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Space Technology Mission DirectorateInnovation and Opportunity Conference 2018
Therese Griebel, Deputy Associate Administrator for STMD Programs | 11.07.18
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sparking innovation
enabling explorationand discovery
investing inAmerica
TECHNOLOGY DRIVES EXPLORATION
embracingcompetition and public-private partnerships
engaging the brightest mindsNASA Pre-decisional – Internal Use Only – Do
Not Distribute
Early Stage Innovation
TechnologyMaturation
• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
• Space Tech Research Grants• Center Innovation Fund/Early
Career Initiative
Partnerships & Technology Transfer• Technology Transfer • Prizes and Challenges• iTech
Low TRL
SBIR/STTR
• Game Changing Development
Mid TRL
High TRL
Technology Demonstrations • Technology Demonstration
Missions• Small Spacecraft
Technology• Flight Opportunities
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FY 2018 Key Accomplishments
KilopowerTesting successfully completed on 1 kW ground demonstration system- could be used for an affordable fission nuclear power system to enable long-duration stays on planetary surfaces.
In Space Robotics Manufacturing Assembly All 3 contractors completed Phase I (design, build and test/demo) successfully, and submitted proposals for flight demo
Small Spacecraft Two small spacecraft (Integrated Solar Array and Reflect Antenna and Optical Communication and Sensor Demonstration) missions were successfully launched aboard Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft.
Solar Electric Propulsion Completed preliminary design review for Advanced Electric Propulsion system
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) Aboard ISS demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space — a capability that could revolutionize NASA’s ability in the future to pilot robotic spacecraft to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond.
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FY 2018 Key Accomplishments
Laser Communication Relay Demonstration Successfully completed system Integration and Testing to support a 2019 launch on STPSat-6
Flight Opportunities Testing for Precision Landing Technologies Successful flight test of a Navigation Doppler Lidar and Lander Vision System for future robotic and crewed missions
Deep Space Optical Communication Completed System Requirements Review and KDP-B for flight demonstration on the Psyche mission
Centennial Challenges Program Awarded more than $1.5 million for technology solutions toward the Cube Quest, 3D Printed Habitat and the Space Robotics Challenges.
SBIR/STTR Industry Day Over 450 innovators from across the country participated in 2nd workshop
Restore-LNovember 2017 Complete Preliminary Design Review
Space Technology Research InstitutesSuccessful Year 1 reviews of the inaugural STRIs
EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN
Timelines are tentative and will be developed further in FY2019
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VITAL ROLE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN EXPLORATIONSAMPLING OF CURRENT INVESTMENTS
*Timelines are tentative and will be developed further in FY2019 7
ORION & SLS
3D Woven Compression PadsRendezvous and Proximity Operations Sensors Heat ExchangerComposite JointsRAMPT Propulsion Tech
Solar Electric Propulsion Optical CommunicationsIn Space ServicingDisruption Tolerant Networking
Smart Autonomous Systems Robotic Refueling MissionGCR Shielding EM-1 CubeSats
Precision Landing/Sensors• SPLICE• Lunar TRN/Dopplar Lidar• Tipping Point Technologies• High Performance Spaceflight
Computing
Cryogenic Fluid Management• eCryo• High Capacity Cryocooler• Tipping Point TechnologiesIn Situ Resource Utilization
Surface Fission Power DemoBulk Metallic Glass GearsSurface Mobility/PUFFERDeep Space Engine RAMPT Propulsion Tech
EDL/LOFTIDMEDLI2MOXIENTPRAMPTDSOC
LANDER AND SURFACE OPERATIONS
GATEWAY
MARS
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
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FY 2018 Awards
SBIR Awards: 304 Phase I and 145 Phase IISTTR Awards: 44 Phase I and 20 Phase II awards
FY 2019-2020:• Topics increasingly aligned to Exploration Campaign
technology focus areas• Competing centralized contract for discretionary technical
assistance vendor to provide business assistance to Phase II awardees.
• NASA will pilot, starting with STTR program, making Phase II sequential awards for technologies that need additional development funding at Phase II before they are ready for matching funding from potential customers.
• With extension to authority for use of 3% administrative funding, NASA will continue commercialization assistance programs:
• i-Corps training grants to Phase I awardees; • Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program
(CCRPP) provides additional SBIR/STTR matching funding for post Phase II technology development with significant customer pull).
SBIR/STTR Technology Infusion Examples
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Brine Processor Assembly (BPA)
• Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is developing a system that will increase overall life support systems water recovery from astronaut urine aboard the International Space Station.
• An ISS technology demonstration is scheduled to launch in 2019. This experiment will verify that the BPA is capable of increasing ISS water recovery from ~80% to ~98%, a necessary milestone in order to enable long-duration space exploration beyond low earth orbit.
Scroll Compressor for MOXIE on Mars 2020
• MOXIE is an ISRU technology demonstrator that will extract O2 and CO from CO2, the main component in Martian air. It’s a 1:200 scale model of a unit that would generate propellant for a crewed Mars Ascent Vehicle.
• The first step in O2 generation is collection and compression of the atmosphere. Air Squared, a small business in Broomfield, CO, is supplying a scroll compressor for this purpose.
