The Mars Exploration ProgramStill Following the Water
Doug McCuistionDirector, Mars Exploration Program
NASA HQ
Science Mission Directorate International WorkshopMarch 8-10, 2005
Agenda
Mars Exploration Program – The Current Decade
Next Decade of Mars Exploration
Strategic Roadmapping and the US National Vision
Review of Key Messages from the 2004 International Workshop
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Mars Exploration Program - the Current Decade
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Safe on Mars
Next Decade
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Near-Term Missions
All instruments delivered and integrated
S/C completed acoustics, shock and thermal vac
Ship to KSC: April Launch Window: August 10-30
Payload PDRs Completed in November
Heritage Reviews Completed in December
Mission-level PDR this week
Confirmation Review April 2005
Launch August 2007
2007: Phoenix2005: MRO
S/C RFP released November 2004; contract award expected in March/April 2005
Science AO under development; planning to release internal draft AO by mid-March
Launch October 2009
Late-Decade Missions
Landed Mass 174 kg ~600 kg
Designed Driving 600 m 5000-10,000 mDistance
Mission Duration 90 sols 687 sols
Power/Sol 400 - 950 w/hr ~2400 w/hr
Instruments (#/mass) 7/5.44 kg 6-9/65 kg
Data Return 50-150 Mb/sol 100-400 Mb/sol500-1000 Mb/sol (with MTO)
EDL Ballistic Entry Guided/Precision Entry
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2009: MTO 2009: MSL
MSL PayloadInternationalContributions
Instrument Contribution
Complete Instrument
Roadmapping to Integrate Strategic Priorities
“Search for Past Life” Pathway Example
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International Partnerships
Extensive International cooperation has been successful in the Mars Program• MGS – France, Austria• Odyssey – Russia, France• MER – Germany, Denmark • MRO – Italy, UK• MEX – US on ESA s/c• Phoenix – Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Canada• MSL – Spain, France, Russia, Canada, Germany
Mars Exploration Program intends to continue, and hopefully expand, international partnerships
Key Topics from November Workshop
Mars is the central exploration focus for nearly all countries• Most countries haven’t identified the Moon as stepping stone to Mars in their strategic planning
(with robotic precursors)• Current planning in countries other than the U.S. is driven by the science priorities developed within
their own science constituencies and the global marketplace • Mars Sample Return was the highest Mars priority in general
Most countries are application-driven • Their missions and products have to be traced to specific technologies with clearly-defined societal
benefits
A large amount of technology development will be required to enable exploration• There are a lot of relevant technologies that are planned or being developed that will be extremely
valuable to exploration
Everyone is excited about the potential for true collaboration• This workshop is a good first step – engaging potential partners before plans are set in stone • We need to learn the lessons from past collaborative efforts
There are many robotic missions planned to both the Moon and Mars• Collaboration on key missions such as Mars Sample Return is advantageous for all
Sharing of data from missions is essential to moving forward in a collaborative way• This is an area where innovative new practices could be of great benefit to Exploration
Science Mission Directorate (SMD) International Conference
An opportunity to continue our dialog on collaboration
Workshop Goals Present NASA/SMD’s sceince priorities, especially in light of
the National Vision for Space Exploration Identify areas for mutually beneficial collaboration in science Build on existing and ongoing relationships, as well as dialog
from the Exploration Workshop in November 2004
In Conclusion….
NASA’s Mars Exploration Program is healthy, continuing to make new discoveries
NASA strategic roadmapping activities have the potential to yield great opportunities, as well as new challenges
• Human Exploration precursor technology and mission needs are being integrated
Mars Science will have additional opportunities with the US National Vision (and Aurora?)
• We must work together—human exploration and science—through …– strategic collaborations,– tactical contributions, – and robust commitments
Backup
Actions from November Workshop
Most agencies indicated a strong interest in the Science Mission Directorate International meeting next March• Action by 2/05: Ensure workshop agenda is synergistic with Exploration and we
clearly communicate the intersection of the two programs (COMPLETE)
International Working Groups are and effective mechanism for developing strategies and roadmaps (I.e. Mars Exploration Program Working Group)• Action by 1/05: Ensure we have adequate International participation in these
groups and that the charters are synergistic with Exploration. Lunar Exploration Program Analysis Group is next step. (COMPLETE)
Some agencies indicated a desire for bi-lateral discussions regarding the key capabilities we identified.• Action by 4/05: Determine the requirements, schedule, content of bi-lateral
discussions regarding key capabilities.
Sharing of data from missions is essential to moving forward in a collaborative way• Action by 8/05: Determine strategy for developing common access to mission
data. (SELENE is first step)
There are many robotic missions planned to both the Moon and Mars• Action by 8/05: Engage key agencies in Roadmapping activities in order to
suggest the best near-term mission sets for a collaborative program. (Common action with Session #1).