1
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ss-c
utt
ing
Te
chn
olo
gy
Ch
all
en
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s
Th
at
Mu
st B
e F
ace
d:
Te
chn
olo
gy D
eve
lop
me
nt
at
JSC
Am
eri
can
Ast
ron
om
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oci
ety
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tio
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nce
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ve
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er
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, 2
01
1
Joh
n S
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JSC
Ch
ief
Te
chn
olo
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t
2011 N
ASA S
trate
gic
Pla
n -
Strate
gic
Goal #3:
Create the innovative new space technologies for our exploration, science, and
economic future
JSC
Im
ple
menta
tion S
trate
gy (Draft) -G
oal #1
Lead Human Exploration: Exploit the ISS as a cornerstone of human exploration, enable the
commercialization of LEO, and extend human exploration beyond LEO
•Success F
acto
r 1.1
.2: Pro
mote
ISS a
s a
n e
xplo
ration technolo
gy
develo
pm
ent test bed
•Success F
acto
r 1.2
.2: Support the d
evelo
pm
ent of additio
nal com
merc
ial opportunitie
s in
space (e.g
. sate
llite
serv
icin
g, orb
ital debris rem
oval, e
xpanded a
ccess, R&D platforms, etc
.)•Success F
acto
r 1.3
.4: Lead maturation
of hum
an e
xplo
ration technolo
gie
s
JSC
’s R
esearc
h a
nd T
echnolo
gy D
ev’t C
om
mitm
ents
•Technolo
gy
Develo
pm
ent Projects
(Advanced E
xplo
ration S
yste
ms, H
um
an
Researc
h P
rogra
m, Space T
echnolo
gy,
JSC
’s IR
&D
)•T
echnolo
gy
and Innovation Infrastructure
(Facilities, Fairs a
nd S
ymposia
, O
pen
Innovation C
apabilities, W
ork
forc
e Initia
tives)
Advanced E
xplo
ration S
yste
ms --Advanced d
evelo
pm
ent of
explo
ration s
yste
ms to reduce ris
k, lo
wer lif
ecyc
le c
ost,
and v
alid
ate
opera
tional concepts
for future human
missions beyond Earth orbit
(pro
jects
with J
SC
le
ad/p
artic
ipating inclu
ded in p
are
nth
esis
):
•Crew Systems (C
rew
Mobility
Syste
ms, Life S
upport
Sys
tem
s, EVA S
yste
ms, H
abitation S
yste
ms, R
adia
tion
Pro
tection)
•Vehicle Systems (N
ucle
ar Pro
puls
ion, C
om
posites for
Explo
ration, Auto
nom
ous P
recis
ion L
andin
g, Pow
er
Module
)
•Operations
(Auto
nom
ous M
issio
n O
pera
tions, Analo
gs)
•Robotic Precursor Activities (Im
agin
g N
ear Earth A
ste
roid
s,
Pro
specting for Lunar Ic
e)
•JSC is leading 12 projects and participating in 9 of the
remaining 13 AES projects
Hum
an R
esearc
h P
rogra
m --
Pro
vid
es h
um
an h
ealth a
nd
perform
ance c
ounte
rmeasure
s, know
ledge,
technolo
gie
s, and tools
to e
nable
safe
, re
liable
, and
pro
ductive h
um
an s
pace e
xplo
ration
•H
RP investigate
s a
nd m
itig
ate
s the h
ighest risks to h
um
an
health a
nd p
erform
ance v
ia a
n Inte
gra
ted R
esearc
h P
lan
•The H
um
an R
esearc
h R
oadm
ap d
ocum
ents
the tasks
necessary
to fill the g
aps a
ssocia
ted w
ith h
um
an h
ealth a
nd
