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SPACE R&T STRATEGY
REVITALIZE TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW EARTH ORBIT
APPLICATIONS
DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY FOR EXPLORATION OF THE
SOLAR SYSTEM
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MAINTAIN FUNDAMENTAL R&T BASE
BROADEN PARTICIPATION OF UNIVERSITIES
EXTEND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO IN-SPACE
EXPERIMENTATION
FACILITATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO USERS
MISSION NEEDS
• TRANSPORTATION TO LOW EARTH ORBIT
- PROPULSION
- AEROBRAKING
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OPERATIONS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT
- AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
- TELEROBOTICS
- POWER
• SCIENCE
- STRUCTURES
- SENSORS
- DATA SYSTEMS
CSTI 88-020
BACKGROUND
THE FIRST STEP IN REVITALIZING THE NATION'S
CIVIL SPACE TECHNOLOGY BASE
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WILL FILL GAPS IN MANY TECHNOLOGY AREAS
FOCUSED TECHNOLOGY EFFORT, WILL RESULT IN
DEMONSTRATED / VALIDATED TECHNOLOGIES
EARTH TO ORBIT PROPULSION
OBJECTIVE:
PROVIDE A VALIDATED TECHNOLOGY BASE FOR THE DESIGN
OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, LONG LIFE LOX/H2 AND LOX /HC
ENGINES
ENABLE FULLY REUSABLE VEHICLES TO REDUCE
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
APPROACH:
EXTEND KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ROCKET
ENGINE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES BY BUILDING
AND VALIDATING COMPONENTS AND HEALTH MONITORING
DEVICES
EARTH TO ORBIT PROPULSION
MANAGEMENT
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LEAD OAST DIVISION
PROPULSION, POWER AND ENERGY DIVISION
LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTER
LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER
FY 1989 BUDGET :$ 29.1 M
CSTI 88-019
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OF POOR QUALITY
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BOOSTER TECHNOLOGY
OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP THE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY FOR
PROPULSION CONCEPTS FOR THE SPACE
SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB)
ALTERNATE
SHUTTLE
• PROVIDE A SAFE ABORT OPTION
PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO TAILOR THRUST
• PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL IMPULSE
APPROACH:
EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE BOOSTER TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING LIQUID AND HYBRID CONCEPTS
BOOSTER TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
• LEAD OAST DIVISION
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PROPULSION, POWER, AND ENERGY DIVISION
LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
• FY 1989 BUDGET: $ 9.0 M
CSTI 88-019
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AEROASSIST FLIGHT EXPERIMENT
OBJECTIVE:
INVESTIGATE THE CRITICAL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND
UPPER ATMOSPHERIC CHARACTERISTICS APPLICABLE TO
THE DESIGN OF AN AEROASSISTED ORBITAL TRANSFER
VEHICLE
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• PROVIDE A LARGE SAVING IN PROPELLANT WHICH COULD
DOUBLE THE PAYLOAD WEIGHT
APPROACH:
CONDUCT A REENTRY FLIGHT EXPERIMENT THROUGH THE
UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO VALIDATE DESIGN CODES
AEROASSIST FLIGHT EXPERIMENT
MANAGEMENT
• LEAD OAST DIVISION
FLIGHT PROJECTS DIVISION
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MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
JOHNSON SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
AMES RESEARCH CENTER
• FY 1989 BUDGET: $ 13.3 M
CSTI 88-019
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ROBOTICS
OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY BASE REQUIRED TO
EVOLVE FROM TELEOPERATIONS TO TELEROBOTICS
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PERFORM SPACE ASSEMBLY AND CONSTRUCTION, SATELLITE
SERVICING, AND PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY
APPROACH;
DEVELOP COMPONENTS TO BE EVALUATED IN AN
INTEGRATED TESTBED THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE
CAPABILITIES SUCH AS STOPPING SLOWLY SPINNING
SPACECRAFT, PERFORMING SIMPLE SERVICING, ETC.
