National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NAC TI&E Committee

Presented by: Stephen Jurczyk

Associate Administrator, STMD

July 2017

www.nasa.gov/spacetech

STMD Strategic Thrusts

1. Expand Utilization of Near-Earth Space • Provide safe and affordable routine access to space • Enable extension, reuse, and repair of near-Earth assets • Expand near-Earth infrastructure to support human and science exploration beyond LEO

2. Develop Efficient & Safe Transportation Through Space • Provide cost-efficient, reliable propulsion for long duration missions • Enable significantly faster, more efficient deep space missions • Enable long-duration crew transport

3. Increase Access to Planetary Surfaces • Safely and precisely deliver humans & payloads to planetary surfaces • Increase access to high-value science sites across the solar system • Provide efficient, highly-reliable Earth sample return reentry capability

4. Enable Humans to Live and Explore on Planetary Surfaces • Enable humans to survive on other planets • Provide efficient/scalable infrastructure to support exploration at scale • Increase crew effectiveness and access to diverse, high-value sites

5. Enable the Next Generation of Science Missions • Expand access to new environments and measurement platforms to enable high-value science • Enable substantial increases in the quantity and quality of science data returned • Enable high-power measurements for long duration science missions

6. Grow & Utilize the U.S. Industrial and Academic Base • Transfer NASA technology to grow the U.S. industrial & technology base • Open and foster new space markets for U.S. commerce • Drive U.S. innovation & expand opportunities to achieve the NASA dream

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Mid TRL

Game Changing

Development

Space Tech Research Grants Center Innovation Fund

Low TRL

Continues maturation of promising low TRL technologies from CIF, SBIR, etc…

Space Technology Pipeline

Commercial Partnerships Early Stage

Technology De monstration Missions

• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts

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• SBIR/STTR • Technology Transfer Program • Flight Opportunities • Centennial Challenges • Regional Economic

Development

High TRL

Small Spacecraft Technology

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FY 2017 Accomplishments by Strategic Thrust Areas

Expand Utilization of Near-Earth Space

Cubesat Proximity Operations Demo

(CPOD) Nano-Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel

Low Cost Upper Stage Laser Communication Relay Demonstration

Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA)

Optical Communications and Sensor (OCSD) Demonstration

Flight Opportunities - 120 payloads flown of 200 planned to fly

Boeing XS-1 project will use STMD

composite cryogenic tanks

MIS, Orbital ATK, SSL on contract for In space Robotic Manufacturing

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FY 2017 Accomplishments by Strategic Thrust Areas

Develop Efficient & Safe Transportation Through Space

Spaceflight demo of ROSA on ISS Green Propellant Infusion Mission readies for launch

RRM3: Radio Frequency Mass Gauge prepared for flight demo

Maturing technologies for smallsat thrusters

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Alternate fuel

reactor

eCryo: Cryocooler completes environmental tests

Solar Electric Propulsion cont. development and qualification 8

FY 2017 Accomplishments by Strategic Thrust Areas

Increase Access to Planetary Surfaces

Adaptable, Deployable Entry &

Placement Technology SR-1

Conformal Ablative TPS launch: orbital entry test of

heat shield material

CoBALT launch: open-loop campaign

completed Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

Enable Humans to Live and Explore on Planetary Surfaces

Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery: Phase II contracts awarded to Honeywell and Umpqua

Kilopower: hardware delivery for nuclear testing

Human Robotic Systems: demonstrating humanoid robot

with cognitive skills

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FY 2017 Accomplishments by Strategic Thrust Areas

Deep Space Atomic Clock integration readies for launch

Enable the Next Generation of Science Missions

High Performance Spaceflight Computing

contract awarded to Boeing Coronoagraph achieves TRL5, resulting in measurements 100x better than existing tech

Hardware integration for testing of Deep Space Optical

Communications

Extreme Environment Solar Power selections made to Johns Hopkins/APL and

Orbital ATK

SEXTANT launch for “galactic positioning system”

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FY 2017 Accomplishments by Strategic Thrust Areas

Grow and Utilize the U.S. Industrial & Academic Base

Transitioned High Power Solar Arrays to Industry Entry Systems Modeling: CHIEFS, full-scale shelter

test in September

Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD) Series Spacecraft provider for series of low cost subsystem

demonstration missions Engaging Industry for Satellite Servicing

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Actively Fostering Partnerships with Industry

STMD has industry partnerships with over 380 companies. These partnerships spread across nearly 600 of our projects and/or activities.

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Public-Private Partnerships: Tipping Point Technologies

Tipping Point Technologies • Increased focus on collaboration with the commercial space sector • Fixed price contracts with milestone payments • Requires a minimum 25 percent minimum contribution from corporation or customer • Leverage emerging markets 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 Technology Topics – 2016 (9 awards) • Robotic in-space manufacturing and assembly of spacecraft/space structures (3 awards)

• Low size, weight and power instruments for remote sensing applications (2 awards) • Small spacecraft attitude determination and control sensors and actuators (2 awards) • Small spacecraft propulsion systems (2 awards)

Tipping Point Technology Topics – 2017 (8 awards) • Small Launch Vehicle Technology Development (6 awards) • Small Spacecraft Capability Demonstration Missions (2 awards)

Planning to release solicitation with targeted topics ~annually 13

Public-Private Partnerships: Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity

Advance Emerging Space Technology System Capabilities • 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)