perform
ance ris
k e
lem
ents
: Space Radiation, Human
Health Countermeasures, Exploration Medical Capability,
Behavioral Health & Performance, Space Human Factors &
Habitability
•The H
um
an R
esearc
h P
rogra
m is m
anaged a
t JSC
OFFIC
E O
F T
HE C
HIE
F T
EC
HN
OLO
GIS
Tw
ww
.nasa.g
ov/o
ct
Space Technology Grand Challenges
Expand Human Presence in Space
Economical Space Access
Space Health and M
edicine
Telepresence in Space
Space Colonization
Manage In-Space Resources
Affordable Abundant Power
Space W
ay Station
Space Debris Hazard
Mitigation
Near-Earth Object
Detection and M
itigation
Enable Transformational Space Exploration and Scientific Discovery
Efficient In-Space
Transportation
High-M
ass Planetary
Surface Access
All Access M
obility
Surviving Extreme
Space Environments
New Tools of
Discovery
36
18
11
50
11
21
0
Crosswalk of Center-Level IR&D to Space Technology Grand
Challenges (total # of IR&D projects in RED)
OFFIC
E O
F T
HE C
HIE
F T
EC
HN
OLO
GIS
Tw
ww
.nasa.g
ov/o
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Center-Level IR&D to Space Technology Roadmaps Crosswalk
(total # of IR&D projects in RED)
0 2 1 5 2 9 6
1 2 1 2 5 1 1
TA01
Launch
Pro
puls
ion
Sys
tem
sSolid Rocket
Propulsion Systems
•Pro
pella
nts
•C
ase
Mate
rials
•N
ozzl
e S
yst
em
s•H
ybrid R
ocket
Pro
puls
ion S
yst
em
s•Fundam
enta
lSolid
Pro
puls
ion
Technolo
gie
sLiquid Rocket
Propulsion Systems
•LH
2/L
OX B
ase
d•R
P/L
OX B
ase
d•C
H4/L
OX B
ase
d•D
eto
nation W
ave
Engin
es
(Clo
sed
Cycle
)•Pro
pella
nts
•Fundam
enta
lLiq
uid
Pro
puls
ion
Technolo
gie
sAir Breathing
Propulsion Systems
•TBC
C•R
BC
C•D
eto
nation W
ave
Engin
es
(Open C
ycle
)•Turb
in-e
Base
dJet Engin
es
(Fly
back B
oost
ers
)•R
am
jet/
Scra
mje
t Engin
es
(Accele
rato
rs)
•D
eeply
-coole
d A
irC
ycle
s•Air C
olle
ction &
Enrichm
ent Syst
em
•Fundam
enta
l Air
Bre
ath
ing P
ropuls
ion
Technolo
gie
sAncillary
Propulsion Systems
•Auxiliary
Control
Syst
em
s•M
ain
Pro
puls
ion
Syst
em
s(E
xclu
din
gEngin
es)
•Launch
Abort
Syst
em
s•Thru
st V
ect
or
Control Syst
em
s•H
ealth
Managem
ent &
Senso
rs•Pyro
& S
epara
tion
Syst
em
s•Fundam
enta
lAncillary
Pro
puls
ion
Technolo
gie
sUnconventional /
Other Propulsion
Systems
•G
round L
aunch
Assi
st•Air L
aunch /
Dro
p S
yst
em
s
•Space T
eth
er Ass
ist
•Beam
ed E
nerg
y /
Energ
y A
dditio
n•N
ucl
ear
•H
igh E
nerg
y D
ensity
Mate
rials
/Pro
pella
nts
TA02
In-S
pace
Pro
puls
ion
Technolo
gie
sChemical Propulsion
•Liq
uid
Sto
rable
•Liq
uid
Cry
ogenic
•G
els
•Solid
•H
ybrid
•C
old
Gas/
Warm
Gas
•M
icro
-pro
puls
ion
Non-Chemical
Propulsion
•Ele
ctric
Pro
puls
ion
•Sola
r Sail
Pro
puls
ion
•Therm
al Pro
puls
ion
•Teth
er Pro
puls
ion
Advanced (TRL <3)
Propulsion
Technologies
•Beam
ed E
nerg
yPro
puls
ion
•Ele
ctric
Sail
Pro
puls
ion
•Fusi
on P
ropuls
ion
•H
igh E
nerg
y D
ensity
Mate
rials
•Antim
atter Pro
puls
ion
•Advance
d F
issi
on
•Bre
akth
rough
Pro
puls
ion
Supporting
Technologies
•Engin
e H
ealth
Monitoring &
Safe
ty•Pro
pella
nt Sto
rage
& T
ransf
er
•M
ate
rials
&M