ROBOTICS
MANAGEMENT
• LEAD OAST DIVISION
INFORMATION SCIENCES AND HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION
LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
• PARTICIPATING CENTERS
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
• FY 1989 BUDGET :$ 13.8 M
CSTI 88-019
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ROBOTICS
ADVANCED DUAL ARM
MANIPULATOR WITH
DEMONSTRATED VISUAL
TRACKING CAPABILITY
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SCIENCE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP AN ADVANCED SENSOR TECHNOLOGY BASE FOR
SCIENTIFIC SENSING INVESTIGATION OF EARTH SYSTEMS,
THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND THE UNIVERSE
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DEVELOP PASSIVE, SENSITIVE, RELIABLE, AND
IMPROVED IMAGING CAPABILITY OF SPACE-BASED
ADVANCED DETECTORS
KEEP COSTS TO A MINIMUM
APPROACH:
DEVELOP ADVANCED TUNABLE SOLID STATE AND GAS
LASERS AND ACCOMPANYING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
LEAD OAST DIVISION
INFORMATION SCIENCES AND HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION
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LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
AMES RESEARCH CENTER
LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER
• FY 1989 BUDGET : $ 7.8M
CSTI 88-019
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AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY
BASE FOR EFFICIENT AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS IN
SPACE AND ON THE GROUND
FREE HUMAN RESOURCES FROM ROUTINE OPERATIONS
DECREASE COSTS OF SPACE OPERATIONS
APPROACH:
DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE BASED DECISION MAKING,
MACHINE LEARNING, UNCERTAINTY PLANNING AND
SIMILAR ADVANCED CONCEPTS
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
LEAD OAST DIVISION
INFORMATION SCIENCES AND HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION
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AMES RESEARCH CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTER
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
• FY 1989 BUGET: $ 12.1 M
CSTI 88-019
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
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AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
AIDING THE INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER (INCO) IN MISSION CONTROL CENTER
RS88-559(3)
DATA: HIGH RATE/CAPACITY
OBJECTIVE:
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DEVELOP HIGH SPEED, HIGH VOLUME DATA HANDLING
TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS NEEDED TO MEET
THE SCIENTIFIC AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF
FUTURE MISSIONS
PERFORM RECOGNITION, EXTRACTION, AND TRANSMISSION
OF SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATIONS ON-BOARD THE SPACECRAFT
ENSURE HIGH SCIENTIFIC RETURNS WHILE KEEPING
OPERATIONAL COSTS LOW
APPROACH:
PRODUCE, TEST AND VALIDATE FLIGHT QUALIFIABLE
COMPONENTS FOR ON-BOARD DATA PROCESING AND
STORAGE
DATA:HIGH RATE /CAPACITY
MANAGEMENT
LEAD OAST DIVISION
INFORMATION SCIENCES AND HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION
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Co LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
FY 1989 BUDGET : $ 8.1 M
CSTI 88-019
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CONTROL OF FI'EXIBLE STRUCTURES
OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP STRUCTURES AND CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY
THAT WILL ENABLE THE DESIGN VERIFICATION AND
QUALIFICATION OF PRECISION SPACE STRUCTURES AND
LARGE FLEXIBLE SPACE SYSTEMS
INCREASE SURFACE AND POINTING PRECISION AND USE
OF ARTICULATED MOVING COMPONENTS
APPROACH:
VERIFY THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODS THROUGH
GROUND TESTS AND IN-SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS
CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES
MANAGEMENT
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LEAD OAST DIVISION
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES DIVISION
LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
• FY 1989 BUDGET: $15.7 M
CSTI 88-019
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PRECISION SEGMENTED REFLECTORS
OBJECTIVE:
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DEVELOP THE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE THE DESIGN OF LARGE,
LIGHT-WEIGHT, HIGH PRECISION ORBITING ASTRONOMICAL
INSTRUMENTS
DEVELOP LIGHT-WEIGHT AND SPACE ERECTABLE/DEPLOYABLE
SYSTEMS FOR MAKING DEEP SPACE OBSERVATIONS
IN THE SUB-MILLIMETER AND SMALLER PORTION OF THE
SPECTRUM
APPROACH:
FABRICATE HIGH SURFACE PRECISION PANELS AND
CONDUCT SYSTEM LEVEL VALIDATION TESTING
PRECISION SEGMENTED REFLECTORS
MANAGEMENT
LEAD OAST DIVISION
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES DIVISION
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JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
• FY 1989 BUDGET: $4.9 M
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OBJECTIVE:
DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY BASE NEEDED TO MEET THE
LONG DURATION, HIGH CAPACITY POWER REQUIREMENTS
FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE INITIATIVES
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INCREASE SYSTEM THERMAL ELECTRICAL ENERGY
CONVERSION EFFICIENCY AT LEAST FIVEFOLD
ACHIEVE SYSTEMS COMPATIBLE WITH SPACE NUCLEAR REACTORS
APPROACH:
EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF ADVANCED ENERGY
CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THE FREE-PISTON
STIRLING ENGINE AND HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRIC
MATERIALS
HIGH CAPACITY POWER
MANAGEMENT
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LEAD OAST DIVISION
PROPULSION, POWER, AND ENERGY DIVISION
LEAD NASA FIELD CENTER
LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER
PARTICIPATING CENTER
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
FY 1989 BUDGET: $ 11.1 M
CSTI 88-019
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CSTI PROGRAM BUDGET
ELEMENTS
PLANNED
FY 88 FY89 FY 90-94
ROBOTICS
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
EARTH-TO-ORBIT
BOOSTER TECHNOLOGY
1 3.0 1 3.8 80
12.1 12.1 70
15.8 29.1 160
8.0 9.0 20
AEROASSIST FLIGHT EXP. 1 5.0 1 3.3 1 5 0
SCIENCE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
DATA: HIGH RATE/CAPACITY
CONTROL OF FLEX. STRUCTURES
PRECISION SEG. REFLECTORS
HIGH CAPACITY POWER
7.8 7.8 40
8.7 8.1 30
17.1 15.7 100
4.9 4.9 10
12.8 11.1 40
PROGRAM TOTALS 1 1 5.2 1 2 1 . 8 700
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO THE USER
• INCLUDE NASA USER REPRESENTATIVES IN
ADVISORY GROUPS
WORKING GROUPS
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INCLUDE INDUSTRY
REPRESENTATIVES
AND UNIVERSITY
AS APPROPRIATE
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO SPACE
COMMUNITY VIA
REPORTS
PAPERS
PRESENTATIONS
CSTI 88-019
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