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PISCES

PISCES. Settling the Near Space Frontier. Doris Hamill NASA Langley Research Center FISO Telecon June 5, 2013. Mission: Incomplete. NASA has no plans to extend activity in near space beyond ISS. Transition NASA’s experience base in near space to self-sustaining uses.

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PISCES

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  1. PISCES Settling the Near Space Frontier Doris Hamill NASA Langley Research Center FISO Telecon June 5, 2013

  2. Mission: Incomplete NASA has no plans to extend activity in near space beyond ISS. Transition NASA’s experience base in near space to self-sustaining uses. Don’t repeat post-Apollo mistake. • Understand environment • Discover civilian uses • Develop enabling technology • Establish engineering standards • Determine safe operational practices • Enable routine use • science • economic benefit • civil space • national security

  3. What is Near Space? ? asteroid moon Mars

  4. NASA Role in Settling Near Space

  5. Near-term, Value-Added Uses Solving the launch cost problem will not remove all the inhibitors to self-sustaining use of near space. Infrastructure

  6. A Near Space, Multi-purpose “City” • Capture ISS heritage / lessons learned • Modules and nodes • Standard components, interfaces • Enable near-term, value-added uses • Urban efficiencies • Serve all space-faring communities • Multiple, smaller business cases: B2B

  7. Keeping It Real • Realistic budget profile • Economies of scale • Incremental build • Flexible, situational expansion • Ubiquitous robotics, optionally manned • Pragmatic, value-added uses • Exit strategy for NASA

  8. The System Vision Free space platform with the ability to expand modularly without limit Non-degrading orbit Serviceable, maintainable, upgradeable P ermanent IS Initially: high earth orbit Ultimately: Lagrange points, deep space n pace C enter Structural focus with infrastructure E Crystal-like geometry for growth Standard interfaces for new modules for xpandable S Multi-purpose for NASA, national security, and commercial uses ervices

  9. What Could You Do With PISCES?

  10. Key, Integrating Element Technical capabilities in development Mission scenarios under consideration In-space robotics NASA Inflatable structures Asteroids Manned lunar Lagrange / other staging Commercial logistics Manned Mars Deployable structures Advanced telescopes Autonomous rendezvous and docking Advanced deep space probes PISCES National Security Virtual presence Rapid repair / reconstitution Ion propulsion Next generation, high-orbit assets In-space propulsion Affordable space Space solar power Commercial Commercial development of space

  11. A Modular Paradigm Modules Pressurized volumes Open trusses Docking portals / airlocks Utilities Nodes Mechanical connection Standard utility interfaces Shaped for architecture Open-ended for space structures Thrust line for mobile spacecraft Flat for surface structures

  12. Engineering for the Modular Paradigm Mission System • Feasible, near term • Multi-user utility • Programmatically flexible • High visibility, politically supportable Engineering Development • Foundational architecture • Envelope dimensions and capabilities • Standardize interfaces • Accommodate ubiquitous robotics • Useful beyond / outside PISCES PISCES PEGASUS

  13. The Engineering Challenge Define / develop the modular paradigm P Develop and integrate independent elements for use across time hased E xpandable No inherent limit on size G An architecture that can apply to qualitatively different types of systems and missions eneral A rchitecture S Structures including systems, and subsystems for ystems U Volumes, structures, and major subsystems that can be assembled as modular segments sing S egments

  14. Why PEGASUS? • Break cost/risk paradigm • Work within available resources • Greater system-level tolerance for risk • Flexible: enables multiple missions • Human and robotic • Exploration and science • Orbital, deep space, and surface • Commercial, national security • Robust: Reliable, affordable, long-term solution

  15. PEGASUS Program Concept • Harvest lessons from ISS, others • Use PISCES mission set to identify needed functionalities • Define architecture(s), envelopes, interfaces • Optimize for durable, system-focused approach • Growth potential including P3I • LEO flight demo • Prototype for PISCES • Transition to commercial: business pathfinder for PISCES

  16. Exit Strategy for NASA P3I time  NASA PEGASUS  PISCES Municipality Operate infra-structure Design Develop Establish operations Commercial Service Providers National Security Community Design, develop, deploy, operate mission modules NASA Exploration NASA Science Commercial Users

  17. Pressures on NASA Compelling, Next Generation Agency-Level Vision Cooperate with Other Space Users High Cost of Space Support New Technology Development Encourage Commercial Participation Flexibility to Accommodate Future Resource Constraints

  18. Is PISCES the Right Future for NASA? ? Compelling, Next Generation Agency-Level Vision   Cooperate with Other Space Users High Cost of Space   Support New Technology Development Encourage Commercial Participation  Flexibility to Accommodate Future Resource Constraints

  19. Questions? Comments? Doris Hamill doris.l.hamill@nasa.gov (757) 864-8041

  20. NASA on the Aerospace Frontier ?

  21. Notional PISCES Mission Priorities

  22. Notional Economic Payoff

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