anufa
ctu
ring
Technolo
gie
s•H
eat R
eje
ction
•Power
TA03
Space P
ower &
Energ
y Sto
rage
Power Generation
•Energ
y H
arv
est
ing
•C
hem
ical (F
uel
Cells
, H
eat
Engin
es)
•Sola
r (P
hoto
-Voltaic
& T
herm
al)
•R
adio
isoto
pe
•Fis
sion
•Fusi
on
Energy Storage
•Batteries
•Fly
wheels
•R
egenera
tive F
uel
Cells
Power Management
& Distribution
•FD
IR•M
anagem
ent &
Control
•D
istrib
ution &
Tra
nsm
issi
on
•W
irele
ss P
ower
Tra
nsm
issi
on
•C
onvers
ion &
Regula
tion
Cross Cutting
Technology
•Analy
tical Tools
•G
reen E
nerg
y Im
pact
•M
ulti-fu
nctional
Struct
ure
s•Altern
ativ
e F
uels
TA04
Robotics,
Tele
Robotics
& A
uto
nom
ous
Sys
tem
sSensing & Perception
•Ste
reo V
isio
n•LID
AR
•Pro
xim
ity
Sensi
ng
•Sensi
ng N
on-
Geom
etric
Terrain
Pro
pertie
s•Est
imating T
errain
Mechanic
al
Properties
•Tact
ile S
ensi
ng
Arrays
•G
ravity
Senso
rs &
Cele
stia
l N
av.
•Terrain
Rela
tive
Navig
ation
•R
eal-tim
e S
elfcalib
rating
of H
andeye
Syst
em
sMobility
•Sim
ultaneous
Localiz
. & M
appin
g•H
azard
Dete
ction
Alg
orith
ms
•Act
ive Illu
min
ation
•3-D
Path
Pla
nnin
g w
/U
ncertain
ty•Long-life E
xtr. Enviro.
Mechanism
s•R
obotic
Jet
Backpacks
•Sm
art T
eth
ers
•R
obot Swarm
s•W
alk
ing in M
icro
-gManipulation
•M
otion P
lannin
gAlg
., H
igh D
OF
•Sensi
ng &
Control
•R
obot Arm
s (lig
ht,
hig
h s
trength
)•D
exte
rous
Manip
ul.,
Robot H
ands
•Senso
r Fusi
on for
Gra
spin
g•G
rasp
Pla
nnin
gAlg
orith
ms
Robotic
Drilling M
echanism
s•M
ulti-arm
/ F
inger
Manip
ula
tion
•Pla
nnin
g w
ith
Uncertain
tyHuman-Systems
Integration
•C
rew D
ecis
ion
Support S
yst
em
s•Im
mers
ive
Vis
ualiz
ation
•D
istrib
ute
dC
olla
bora
tion
•M
ulti Agent
Coord
ination
•H
aptic
Dis
pla
ys
•D
ispla
yin
g R
ange
Data
to H
um
ans
Autonomy
•Spacecr
aft C
ontrol
Syst
em
s•Vehic
le H
ealth, Pro
g/
Dia
g S
yst
em
s•H
um
an L
ife S
upport
Syst
em
s•Pla
nnin
g/S
chedulin
gR
eso
urc
es
•O
pera
tions
•In
tegra
ted
Syst
em
s H
ealth
Managem
ent
•FD
IR &
Dia
gnosi
s
•Syst
em
Monitoring &
Pro
gnosi
s•V&V o
f C
om
ple
xAdaptive S
yst
em
s•Auto
mate
dSoftware
Genera
tion
•Software
Relia
bility
•Sem
i Auto
matic
Syst
em
s Autonomous
Rendezvous &
Docking
•R
endezv
ous
and
Captu
re•Low im
pact
&Andro
genous
Dockin
g S
yst
em
s &
Inte
rfaces
•R
ela
tive N
avig
ation
Senso
rs•R
obust
AR
&D
GN
&C
Alg
orith
ms
& F
SW
•O
nboard
Mis
sion
Manager
•AR
&D
Inte
gra
tion &
Sta
ndard
ization
RTA Systems
Engineering
•H
um
an s
afe
ty•R
efu
elin
g Inte
rfaces
& A
ssoc. Tools
•M
odula
r/Serv
iceable
Inte
rfaces
•H
igh P
erf., L
ow
Power O
nboard
Com
pute
rs•Environm
ent
Tole
rance
•Therm
al C
ontrol
•R
obot-to
-Suit
Inte
rfaces
•C
om
mon H
um
an-
Robot In
terfaces
•C
rew S
elf S
ufficie
ncy
TA05
Com
munic
ation
& N
avi
gation
Optical Comm. &
Navigation
•D
ete
cto
rD
evelo
pm
ent
•Larg
e A
perture
s•Lase
rs•Acquis
itio
n &
Tra
cki
ng
•Atm
osp
heric
Mitig
ation
Radio Frequency
Communications
•Spect
rum
Efficie
nt
Technolo
gie
s•Power Effic
ient
Technolo
gie
s•Pro
pagation
•Flig
ht & G
round
Syst
em
s•Earth L
aunch &
Reentry
Com
m.
