposal) – ID S&T gaps for Cislunar Space Domain Awareness and Intel (and future military activity) 4 Topic 1: Small Satellite Technology Lead: AF Current Status: Goal: Develop miniaturized sensing capabilities for • Transitioned continuity of efforts to the Government Forum on cube-sat and small-sat platforms. CubeSats Accomplishments: • Conducted Technical Exchanges among government to identify key sensor technologies with most cross- agency Return on Investment. • Captured ongoing development of small satellite miniaturized sensor technologies and briefed at the 30th Annual Small Satellite Conference, Logan, Utah • Discussed with industry the role of government • Cross-walked NASA-AF S&T roadmaps for small sat tech as a pilot and published full cross-walk overview in AIAA SPACE public paper. • Provided technical input to OSTP’s Harnessing Small Satellite Revolution initiative & captured by the White House UNCLASSIFIED Topic 2: Big Data Analytics (BDA) Lead: NRO Steps: • Oct 2018 – Big Data Analysis Solutions Forum; NRO/JD Hill; S&T Goal: Integrate advances in cognitive modeling with Alliance participation automated data analytics to create game-changing • Mar 2018 – one-day Big Data Research Workshop effects. • Plan next Government TEM Accomplishments: NRO Big Data Roles: • Summit discussions since 2015 • Technical Exchange meeting – October 2016 • Traditionally NRO is viewed as a big data provider • NRO Enterprise Data Strategy –18 November 2016 • NRO is also a big data consumer • Space Pillars Meeting – 3 May 2018 • Increased automation in collection is needed –To understand big data value, trends and issues • NRO is a cloud participant • Applies multi-INT analytics on data in the cloud –To discuss and share views and perspectives • Provides results to the cloud – Participants normally include individuals form • Exchanges information with partners via the cloud DoD, IC, NASA, State, or any other U.S. • Big Data Analytics Interests Government organization or agency • Data dimensions • On-going: Leverage advanced big-data-sharing • Big Data infrastructure platforms with integrated nonlinear automation tools. • Big Data Analytics NRO is participating with DNI and Community to develop, evaluate, and deploy capabilities to derive the benefits of shared Big Data. UNCLASSIFIED Topic 3: in-Space Assembly (iSA) Lead: NASA Goal: Develop the capability to perform autonomous or semi-autonomous in-space assembly of space systems. Accomplishments: • Technical Exchanges to ID and prioritize developments • Delivered interagency white paper describing value proposition, strategic plan, current investments and planning, and summaries of potential concepts Steps: • Defined iSA dictionary of terms, and defined and categorized iSA capability areas • Oct 2018 - Deliver interagency partnering recommendations (from maintaining awareness to program coordination) • Performed capability gap analysis to determine interagency partnering recommendations • Nov 2018 - Engage with industry/FFRDCs regarding their visions for iSA and plans to infuse iSA into their business lines iSA Tech Exchange @ NRL DARPA NASA NRL NRO USAF UNCLASSIFIED Science & Technology Partnership Forum Questions? Assembly In-Space: NASA Perspective and Experience W. Keith Belvin NASA STMD Some Assembly Required iSA S&T Partnership Nov. 6, 2018 ISS Assembled in over 40 Flights (1998-2011) 10 The Current Paradigm 6.5 m JWST volume and mass constraints $$$ Is there another approach …? • 40 deployable structures • 178 release mechanisms 11 Engineering for Resilience What Attributes Are We Trying To Achieve? Break Current Launch Constraints Increased Performance / New Capabilities Resilience Adapt to Mission Change Evolvability Earth Independence Module Replacement Lower Life Cycle Costs Reusability / Multi-Mission Increased Cadence Reduced Ground AI&T Faster Time of Response Technology / Instrument Upgrade Modular Reconfiguration 13 Changing the Way We Design, Build, and Operate Space Systems Benefits: What’s Happening: • Larger Space Systems • Advances in Space Robotics • Breaks Fairing Constraint • Autonomous Operations • Lower Cost Launch Vehicles • Low Cost Access to Space • Persistence – Long Life iSS In-Space • Refueling • Technology Upgrade Servicing • Modularity • Resilience/Adaptation • Mod/Sim for V&V • Multi-Mission Vehicles • Persistent Assets • Earth Independence iSS • Design for Assembly • New Space Industry • Earth Independence • Lower Life Cycle Cost • ISRU • Faster Response Time iSA iSM iSA In-Space iSM In-Space Assembly Manufacturing On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Modular Design, Assembly and Operations • Systems Concepts and Analysis • Interface Standards Remote Autonomous Reversible Mobility and Control Operations Joining Tools Assembly and Robotics, Metrology, and Smart Fixed and Free Servicing and Control Interfaces Rendezvous & Manufacturing Docking/ Berthing (ISAM* & ISRU*) Known AI&T Challenges: - Ground Subsystem V&V plus System Mod/SIM. - V&V of “autonomy” – High Level of Automation - Space Based System AI&T ISAM In-Space Additive Manufacturing ISRU In-Situ Resource Utilization Hubble Servicing Missions Servicing Mission: 1 – Restoring Hubble’s Vision 2 – Expanding Hubble’s Universe 3A & 3B – Gyro, Guidance Sensors, Power System, Cameras 4 – New Instruments, Guidance Systems, Command and Data Handling EVA Assembly Flight Demonstrations ACCESS Flight Assembly Demo (1985) • Demonstrated the ability to assemble a structure on orbit. • Included simulated utility installation and maintenance. Quick Attachment Joint for Truss Assembly 17 Autonomous Robotic Assembly • Truss Structure Assembled on Rotary Motion Base- 8 meter diameter: • 102 Element Truss with 12 Panels • Supervised Autonomy: • Assembly Sequence can be Paused or Reversed at any time 18 Near-Mid Term: Operating in Cis-Lunar Space 20 Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Deep Space Transfer Vehicle Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) Deep Space Transfer Vehicle 23 On-Orbit Autonomous Assembly of Nanosatellites (OAAN) Goals 1. Advance technology to enable on-orbit autonomous assembly using nanosatellites. 2. Develop low power magnetic docking technology. Objectives 1. Demonstrate autonomous control algorithms for on-orbit rendezvous and docking maneuvers in a test environment. 2. Demonstrate precision relative position determination for proximity operations using Carrier-phase Differential GPS in a test environment. 3. Develop Nanosatellite magnetic docking hardware and demonstrate in a test environment. 24 In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Will Change The Way We Design, Build, Maintain, and Operate Space Systems Technology Gaps: Cultural Gaps: • Modular Concepts/Design • Moving From Custom Build to • Design for Assembly / Composability and Integration Disassembly / Reuse • Low Mass Connectors • Changing from Ground Based to • Structural/Electrical/Fluid Space Based System AI&T • High Strength/Stiffness/Stable • Single Launch, Single Mission to Part Manufacturing Reusability and Resilience • Proximity Operations • Risk Analysis Paralysis • Autonomous Operations • Situational Awareness • Verification/Validation in Space • Modeling and Simulation • Transport Between Orbits: • Resupply / Aggregation Science & Technology In-Space Assembly Partnership