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The document discusses opportunities for commercial partnerships with NASA, including: 1) HEOMD invests billions in commercial cargo and crew programs to resupply the ISS, as well as technology development partnerships through programs like NextSTEP and Lunar CATALYST. 2) SMD pursues commercial partnerships for strategic science missions and small satellite launch through programs like Venture Class Launch Services. 3) STMD seeks technology development partnerships through programs like Tipping Point, Announcements of Opportunity, and SBIR/STTR to advance NASA's goals in areas like space technology, Earth and space science, and aeronautics.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Richard T. French, Mechanical Engineer Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering, 352M NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology University of Michigan, Aerospace September 5, 2014 Implementation of the Spin Subsystem on Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Not for Public Release or Redistribution. The technical data in this document is controlled under the U.S. Export Regulations; release to foreign persons may require an export authorization. Technology Partnerships Office Office of Space Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology SwitchPitch Space Long Beach Playhouse May 3, 2017 NASA and Commercial Space Opportunities – Problem Statements © 2017 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged. The cost information contained in this document is of a budgetary and planning nature and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute a commitment on the part of JPL and/or Caltech.
SwitchPitch Space Overview • Who am I? • What is NASA? • Overview of NASA Commercial Space Partnering Opportunities • SwitchPitch Space Problem Statements RTF-1© 2017 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.
SwitchPitch Space Who am I? • University of Michigan – B.S.E Aerospace, 2006 – M. Eng. Space Engineering, 2007 • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Thermal Protection System (TPS) Advanced Development Project (ADP) systems engineering – Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL), Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) – Spin Subsystem Lead, Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) • Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), NASA Headquarters (HQ) – Staff Technologist, focused on commercial space technology development – Market research, partnering opportunities, and new content development – Tipping Point, Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity, SBIR/STTR • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Manager, Technology Partnerships Office, Office of Space Technology RTF-2
SwitchPitch Space What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)? RTF-3 NASA is ten (10) Field Centers + Headquarters – Centers includes one (1) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Many other facilities not shown (e.g., Wallops Flight Facility, Plumbrook Station, White Sands Test Facility, Michoud Assembly Facility, DSN and NEN sites, International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory) • Ames Research Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory * • Langley Research Center Goddard Space Flight Center • Glenn Research Center Johnson Space Center • • Stennis Space Center • Armstrong Flight Research Center • Kennedy Space Center • Marshall Space Flight Center * NASA Headquarters * Where I sit NASA is a diverse organization made up of 10 Field Centers and a Headquarters – each with their own capabilities, interests, and stakeholders
SwitchPitch Space • Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) – $10,303M – SLS/Orion/Ground System/R&D: $4,030M – Space operations (ISS): $5,029.2M – Commercial Crew: $1,243.8M • Science Mission Directorate (SMD) – $5,589.4M – Earth Science – $1,921M – Planetary Science – $1,631M – Astrophysics – $730.6M – James Webb Space Telescope – $620M – Heliophysics – $649.8M – Education – $37M • Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) * – $686.5M • Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) – $640M • Other – $3,309.9M – Center Management/Agency Management – $2,768.6M – Construction and Environmental Compliance – $388.9M – Education – $115M – Inspector General – $37.4M RTF-4 NASA is four (4) primary Mission Directorates – $19,285M (FY16 Appropriation) * Where I sit What is NASA?
SwitchPitch Space RTF-5 NASA is partnered with a wide industrial base for technology development/mission execution Ex., Exploration Systems Development Partner Companies and Suppliers What is NASA?
