1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Future of Space Exploration Orion, Ares and Beyond.... AIAA / NSC / JPL Town Hall Meeting 26 April 2007 Neil Woodward Acting Director, Directorate Integration Office NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Update

2. Vision For Space Exploration Complete the International Space Station Safely fly the Space Shuttle until 2010 Develop and fly the Crew Exploration Vehicle no later than 2014 (goal of 2012) Return to the Moon no later than 2020 Extend human presence across the solar system and beyond Implement a sustained and affordable human and robotic program Develop supporting innovative technologies, knowledge, and infrastructures Promote international and commercial participation in exploration

3. Lunar Robotic Missions Lunar Outpost Buildup Mars Expedition COTS Crew & Cargo Shuttle OPS Orion Development Ares 1 Development LSAM Development Surface Systems Ares 5 & Earth Departure Stage Science Robotics Missions Initial Orion (CEV) Capability 060507080910111213141516171819202122232425 Exploration Roadmap

4. Saturn 5 (Apollo 17) 141 Metric Tons Space Shuttle 20 Metric Tons Ares I 22 Metric Tons Ares V 131 Metric Tons Defining the Transportation Architecture

5. Ares I

6. Ares V

7. Orion

8. Programs and Project Offices Ames Research Center Dryden Flight Research Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory White Sands Test Facility Johnson Space Center Michoud Assembly Facitity Stennis Space Center Kennedy Space Center Marshall Space Flight Center Langley Research Center Goddard Space Flight Center Glenn Research Center

9. O & C FacilitySSME A-1 Test StandLanding Impact Attenuation KSC Launch Control Room 1Wind Tunnel Tests Making Progress.... LAS Reverse Flow Test

10. From SRR to SDR.... System Requirements Review SEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAY Cx Program SRR Ares (CLV) SRR Upper Stage SRR Orion CEV SRR Mission Systems (MS) SRR Ground Systems (GS) SRR 20062007 Extravehicular Activity Systems (EVA) SRR Program Baseline Requirements Synchronization

11. Human CivilizationScientific KnowledgeExploration Preparation Global PartnershipsEconomic ExpansionPublic Engagement Defining the Global Exploration Strategy

12. Defining the Long-term Lunar Presence

13. Defining the Future Exploration Strategy