•Ante
nnas
Internetworking
•D
isru
ptiv
e T
ole
rant
Netw
ork
ing
•Adaptive N
etw
ork
Topolo
gy
•In
form
ation
Assu
rance
•In
tegra
ted N
etw
ork
Managem
ent
Position,
Navigation,
and Tim
ing
•Tim
eke
epin
g•Tim
e D
istrib
ution
•O
nboard
Auto
Navig
ation &
Maneuver
•Senso
rs &
Vis
ion
Pro
cess
ing S
yst
em
s•R
ela
tive &
Pro
xim
ity
Navig
ation
•Auto
Pre
cis
ion
Form
ation F
lyin
g•Auto
Appro
ach &
Landin
gIntegrated
Technologies
•R
adio
Syst
em
s•U
ltra
Wid
eband
•C
ognitiv
e
Netw
ork
s•Sci
ence fro
m the
Com
m. Syst
em
•H
ybrid O
ptical
Com
m. & N
av.
Senso
rs•RF/O
ptica
l H
ybrid
Technolo
gy
Revolutionary
Concepts
•X-R
ay N
avig
ation
•X-R
ay
Com
munic
ations
•N
eutrin
o-B
ase
dN
avig
ation &
Tra
cki
ng
•Q
uantu
m K
ey
Dis
trib
ution
•Q
uantu
mC
om
munic
ations
•SQ
IF M
icro
wave
Am
plif
ier
•Reconfigura
ble
Larg
e A
perture
s
TA06
Hum
an
Health,
Life S
upport
& H
abitation
Sys
tem
sEnvironmental
Control & Life
Support Systems
& Habitation
Systems
•Air R
evitaliz
ation
•W
ate
r R
ecovery
&M
anagem
ent
•W
ast
e
Managem
ent
•H
abitation
Extravehicular
Activity Systems
•Pre
ssure
Garm
ent
•Portable
Life
Support S
yst
em
•Power, A
vio
nic
sand S
oftware
Human Health &
Perform
ance
•M
edic
al D
iagnosi
s/Pro
gnosi
s•Long-D
ura
tion
Health
•Behavio
ral H
ealth
& P
erform
ance
•H
um
an F
act
ors
&Perform
ance
Environmental
Monitoring,
Safety &
Emergency
Response
•Senso
rs: Air,
Wate
r,M
icro
bia
l, e
tc.