SwitchPitch Space RTF-6 What is NASA? NASA is partnered with a wide academic community for technology development/mission execution Exploration Systems Development Partner Companies and Suppliers Texas A&M University Texas Tech University Tufts University University of Akron University of Alabama, Huntsville University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Colorado, Boulder University of Delaware University of Florida University of Hawaii Arizona State University Auburn University Boston University Brigham Young University Brown University California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clemson University Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Florida Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Illinois Institute of Technology Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Mississippi State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Montana State University New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico State University New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio State University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stanford University State University of New York, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering State University of New York, Stony Brook STRG Element To date Active NSTRF 301 ~200 ECF 25 24 ESI 46 45 STRI 2 2 University of Houston University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of New Hampshire University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tennessee University of Texas, Austin University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Utah State University Vanderbilt University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Washington State University Washington University, St. Louis West Virginia University William Marsh Rice University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University Ex., Space Technology Research Grant (STRG) Partner Universities
SwitchPitch Space Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Commercial Opportunities • Commercial Cargo to ISS (~$18.2B invested in development or open service contracts) – COTS ($716M) – Demonstration of Commercial Partner’s capability to deliver cargo to ISS – Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) – service contracts, $3.5B announced in in 2008, up to $14B announced in 2016 • Commercial Crew to ISS (~$8.26B invested in development or open service contracts) – CCDev1/2/3/CPC1/2 – research and development for commercial human spaceflight services to ISS • Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC) – Non-reimbursable partnerships to develop new space capabilities available to the government and other customers • Launch Services Program (LSP) – Manages all NASA (and some OGA) launch services procurements - indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract • Latest contract awarded in 2010 for up to 70 launches valued at up to $15B from 4 firms over 10 years – Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) partnership w/ SMD Earth Science Division for small spacecraft launch capabilities (~$17M) • Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Program – CubeSat Launch Initiate (CLSI)/Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) – Small satellites as secondary payloads on NASA launches and partners with to deploy small spacecraft from the International Space Station – Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Broad Agency Announcement – Concept and technology development projects in three key areas: advanced propulsion, habitation, life support, and small satellites – Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST) – To encourage the development of robotic lunar landers that can be integrated with U.S. commercial launch capabilities to deliver payloads to the lunar surface • International Space Station (ISS) Program and Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) – Leverages significant industry capabilities for operation of the ISS and for ongoing technology development and research efforts in support of a wide range of NASA goals from physical and biological science up through applied deep space crewed technologies – CASIS is the manager of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, provides seed money, facilitates accommodation, and access to launch for non-NASA research on ISS • Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) – Employs crowd-sourced challenges to solve tough, mission-critical problems under the umbrella of the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) RTF-7 HEOMD has strong partnerships with commercial space to advance crewed exploration goals through technology development and acquisition
SwitchPitch Space Science Mission Directorate (STMD) Commercial Opportunities • Commercial Partnering Through Strategic Science Mission Implementation – In-house Flagship missions (e.g., Mars Science Laboratory, Mars 2020, etc.) and other directed missions (Soil Moisture Active Passive, etc.) rely heavily on industry for key component, subsystem, and system implementations, and also for competed instruments, representing a significant opportunity for commercial space and industry partnerships • Commercial Partnering Through Competitive Mission Implementation – New Frontiers missions focused on key planetary science themes identified in the Planetary Science Decadal such as Comet Surface Sample Return, Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin Sample Return, and Venus In Situ Explorer – Explorer missions (MIDEX, SMEX, UNEX, etc.) across all four science Divisions (Earth, Planetary, Astrophysics, & Heliophysics) provide flight opportunities for space science investigations, using innovative, streamlined, and efficient management approaches – Discovery Program complements Planetary Science flagships through lower cost missions with shorter development times • Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program – Earth Venture Mission (EVM) are low-to-moderate cost, small to medium-sized, competitively selected missions for high-return Earth Science missions launched within 5 years of initiation – Earth Venture Instruments (EVI) develops spaceborne instruments for flight as missions of opportunity – Earth Venture Sub-Orbital (EVS) support suborbital/airborne investigations • Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) – Performs strategic technology planning and development for a range of Earth science technology needs through the Instrument Incubator Program (IIP), Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST), Advanced Component Technology (ACT), In-space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) programs, and other special initiatives – Ex. in 2016 6 new projects were selected through the Sustainable Land Imaging-Technology program to develop future Landsat-like instruments, sensors, components, and measurement concepts • Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) and SMD Technology Development – SMD’s annual omnibus NASA Research Announcement features appendices for specific research, technology, and mission needs, many of them focused on technology developments of interest to industry and commercial space firms – Wide range of industry technology development opportunities across the TRL spectrum (PICASSO, MatISSE, PSTAR, H-TIDeS) – Ex., in 2016 the COLDTech appendix solicited for spacecraft technologies required for future Oceans worlds missions RTF-8 SMD partners with industry for technology development and mission implementation to deliver Decadal-class Earth, Astrophysics, Heliophysics, and Planetary science
