1

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ss-c

utt

ing

Te

chn

olo

gy

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all

en

ge

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

ica

l S

oci

ety

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tio

na

l C

on

fere

nce

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ve

mb

er

16

, 2

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1

Joh

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Ch

ief

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chn

olo

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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

ct

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

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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

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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

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ctronic

s•O

ptical

Com

ponents

•M

icro

wave / R

adio

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rs•C

ryogenic

/Therm

al

Observatories

•M

irro

r Syst

em

s•Struct

ure

s &

Ante

nnas

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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

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eplo

yable

Hypers

onic

Decele

rato

rs•In

stru

menta

tion &

Health M

onitoring

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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

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N&C

Senso

rs•D

esc

ent M

odelin

g &

Sim

ula

tion

Landing

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yst

em

s•Egre

ss &

Deplo

yment

Syst

em

s•Pro

puls

ion S

yst

em

s•Larg

e B

ody G

N&C

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all

Body S

yst

em

s•Landin

g M

odelin

g& S

imula

tion

Vehicle Systems

Technology

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hitect

ure

Analy

ses

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tion S

yst

em

s•Syst

em

Inte

gra

tion

& A

naly

ses

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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

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al Pro

tection

& C

ontrol

Energy Generation

& Storage

•Energ

y S

tora

ge

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y G

enera

tion

•Energ

y D

istrib

ution

Propulsion

•Pro

pella

nts

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puls

ion

Com

ponents

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-Space

Pro

puls

ion

Sensors, Electronics

& Devices

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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

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ht C

om

puting

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round C

om

puting

Modeling

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Modelin

g& M

odel-C

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g•In

tegra

ted

Hard

ware

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Modelin

g•H

um

an-S

yst

em

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bility

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eth

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novative,

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cessi

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Unmanned Micro-g Flight Program

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Innovation Description: D

eve

lop a

n u

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mic

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aircra

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de a

n inexp

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xperim

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ly a

shoebox-

siz

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m 5

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bola

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cre

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nova

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und)

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majo

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novative c

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uts

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