• This custom version of the P11H024A-BLDC-SH single-stage scroll vacuum pump will fly on Mars 2020.
Priority Technologies for Flight Demo
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Precision Landing
In Situ Resource UtilizationKilopower
Cryofluid Management
High Performance Spaceflight Computing
Public-Private Partnerships: Tipping Point Technologies
• Tipping Point:• Increased focus on collaboration with the commercial space sector• Fixed price contracts with milestone payments• Requires a minimum 25 percent contribution from corporation or customer• Leverage emerging marks 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 Awards:• 2016 – 9 Awards• 2017 – 6 Awards• 2018 – 10 Awards
• Next Opportunity ~Early FY2019 (planned)• Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV
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STMD anticipates releasing Tipping Point with targeted topics every year
Public-Private Partnerships:Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO)
• Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO):• 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)
• ACO Awards:• 2015- 13 awards• 2017- 10 awards
• ACO2019 open now: https://tinyurl.com/NASA-SpaceTech-ACO-2019• 6-10 awards are anticipated• NASA expects to select projects worth a combined total of up to $10 million to U.S. industry• Mandatory preliminary proposals for this opportunity are due by December 5. Final proposals
are due May 15, 2019.
• Space Tech Solicitations: https://go.usa.gov/xQRwV
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STMD anticipates releasing ACO every other year
Sampling of Industry and OGA Participants in Exploration Technology
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STMD By The Numbers (FY 2018)
Proposals Evaluated>3,000
University Partnerships with >120 Universities
>300Projects Leading to Flight Demonstrations
>60
Active Technology Projects
Software Releases Industry Collaborators Transitions since 2011
>1,000 >1,900 >400 >850
Proposals Selected>700
BACKUP
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Exploration Research & Technology Strategic Investments
Exploration Commerce
Emphasis on the MoonKeeping an Eye Towards Mars and Beyond
Investing in the Growing Space Economy
Lunar Exploration: Lunar Orbital Technologies
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Solar Electric Propulsion
eCryo
High Performance Spaceflight Computing
Lunar Flashlight
Autonomous Medical Operations
LunIR
Satellite Servicing
Lunar IceCube
EM-1 CubeSats
Gateway
In-Space Transportation
Robotic Refueling Mission
Robotic Caretaker
RAMPT
Cube Quest CubeSat
Cryogenic Fluid Management
Thick GCR Shield
High Capacity Cryocooler
In-Space Manufacturing
Smart Autonomous Systems
PPE
EM-1 Cubesats PPE and Gateway In-Space Transportation
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eCryo
Autonomous Medical
Operations
High Performance Spaceflight Computing
Surface Mobility
Bulk Metallic Glass Gear
Additive Construction with
Mobile Emplacement
LOx HydrogenLander
Propulsion
Kilopower
Lunar Terrain Relative Navigation
SPLICE
Navigation Doppler Lidar
Hazard Detection
Lidar
Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery
In-space Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly
Thick GCR Shield
Cryogenic Fluid
Management
Laser Communications
Relay
High Capacity Cryocooler
Lunar Exploration: Lunar Surface Technologies
ISRU
RAMPT
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Exploration: Beyond Cislunar Technologies
+MEDLI2
In-Space
LOFTID
Mars TRN
NTP
Kilopower
Solar Electric Propulsion
LOxHydrogen
Lander Propulsion
eCryo
Cryogenic Fluid Management
High Performance Spaceflight Computing
SPLICE
Navigation Doppler Lidar
Hazard Detection
Lidar
Autonomous Medical Operations
Deep Space Atomic ClockLaser
Communications Relay
In-space Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly Bulk Metallic
Glass Gear
RAMPT Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery
Additive Construction with Mobile Emplacement
Robotic Refueling Mission
Low Cost Upper Stage Propulsion
Solely Beyond Cislunar
Both Lunar & Beyond Cislunar
MOXIE
Thick GCR Shield
ISRU
Mars EDL
EDL/Lander
Surface
Optical Communication
Space Technology Research Grants
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NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships– Graduate student research in space technology; research
conducted on campuses and at NASA Centers and not-for-profit R&D labs
Early Career Faculty – Focused on supporting outstanding faculty researchers early in
their careers as they conduct space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates
Early Stage Innovations– University-led, possibly multiple investigator, efforts on early-
stage space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates
– Paid teaming with other universities, industry and non-profits permitted
Space Technology Research Institutes– University-led, integrated, multidisciplinary teams focused on
high-priority early-stage space technology research for several years
Engage Academia: tap into spectrum of academic researchers, from graduate students to senior faculty members, to examine the theoretical feasibility of ideas and approaches that are critical to making science, space travel, and exploration more effective, affordable, and sustainable.
Accelerate development of groundbreaking high-risk/high-payoff low-TRL space technologies
81 new awards in FY18• ESI17: 14• NSTRF18: 56• ECF18: 11
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Number of Awards
STRG Portfolio by Technology Area
Awards: 606 States: 43 Territories: 1 (PR) Universities: 109
> 300 active awards at any one time!