SwitchPitch Space Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Commercial Opportunities • Tipping Point (TP) Solicitation (~$87M to date) – Annual directorate-level solicitation, fixed-price contracts, 25% corporate contribution, to provide direct support for commercial technology development to commercial space firms to advance commercial space capabilities – 2015: $70M across 9 awards; 2016: $17M across 8 awards; 2017: solicitation in development • Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO) Solicitation (~$25M to date) – Biennial directorate-level solicitation, no exchange of funds non-reimbursable Space Act Agreements (SAA), to offer access to government capability (test facilities, engineering, patents, software licensing) to support commercial technology development – 2015: $15M across 12 award; 2017: Proposals in review, ~$10M across 10 awards planned • Flight Opportunities (FO) Program (~$40M and over 140 flights to date) – IDIQ contract for suborbital flights (Blue Origin, Masten, Near Space Corporation, UP Aerospace, Virgin Galactic, WorldView) – Payloads solicitation, 2 opportunities/year, up to $300k to support flights on suborbital technology development platforms • 4 other providers available: Blue Origin, Exos Aerospace, Integrated Spaceflight Services, Zero Gravity Corporation • Centennial Challenges/Prizes and Challenges Program (~$6.2M in prize awards to date) – Offers incentive prizes to generate revolutionary solutions to problems of interest to NASA and the nation directly engage the public in the process of advanced technology development (Power Beaming, Lunar Lander, Strong Tether, Vascular Tissue) • Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) (~$200M/year) – Small business opportunities for research, development, and demonstration of technologies that fulfill NASA needs – Phase I: $125k, 6/12 months (SBIR/STTR), Phase II: $750k, 24 months, Phase III/Phase II-E/-X/CCRPP opportunities • Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program – Annual Early Stage Innovation (ESI) solicitation allows university researchers to partner with industry/commercial ($500k grants) – Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI) – $30M across 2 grants announced in 2016 for the first of a series of early stage multi- disciplinary, multi-institution, academic-industrial partnerships for breakthrough advances in key space technologies • Technology Transfer (T2) Office – Manages large patent and software library with an online portal for standardized, streamlined licensing of NASA intellectual property – Startup NASA/The Space Race – competition to commercialize NASA intellectual property RTF-9 STMD develops crosscutting technology and fosters commercial space capabilities to enable future NASA, other government agency, and comemrcial space missions
SwitchPitch Space NASA Problem Statements • Philosophy for these problem statements – NASA has many opportunities to satisfy specific programmatic and project requirements through technology development and formal mission support • NASAPRS/nspires, FedBizOps, Grants.gov, SBIR.nasa.gov – take a look! – These problem statements are not designed to fill any specific NASA mission needs but are a reflection of market research and perceptions of emerging opportunities or challenges in the commercial sector that may overlap with future NASA/OGA needs or help resolve strategic challenges • Problem statements 1. Cross-cutting: Small Spacecraft Supply Chain Challenges 2. SMD: Geo-spatial Data Analytics Platforms 3. HEOMD: Microgravity-based Manufacturing and Production Applications 4. OGA: Space Management Data Sources and Information Technology RTF-10
SwitchPitch Space • NASA Motivation – Uncertainties on existing conjunction analysis combined with the perceived increased risk of orbital debris is driving increased mission operational complexity and is likely increasing mission residual risk – DoD has been the government’s center for space object tracking and conjunction analysis but the discussion about, and support for, a civil space authority focused on space management is increasing – NASA is the primary technology development lead for civil space capabilities but it is oversubscribed to perform additional technology and capability development • Commercial Space Market Research – Commercial space firms are increasingly developing capabilities to provide the data and analytical services to generate high confidence conjunction warnings for both public and private sector space missions – Other innovative business models supporting space management are emerging, such as standoff imaging and other space situational awareness applications with the promise of increased non- governmental customers revenue into commercial space • Challenge – Develop ground- and space-based data collection capabilities as well as data analytics capabilities using modern information technology to support a future, more robust, yet cost-effective space management system RTF-11 Problem 4 – Space Management Data Sources and Information Technology New sources of data and analytic capabilities in the private sector will support the emergence of a robust, cost-effective space management system for NASA, OGA, and commercial space missions

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  • 1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Richard T. French, Mechanical Engineer Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering, 352M NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology University of Michigan, Aerospace September 5, 2014 Implementation of the Spin Subsystem on Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Not for Public Release or Redistribution. The technical data in this document is controlled under the U.S. Export Regulations; release to foreign persons may require an export authorization. Technology Partnerships Office Office of Space Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology SwitchPitch Space Long Beach Playhouse May 3, 2017 NASA and Commercial Space Opportunities – Problem Statements © 2017 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged. The cost information contained in this document is of a budgetary and planning nature and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute a commitment on the part of JPL and/or Caltech.