•Fire: D
ete
ction,
Suppre
ssio
n•Pro
tect
ive C
loth
ing
/ Bre
ath
ing
•R
em
edia
tion
Radiation
•R
isk A
ssessm
ent
Modelin
g•R
adia
tion
Mitig
ation
•Pro
tect
ion
Syst
em
s•Space W
eath
er
Pre
dic
tion
•M
onitoring
Technolo
gy
TA07
Hum
an
Exp
lora
tion
Destination
Sys
tem
sIn-Situ Resource
Utilization
•D
est
ination
Reconnais
sance,
Pro
specting, &
Mappin
g•R
eso
urc
eAcquis
itio
n•C
onsu
mable
sPro
duction
•M
anufa
ctu
ring
& Infrast
ructu
reEm
pla
cem
ent
Sustainability &
Supportability
•Logis
tics
Syst
em
s•M
ain
tenance
Syst
em
s•R
epair S
yst
em
s“Advanced”
Human Mobility
Systems
•EVA M
obility
•Surface M
obility
•O
ff-S
urface
Mobility
“Advanced”
Habitat Systems
•In
tegra
ted H
abitat
Syst
em
s•H
abitat Evolu
tion
Mission Operations
& Safety
•C
rew T
rain
ing
•Environm
enta
lPro
tect
ion
•R
em
ote
Mis
sion
Opera
tions
•Pla
neta
ry S
afe
tyCross-Cutting
Systems
•M
odelin
g,
Sim
ula
tions
& D
est
ination
Chara
cte
rization
•C
onst
ruct
ion &
Asse
mbly
•D
ust
Pre
vention &
Mitig
ation
TA08
Scie
nce
Instrum
ents
,O
bserv
ato
ries
and S
ensor
Sys
tem
sRemote Sensing
Instruments /
Sensors
•D
ete
cto
rs &
Focal
Pla
nes
•Ele
ctronic
s•O
ptical
Com
ponents
•M
icro
wave / R
adio
•Lase
rs•C
ryogenic
/Therm
al
Observatories
•M
irro
r Syst
em
s•Struct
ure
s &
Ante
nnas
•D
istrib
ute
dAperture
In-Situ
Instruments /
Sensors
•Partic
les:
Charg
ed &
Neutral
•Fie
lds
& W
aves
•In
-Situ
TA09
Entry,
D
escent
& L
andin
gSys
tem
sAeroassist &
Atm
ospheric Entry
•R
igid
Therm
al
Pro
tect
ion
Syst
em
s•Fle
xib
le T
herm
al
Pro
tect
ion S
yst
em
s•R
igid
Hypers
onic
Decele
rato
rs
•D
eplo
yable
Hypers
onic
Decele
rato
rs•In
stru
menta
tion &
Health M
onitoring
•Entry
Modelin
g& S
imula
tion
Descent
•Attached D
eplo
yable
Decele
rato
rs•Tra
iling D
eplo
yable
Decele
rato
rs•Supers
onic
Retropro
puls
ion
•G
N&C
Senso
rs•D
esc
ent M
odelin
g &
Sim
ula
tion
Landing
•Touchdown S
yst
em
s•Egre
ss &
Deplo
yment
Syst
em
s•Pro
puls
ion S
yst
em
s•Larg
e B
ody G
N&C
•Sm
all
Body S
yst
em
s•Landin
g M
odelin
g& S
imula
tion
Vehicle Systems
Technology
•Arc
hitect
ure
Analy
ses
•Separa
tion S
yst
em
s•Syst
em
Inte
gra
tion
& A
naly
ses
•Atm
osp
here
& S
urface
Chara
cte
rization
TA10
Nanote
chnolo
gy
Engineered M
aterials
& Structures
•Lig
htw
eig
ht
Struct
ure
s•D
am
age T
ole
rant
Syst
em
s•C
oatings
•Adhesives
•Therm
al Pro
tection
& C
ontrol
Energy Generation
& Storage
•Energ
y S
tora
ge
•Energ
y G
enera
tion
•Energ
y D
istrib
ution
Propulsion
•Pro
pella
nts
•Pro
puls
ion
Com
ponents
•In
-Space
Pro
puls
ion
Sensors, Electronics
& Devices
•Senso
rs &
Actu
ato
rs•N
anoele
ctro
nic
s•M
inia
ture
Inst
rum
ents
TA11
Modelin
g,
Sim
ula
tion,
Info
rmation
Technolo
gy
&Pro
cessin
g
Computing
•Flig
ht C
om
puting
•G
round C
om
puting
Modeling
•Software
Modelin
g& M
odel-C
heckin
g•In
tegra
ted
Hard
ware
&Software
Modelin
g•H
um
an-S
yst
em
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