What’s the Cube Quest Challenge? Jim Cockrell Cube Quest Challenge Administrator Small Satellite Conference – August 6, 2016 • What are Challenges? • What is NASA’s Centennial Challenges? • Why a Cube Quest Challenge? • What is Cube Quest? Who is Eligible? • What is EM-1? • How do they get on EM-1? • What is the current status? 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 2 In 1761, John In 1809, Nicolas Appert In 1901, Alberto I n 1 9 1 0 , G e o r g e s H a r r i s o n ( c l o c k (baker) solved the Santos-Dumont Chavez (pilot) won the maker) solved the Napoleon challenge for (coffee plantation Milan Committee British maritime food preservation heir) won the French challenge being the first navigation challenge airship challenge to fly over the Alps In 1977 & 1979, Paul In 2004, Burt Rutan I n 1 9 2 7 , C h a r l e s MacCready (aerospace engineer) won In 2007, Peter Homer Lindbergh (mail pilot) (aeronautic engineer) the X-Prize Ansari (unemployed engineer) won the Orteig Prize w o n t h e K r e m e r challenge being the first won the NASA Astronaut being the first to fly Prizes for human- private entity to enter Glove challenge by making across the Atlantic powered flight space twice within two a better glove Ocean challenges weeks 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 3 • NASA STMD’s Centennial Challenges Program, iniJated in 2005, named aer Wright Brothers’ KiOy Hawk flight • Engages public in advanced technology development • Prizes for solving problems of interest to NASA and the naon • CompeJtors based in US; not supported by government funding. Current • Since 2005, there have been eight Centennial Challenges: challenge categories, resulJng in more • than 20 challenge events to date. Sample Return Robot • More than $6 million in prize money • 3-D Printed Habitat has been awarded to more than 17 different teams • Mars Ascent Vehicle • Summer 2013, work began on Cube • Cube Quest Quest Challenge 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 4 • CubeSats are smaller in: cost, mass, volume, risk • Constellaons of cooperave, liOle satellites > single, convenJonal satellites • Cube Quest incenJvizes progress of CubeSats for deep space: • Long distance, high bandwidth comm • Navigaon and poinJng - without GPS or Earth’s magneJc reference • Thermal management outside Earth’s albedo • Survival in radiaon beyond LEO 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 5 • Astrophysics: – Distributed RF and OpJcal Arrays on affordable satellite constellaon – Affordable, Jme-correlated (simultaneous) mulJ-point observaons of NEOs (mass density, albedo, etc) • Planetary Exploraons: – Distributed measurements (Ex: surface seismographic; Mars “weather systems”, mulJ-site impactors to detect lunar subsurface volales, etc.) – Co-ordinated assets (Ex: landers paired with orbiJng relays) Impactor Concept • Heliophysics: – Global coverage – MulJple observaons of transient events (Ex: radio occultaon) – Geographically distributed Jme-correlated “space weather” measurements Heliophysics, MulJpoint Science • Earth Science – Global coverage (mulJple) – Time correlated weather, oceanic observaons • DoD – Global coverage – Rapid response – System-level redundancy; high reliability 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 6 Get your CubeSat to the Moon – or far beyond – Work the best. Survive the longest. Win prizes. Goal: to foster innovation in small spacecraft navigation, CubeSat limited to operations, and communications techniques for deep space 6U and 14 kg Qualify for EM-1 Lunar Derby Deep Space Derby Ground Tournaments (GT) launch While in lunar orbit While range ≥4M km - or – get your own ride 4 Rounds Achieve Lunar Orbit- Farthest Distance $1.5M/shared, $1M max per team $225k/25k Approx every 6 months Error-free Error-free Communication Communication Top 5 teams receive Burst Rate- $225k/25k Burst Rate- $225k/25k Total Volume- $675k/75k incremental funding Total Volume- $675k/75k (max $100k per team) Longevity Longevity Top 3 teams launch $450k/50k $225k/25k free on EM-1 More info: 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 7 hp://www.nasa.gov/cubequest/details SLS Safety and Interface Requirements • SLS Payload Safety Reviews (to fly on EM-1) • Or equivalent, for 3rd-party launches CCP-CQ-OPSRUL-001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges in Collaboration with Ames Research Center Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 Any allowable part of the spectrum Cube Quest Challenge Ground Tournaments, Deep Space Derby, • subject to FCC public freq. alloc. and licensing regs and Lunar Derby Operations and Rules December 4, 2014 Comm data eligible for prizes • May use NASA DSN – at your cost • DSN tracks all trajectories; checks lunar orbit, 4M km range • Comm data format per Rules, to qualify CHECK THE MASTER LIST — VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION BEFORE USE Comply with Orbital Debris and Planetary ProtecJon laws and regs hp://www.nasa.gov/cubequest/reference 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 8 • US ciJzens, permanent residents, and US-based enJJes • No federal employees, within their employment scope • Register per rules • Compete in any, or all, Ground Tournaments • Your team can enter and win! hp://www.nasa.gov/cubequest/howtoenter 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 9 • NASA’s first non-crewed lunar flyby mission of Orion from SLS – Launch in late 2018 • Capacity for thirteen 6U-sized CubeSats • Secondary Payloads deploy aer Orion departure into lunar flyby trajectory 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 10 SLS Configuration Orion: Carries astronauts into deep space Stage Adapter: The Orion MPCV Stage Adapter will be the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage: first new SLS hardware to fly. Based on the Delta IV Heavy upper stage; the power to leave Earth Core Stage: Newly developed for SLS, the Core Stage towers more than 200 feet tall Solid Rocket Boosters: Built on Space ShuOle hardware; more powerful for a new era of exploraon RS-25 Engines: Space ShuOle engines for the first four flights are already in inventory 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 11 What is EM-1? 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 12 ! Eleven 6U/12U payload locaons 6U volume/mass is the current standard (14 kg payload mass) Payloads will be “powered off” from turnover through Orion separaon and payload deployment Payload Deployment System Sequencer; ~Ø156” payload deployment will begin with pre- loaded sequence following MPCV separaon and ICPS disposal burn ~21° ~22° Payload requirements captured in Interface DefiniJon and Requirements ~56° Document ~8° 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 13 Top 3 qualified GT-4 Winners offered free EM-1 launch – Declare intent to fly EM-1 – Be a top five winner in GT-1 and/or GT-2 – Pass SLS payload safety reviews – Compete and win in GT-4 • Four Ground Tournaments (GTs) – GT-1 - Aug 2015 - $20k - winners announced! – GT-2 - Mar 2016 - $30k – winners announced! – GT-3 - Oct 2016 - $30k – GT-4 - Mar 2017 - $20k and chance to launch on EM-1 • Teams may compete in any or all four GTs – they get harder as they go! 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 14 5 Judge Panel • 2 NASA • 3 Non-NASA leaders Teams submit GT • Industry documents • Academic • DoD Top 5 Teams Scoring > 3.0/5.0 40% CCP-CQ-OPSRUL-001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges in Collaboration with Ames Research Center Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 Likelihood Cube Quest Challenge Ground Tournaments, Deep Space Derby, and Lunar Derby of Mission Operations and Rules CCP-CQ-OPSRUL-001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 2014 December 4, 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges in Collaboration with Ames Research Center Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 Success Cube Quest Challenge Ground Tournaments, Deep Space Derby, and Lunar Derby Operations and Rules CHECK THE MASTER LIST — VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION BEFORE USE Total December 4, 2014 GT CHECK THE MASTER LIST — VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT VERSION BEFORE USE Team of 60% Score • Rules technical SMEs Compliance with Rules, • GT Workbook SLS IDRD, • SLS IDRD SLS Saey • SLS Safety Rqts (or equiv. launch provider rqts) Rqts 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 15 Fall 2014 2018 EM-1 L+365 Days Competition EM-1 Competition Registration Launch End Today 365 Days GT1 GT2 GT3 GT4 $200kGT-1 GT-2 GT-3 GT-4 $300k $300k $200k Down Select (if more Teams than 28 days Team A launch spaces Team B (Not Selected) 28 days Team C 28 days Team D Team X 365 Days End 3rd-Party Launch 28 days Team X 365 Days Team Y Team Z End End 28 days < 365 Days Team Y 3rd-Party Launch < 28 Team Z 3rd-Party Launch days 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference 16 * - indicates EM-1 Qualifier Industry Academia Alpha CubeSat Xtraordinary *Cislunar EXplorers Innovave Space Partnerships, Cornell University Inc. * MIT KitCube MassachuseOs InsJtute of Technology *Heimdallr * SEDS UC San Diego Ragnarok Industries, Inc University of California- San Diego G.O.A.T.S. Worchester Polytechnic InsJtute *Team Miles Fluid & Reason LLC * CU-E3 University of Colorado – Boulder 06Aug2016 Lunar Derby Deep Space Derby Lunar & Deep Space Derby 17 • Registra]on is Open for GT-3 – September 21, 2016 • Registraon Deadline and SubmiOals due date – Winners announced in October 2016 • Final Ground Tournament – In-Person at Ames Research Center in March 2017 hp://www.nasa.gov/cubequest/howtoenter 06Aug2016 CubeQuest for SmallSat Conference