  • 2. SwitchPitch Space Overview • Who am I? • What is NASA? • Overview of NASA Commercial Space Partnering Opportunities • SwitchPitch Space Problem Statements RTF-1© 2017 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.
  • 3. SwitchPitch Space Who am I? • University of Michigan – B.S.E Aerospace, 2006 – M. Eng. Space Engineering, 2007 • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Thermal Protection System (TPS) Advanced Development Project (ADP) systems engineering – Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL), Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) – Spin Subsystem Lead, Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) • Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), NASA Headquarters (HQ) – Staff Technologist, focused on commercial space technology development – Market research, partnering opportunities, and new content development – Tipping Point, Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity, SBIR/STTR • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Manager, Technology Partnerships Office, Office of Space Technology RTF-2
  • 4. SwitchPitch Space What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)? RTF-3 NASA is ten (10) Field Centers + Headquarters – Centers includes one (1) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Many other facilities not shown (e.g., Wallops Flight Facility, Plumbrook Station, White Sands Test Facility, Michoud Assembly Facility, DSN and NEN sites, International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory) • Ames Research Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory * • Langley Research Center Goddard Space Flight Center • Glenn Research Center Johnson Space Center • • Stennis Space Center • Armstrong Flight Research Center • Kennedy Space Center • Marshall Space Flight Center * NASA Headquarters * Where I sit NASA is a diverse organization made up of 10 Field Centers and a Headquarters – each with their own capabilities, interests, and stakeholders
  • 5. SwitchPitch Space • Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) – $10,303M – SLS/Orion/Ground System/R&D: $4,030M – Space operations (ISS): $5,029.2M – Commercial Crew: $1,243.8M • Science Mission Directorate (SMD) – $5,589.4M – Earth Science – $1,921M – Planetary Science – $1,631M – Astrophysics – $730.6M – James Webb Space Telescope – $620M – Heliophysics – $649.8M – Education – $37M • Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) * – $686.5M • Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) – $640M • Other – $3,309.9M – Center Management/Agency Management – $2,768.6M – Construction and Environmental Compliance – $388.9M – Education – $115M – Inspector General – $37.4M RTF-4 NASA is four (4) primary Mission Directorates – $19,285M (FY16 Appropriation) * Where I sit What is NASA?
  • 6. SwitchPitch Space RTF-5 NASA is partnered with a wide industrial base for technology development/mission execution Ex., Exploration Systems Development Partner Companies and Suppliers What is NASA?
