1 astronomy & physics division astronomy & physics division status & planning philippe...
TRANSCRIPT
SS
1
Astronomy & Physics Division
ASTRONOMY & PHYSICS DIVISION STATUS & PLANNING
PHILIPPE CRANEOrigins Theme Scientist
Baltimore, Md.February 26, 2004
SS
2
Outline• President’s Exploration Initiative.
• Impact to Astronomy & Physics Division
• Planning for the future
SS
3
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
NOA IN RY $M
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
TOTAL NASA 15,379 16,244 17,003 17,816 18,001 18,034
EXPLORATION, SCIENCE & AERONAUTICS 7,831 7,760 7,870 8,321 8,900 9,091
SPACE SCIENCE 3,943 4,138 4,404 4,906 5,520 5,561
EARTH SCIENCE 1,526 1,485 1,390 1,368 1,343 1,474
BIOLOGICAL & PHYSICAL RESEARCH 965 1,049 950 938 941 944
AERONAUTICS 946 919 957 938 926 942
EDUCATION 164 169 169 171 170 170
EARMARKS 287
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 7,521 8,456 9,104 9,465 9,070 8,911
EXPLORATION SYSTEMS 1,563 1,782 2,579 2,941 2,809 3,313
SPACE FLIGHT 5,857 6,674 6,525 6,524 6,261 5,598
EARMARKS 101
INSPECTOR GENERAL 27 28 29 30 31 32
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FY 2005 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
SS
5
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Space Science’s Role in the Exploration Initiative
New theme has been added: Lunar Exploration
Space Science themes included in Exploration:Astronomical Search for OriginsSolar System Exploration Mars ExplorationLunar Exploration
Sun-Earth Connections and Structure and Evolution of the Universe have been reduced as priorities have been re-focused
SS
6
SPACE SCIENCE ENTERPRISE: FY 2005 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET BY THEME
SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION
MARS EXPLORATION
LUNAR EXPLORATION
ASTRONOMICAL SEARCH FOR ORIGINS
STRUCTURE & EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE
SUN-EARTH CONNECTIONS
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
RE
AL
YE
AR
DO
LL
AR
S I
N M
ILL
ION
S
SS
7
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Major Changes: Astronomical Search for Origins
HST SM-4 cancelled due to safety considerations
Examine ways to extend operational life without additional servicing
De-orbit via an autonomous rendezvous mission
JWST funding profile shifted forward for schedule recovery/assurance
SS
8
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Major Changes: Structure and Evolution of the Universe
LISA delayed one year
CON-X delayed two years
Einstein Probes deferred beyond the current budget horizon
Some additional funding provided to GP-B and GLAST
SS
9
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Major Changes: Mars Exploration Program
MEP significantly augmented
Funds added to support next decade of Mars Exploration
Additional Mars Scout in 2011
Mars Testbed Lander in 2011
“Safe on Mars”
In-situ resource utilization
Technology for post-2010 Mars science pathways
Sample return as early as 2013
Technology for post-2013 Mars testbeds
SS
10
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Major Changes: Lunar Exploration
A new theme that is an element of the new Agency vision
Supports robotic exploration of the Moon as precursors to human missions
2008 Lunar Robotic Recon Orbiter2009 Lunar Robotic LanderFuture Lunar Robotic Testbeds
Managed in OSS’s Solar System Exploration division
Funding begins in FY 05 (70M); $1.3B through FY 09
SS
11
Space Science EnterpriseFY 2005 President’s Budget Highlights
Major Changes: Sun-Earth Connections
Solar Terrestrial Probes significantly reduced and stretched out
SEC R&A/Operations (non-LWS) frozen at FY 04 Level
LWS fully funded
Future Explorers delayed one year
May consider making fewer selections and keeping AO’s on schedule
SS
12
NASA Strategic Plan•Agency Goals
•Detailed Guidance & Budget
Office of Mgmt and Budget
Annual Congressional Action
•Appropriation and Guidance
External Science Community
National Academy of Sciences Studies•Fundamental Science Questions•Mission Priorities
Space Science Enterprise Strategy•Consensus Science Goals and Objectives•Flight Program Plan
Triennial Strategic Planning Workshop
Roadmapping Teams (Researchers, NASA Centers, Implementers, the Public)
Space Science Enterprise Roadmaps•Long Range Program Recommendations and Alternatives
Space Science Advisory Committee & Subcommittees•Continuing Advice•Performance Assessment
Decad es
Near T
erm
Space Science Enterprise Strategic PlanningT
IME
HO
RIZ
ON
04feb02
National PolicyNASA Senior Management
5-10 y ears
SS
13
Vision MissionsGoals
Sharpen understanding of a subset of possible future missions for scientific and programmatic planning within OSS
Support integration of long range Agency-wide planning.
Solicited 17 cases including
SEU: Big Bang Observer, Black Hole Imager, Advanced Compton Telescope, Generation-X
ASO: Far Infrared Telescope, Optical and Ultraviolet Telescope, Life Finder, Far Infrared and Submillimeter Interferometer
Selected 15 proposals for 12 month studies
Including 6 proposals for APD vision mission concepts
Expect interim report from study teams at Roadmap Workshops in December 2004
SS
14
Vision Missions
• Advanced Compton Telescope: Witness to the Fires of Creation (Steven Boggs, UC Berkeley)
• The Big Bang Observer: Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves (Sterl Phinney, Caltech)
• Mission Study for Generation-X, a Large Area and High Resolution X-ray Observatory (Roger Brissenden, SAO)
• Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Interferometer (Martin Harwit, Cornell )
• Science Promise and Conceptual Mission Design Study for SAFIR (Daniel Lester, U Texas)
• The Next Revolution in Astronomy: A Large Optical-UV Space Telescope for the 21st Century (James Green, U Colorado)
SS
15
ORIGINS Probes• ROSS-04 Supplement released on Feb 18,2004
– Letters of intent due on March 17, 2004– Proposals due on April 28,2004– Awards by July 2004
• Requests 8 month studies of mission concepts– Expect to fund about 10 at about $100K each– Input to Roadmap via workshop and report– Missions in the $650-700M range for launch after
2010.
SS
16
ORIGINS Probes• Compelling questions that are not addressed by the
current or planned ASO mission• Fully competed mission opportunities
– launch one such mission every four years
– starting in the next decade
• Proposals must include:• a clear statement of the scientific objectives of the proposed
mission concept,
• a description of the flight mission concept that addresses technical and cost feasibility,
• a detailed statement of work to be undertaken over the proposed period of performance (not to exceed eight months)
SS
17
Road-mapping 2006• Road-mapping exercise begins this summer.
– Separate Origins Roadmap committee– Includes many Origins subcommittee members– Final roadmap due June 2005
• Road-map must address– President’s vision– Science concerns w/o Hubble capabilities
• Inputs from– General public – Vision Missions– Origins Probes