2016 Technology Topics (13 awards) • Suborbital reusable and small satellite launch systems development (4 awards) • Wireless power transfer development (0 awards) • Thermal protection system materials and systems development (3 awards) • Green propellant thruster technology qualification (3 awards) • Small, affordable, high performance liquid rocket engine development (3 awards)

2017/2018 Topics (Final proposals received on May 31) • Small Launch Vehicle Technology Development • Reliable Electronics Technology Development • Advanced Communications Technology Development • In-space Propulsion Technology Development

Planning to release solicitation with targeted topics ~every other year 14

FY 2018 Budget Request

Budget Authority ($M) FY 2016 Enacted

FY 2017 Omnibus

FY 2018 Total

Notional Plan

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022

Agency Technology & Innovation (AT&I) $31.5 $31.9 $31.90 $31.90 $31.90 $31.90

SBIR & STTR $200.9 $180.0 $180.00 $180.00 $180.00 $180.00

Space Technology Research and Development (STR&D) $454.0 $466.7 $467.40 $467.40 $467.40 $467.40

S T R &D

Early Stage Portfolio (ESP) $52.5 $62.1 $64.40 $67.40 $73.40 $73.40

Commercial Partnerships Portfolio (CPP) $19.3 $17.1 $21.10 $21.10 $21.10 $21.10

Game Changing Development (GCD) $117.5 $126.7 $122.70 $122.70 $122.70 $122.70

Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) $238.1 $217.9 $215.00 $211.90 $205.90 $205.80

In-Space Robotic Servicing/Restore-L $133.0 $130.0 $45.3 $45.30 $45.30 $45.30 $45.30

Optical Communications (LCRD and DSOC) $30.5 $45.2 $37.6 $7.6 $1.7

Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) $30.0 $51.4 $48.10 $24.60 $10.20 $1.50

In-space Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly (IRMA) $8.5 $23.2 $28.60 $1.50

MOXIE, TRN, Forecast FTE and Future TDM $36.1 $52.8 $55.4 $132.9 $148.7 $159.0

Small Spacecraft Technologies (SST) $17.4 $21.5 $21.5 $21.5 $21.5

TOTAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY $686.4 $686.5 $678.6 $679.3 $679.3 $679.3 $679.3

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LCRD

FY 2018-19 Program Highlights

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June 2019 Launch

20182017

eCryo May 2019 SHIVER testing

DSOC June 2019 Critical Design Review

2019

Pathfinder Demonstrators 2018 and 2019

SEP May 2019 Propulsion SubsystemCompletion

DSAC & GPIM December 2017 Initial Launch Capability aboard STP-2

RRM3 January 2018 RRM3 Launch, carrying the eCryo Radio Frequency Mass Gauge for demo

Flight Opportunities provides access to suborbital

test environment

Space Technology Research Institutes Additional Institutes will be awarded

Centennial Challenges New challenges initiated; Cube Quest Cubesats ready for flight on EM-1

Ongoing

FY 2018-19 Highlights

Astrobee September 2018 Operations demo

Next Generation Life Support: Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery September 2018 Deliver Phase II prototype

Kilopower January 2018 KRUSTY test

Nuclear Thermal PropulsionSeptember 2018 Depleted Uranium Fuel Element Test and NTP System Concept Review

SEXTANT November 2017 Experiment complete

20182017 2019

High Performance Spaceflight Computing April 2019 Critical design (middleware) complete

Mars Entry, Descent and Landing Instrumentation 2 (MEDLI2) March 2019 Hardware delivery

Composite Technology for Exploration July 2019 Complete combined longitudina& circumferential j oint manufacturing & testing

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Technology Demonstration Formulation Plan

High Mass Entry Descent & Landing: Includes technologies resulting in the capability to land 20T planetary mass such as Hypersonic, supersonic, and subsonic deceleration.

Propellant Storage & Transfer: Includes technologies to enable long term storage and handling of cryogenic propellants required for human exploration and commercial and government interests in long term in-space refueling capability, resulting in a zero boil off system operated for 1000 days with no added mass from the state of the art.

Coronagraph/Direct Exoplanet Imaging: Includes technologies that enable direct imaging of exoplanets and characterize exoplanet habitability via spectroscopy such as starlight suppression, adaptive optics, and low-noise detectors.

In Space Robotic Manufacturing & Assembly: Includes technologies needed to build large structures in a space environment via innovative in-space manufacturing and assembly processes, such as joining concepts, robotic software and equipment, sensing technologies, and processes to assemble and calibrate large structures.

Rapid Transit Propulsion: Includes technologies which will provide efficient deep space fast transit propulsion. A more efficient baseline fuel, fuel elements design, and materials and manufacturing processes are all technologies that will result in a full-scale nuclear propulsion system ground demonstration and qualification.

Precision Landing: Includes technologies which enable robotic and human missions to land safely and accurately in hazardous terrain, including low-Size, Weight, and Power optical, Light Detection And Ranging, and other sensors; guidance, navigation and control algorithms; and high-performance, real-time computational hardware and software.

High Power for Planetary Surfaces: Includes technologies to develop a compact, low cost, scalable 10 kW continuous power system which is human-rated, robotically-deployed and survivable for multiple crew campaigns (>10 yrs).

ISRU Atmospheric Recovery: Includes technologies to provide systems which would produce useful products, such as water and methane from available resources, resulting in an atmospheric or water recovery system. 15

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