  • 7. SwitchPitch Space RTF-6 What is NASA? NASA is partnered with a wide academic community for technology development/mission execution Exploration Systems Development Partner Companies and Suppliers Texas A&M University Texas Tech University Tufts University University of Akron University of Alabama, Huntsville University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Colorado, Boulder University of Delaware University of Florida University of Hawaii Arizona State University Auburn University Boston University Brigham Young University Brown University California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clemson University Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Florida Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Illinois Institute of Technology Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Mississippi State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Montana State University New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico State University New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio State University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stanford University State University of New York, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering State University of New York, Stony Brook STRG Element To date Active NSTRF 301 ~200 ECF 25 24 ESI 46 45 STRI 2 2 University of Houston University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of New Hampshire University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tennessee University of Texas, Austin University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Utah State University Vanderbilt University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Washington State University Washington University, St. Louis West Virginia University William Marsh Rice University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University Ex., Space Technology Research Grant (STRG) Partner Universities
  • 8. SwitchPitch Space Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Commercial Opportunities • Commercial Cargo to ISS (~$18.2B invested in development or open service contracts) – COTS ($716M) – Demonstration of Commercial Partner’s capability to deliver cargo to ISS – Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) – service contracts, $3.5B announced in in 2008, up to $14B announced in 2016 • Commercial Crew to ISS (~$8.26B invested in development or open service contracts) – CCDev1/2/3/CPC1/2 – research and development for commercial human spaceflight services to ISS • Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC) – Non-reimbursable partnerships to develop new space capabilities available to the government and other customers • Launch Services Program (LSP) – Manages all NASA (and some OGA) launch services procurements - indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract • Latest contract awarded in 2010 for up to 70 launches valued at up to $15B from 4 firms over 10 years – Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) partnership w/ SMD Earth Science Division for small spacecraft launch capabilities (~$17M) • Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Program – CubeSat Launch Initiate (CLSI)/Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) – Small satellites as secondary payloads on NASA launches and partners with to deploy small spacecraft from the International Space Station – Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Broad Agency Announcement – Concept and technology development projects in three key areas: advanced propulsion, habitation, life support, and small satellites – Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST) – To encourage the development of robotic lunar landers that can be integrated with U.S. commercial launch capabilities to deliver payloads to the lunar surface • International Space Station (ISS) Program and Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) – Leverages significant industry capabilities for operation of the ISS and for ongoing technology development and research efforts in support of a wide range of NASA goals from physical and biological science up through applied deep space crewed technologies – CASIS is the manager of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, provides seed money, facilitates accommodation, and access to launch for non-NASA research on ISS • Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) – Employs crowd-sourced challenges to solve tough, mission-critical problems under the umbrella of the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) RTF-7 HEOMD has strong partnerships with commercial space to advance crewed exploration goals through technology development and acquisition
  • 9. SwitchPitch Space Science Mission Directorate (STMD) Commercial Opportunities • Commercial Partnering Through Strategic Science Mission Implementation – In-house Flagship missions (e.g., Mars Science Laboratory, Mars 2020, etc.) and other directed missions (Soil Moisture Active Passive, etc.) rely heavily on industry for key component, subsystem, and system implementations, and also for competed instruments, representing a significant opportunity for commercial space and industry partnerships • Commercial Partnering Through Competitive Mission Implementation – New Frontiers missions focused on key planetary science themes identified in the Planetary Science Decadal such as Comet Surface Sample Return, Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin Sample Return, and Venus In Situ Explorer – Explorer missions (MIDEX, SMEX, UNEX, etc.) across all four science Divisions (Earth, Planetary, Astrophysics, & Heliophysics) provide flight opportunities for space science investigations, using innovative, streamlined, and efficient management approaches – Discovery Program complements Planetary Science flagships through lower cost missions with shorter development times • Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program – Earth Venture Mission (EVM) are low-to-moderate cost, small to medium-sized, competitively selected missions for high-return Earth Science missions launched within 5 years of initiation – Earth Venture Instruments (EVI) develops spaceborne instruments for flight as missions of opportunity – Earth Venture Sub-Orbital (EVS) support suborbital/airborne investigations • Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) – Performs strategic technology planning and development for a range of Earth science technology needs through the Instrument Incubator Program (IIP), Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST), Advanced Component Technology (ACT), In-space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) programs, and other special initiatives – Ex. in 2016 6 new projects were selected through the Sustainable Land Imaging-Technology program to develop future Landsat-like instruments, sensors, components, and measurement concepts • Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) and SMD Technology Development – SMD’s annual omnibus NASA Research Announcement features appendices for specific research, technology, and mission needs, many of them focused on technology developments of interest to industry and commercial space firms – Wide range of industry technology development opportunities across the TRL spectrum (PICASSO, MatISSE, PSTAR, H-TIDeS) – Ex., in 2016 the COLDTech appendix solicited for spacecraft technologies required for future Oceans worlds missions RTF-8 SMD partners with industry for technology development and mission implementation to deliver Decadal-class Earth, Astrophysics, Heliophysics, and Planetary science
  • 10. SwitchPitch Space Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Commercial Opportunities • Tipping Point (TP) Solicitation (~$87M to date) – Annual directorate-level solicitation, fixed-price contracts, 25% corporate contribution, to provide direct support for commercial technology development to commercial space firms to advance commercial space capabilities – 2015: $70M across 9 awards; 2016: $17M across 8 awards; 2017: solicitation in development • Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO) Solicitation (~$25M to date) – Biennial directorate-level solicitation, no exchange of funds non-reimbursable Space Act Agreements (SAA), to offer access to government capability (test facilities, engineering, patents, software licensing) to support commercial technology development – 2015: $15M across 12 award; 2017: Proposals in review, ~$10M across 10 awards planned • Flight Opportunities (FO) Program (~$40M and over 140 flights to date) – IDIQ contract for suborbital flights (Blue Origin, Masten, Near Space Corporation, UP Aerospace, Virgin Galactic, WorldView) – Payloads solicitation, 2 opportunities/year, up to $300k to support flights on suborbital technology development platforms • 4 other providers available: Blue Origin, Exos Aerospace, Integrated Spaceflight Services, Zero Gravity Corporation • Centennial Challenges/Prizes and Challenges Program (~$6.2M in prize awards to date) – Offers incentive prizes to generate revolutionary solutions to problems of interest to NASA and the nation directly engage the public in the process of advanced technology development (Power Beaming, Lunar Lander, Strong Tether, Vascular Tissue) • Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) (~$200M/year) – Small business opportunities for research, development, and demonstration of technologies that fulfill NASA needs – Phase I: $125k, 6/12 months (SBIR/STTR), Phase II: $750k, 24 months, Phase III/Phase II-E/-X/CCRPP opportunities • Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program – Annual Early Stage Innovation (ESI) solicitation allows university researchers to partner with industry/commercial ($500k grants) – Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI) – $30M across 2 grants announced in 2016 for the first of a series of early stage multi- disciplinary, multi-institution, academic-industrial partnerships for breakthrough advances in key space technologies • Technology Transfer (T2) Office – Manages large patent and software library with an online portal for standardized, streamlined licensing of NASA intellectual property – Startup NASA/The Space Race – competition to commercialize NASA intellectual property RTF-9 STMD develops crosscutting technology and fosters commercial space capabilities to enable future NASA, other government agency, and comemrcial space missions
  • 11. SwitchPitch Space NASA Problem Statements • Philosophy for these problem statements – NASA has many opportunities to satisfy specific programmatic and project requirements through technology development and formal mission support • NASAPRS/nspires, FedBizOps, Grants.gov, SBIR.nasa.gov – take a look! – These problem statements are not designed to fill any specific NASA mission needs but are a reflection of market research and perceptions of emerging opportunities or challenges in the commercial sector that may overlap with future NASA/OGA needs or help resolve strategic challenges • Problem statements 1. Cross-cutting: Small Spacecraft Supply Chain Challenges 2. SMD: Geo-spatial Data Analytics Platforms 3. HEOMD: Microgravity-based Manufacturing and Production Applications 4. OGA: Space Management Data Sources and Information Technology RTF-10
  • 12. SwitchPitch Space • NASA Motivation – Uncertainties on existing conjunction analysis combined with the perceived increased risk of orbital debris is driving increased mission operational complexity and is likely increasing mission residual risk – DoD has been the government’s center for space object tracking and conjunction analysis but the discussion about, and support for, a civil space authority focused on space management is increasing – NASA is the primary technology development lead for civil space capabilities but it is oversubscribed to perform additional technology and capability development • Commercial Space Market Research – Commercial space firms are increasingly developing capabilities to provide the data and analytical services to generate high confidence conjunction warnings for both public and private sector space missions – Other innovative business models supporting space management are emerging, such as standoff imaging and other space situational awareness applications with the promise of increased non- governmental customers revenue into commercial space • Challenge – Develop ground- and space-based data collection capabilities as well as data analytics capabilities using modern information technology to support a future, more robust, yet cost-effective space management system RTF-11 Problem 4 – Space Management Data Sources and Information Technology New sources of data and analytic capabilities in the private sector will support the emergence of a robust, cost-effective space management system for NASA, OGA, and commercial space missions