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LUNAR MISSION TO CELEBRATE THE 50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 LANDING 08 December 2015 T-1,319 days and counting until 1 st Launch.

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1 LUNAR MISSION TO CELEBRATE THE 50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 LANDING 08 December 2015 T-1,319 days and counting until 1 st Launch

2 Apollo 11 PROJECT RATIONALE 21 JULY 1969, Armstrong & Aldrin became the first people to walk on another heavenly body. By celebrating 50 th anniversary of event, we will remind the world when America was great Although it would seem time is short, it was less than 7 years from JFK’s “We chose to go to moon” speech until the first steps on the moon. In those 7 years NASA developed 5 manned-rated vehicles. In the last 6.5 years, NASA hasn’t the funding to pursue a Apollo11plus 50 project, even if we were organized. The world is still captivated by Space as evidenced by soon-to-be released movies, (i.e., Star Trek Beyond, Star Wars; episode VII). Most importantly, a major publication of the Apollo 11 + 50 year project (in the next year) will remind Presidential Candidates that their best chance of an enduring legacy is with a manned space program that goes places. 2

3 Initial Lunar Mission Considerations The first mission needs to be a mission worthy of the event it’s commemorating. It should include a lunar landing of some type and certainly utilize advanced technologies that were not available 50 years ago It should be a fixed target date corresponding to the Apollo 11 landing date (July 20, 2019). It must be affordable and sustainable considering the expected economy and other ongoing activities. 3

4 Initial Lunar Mission Considerations (cont.) The mission should use evolving state of the art space vehicle capabilities This first mission should initiate a campaign of lunar missions, in partnership with private industry and international organizations, to explore and extract the potential resources of the Moon for commercial profit, benefit people on Earth and to promote cis-lunar commercial development as well as advance our science and space exploration goals. 4

5 Initial Lunar Mission Considerations (cont.) The mission should leverage commercial and international capabilities as much as possible. It should demonstrate technologies that add value to ongoing commercial and exploration space activities. Mission planning should start immediately to assure adequate time and resources are available to accomplish this mission It should be a National commitment 5

6 Initial Mission Objectives Visit Apollo and Lunar Polar sites Demonstrate, test and evolve capabilities needed to: -Prospect for hydrogen volatiles to determine sites with high concentrations of water/ice. -Develop water extraction process from lunar regolith. -Demonstrate processes for large-scale production and distribution of water. Perform other Lunar activities to accelerate commercial development and advance space exploration -Prospect and extract other resources, (such as Fe and Ti) -Support Lunar far-side activities -Establish a permanently manned International Lunar base 6

7 First Flight Options 1. Land near an Apollo site, image hardware and demonstrate equipment and instruments needed to search for water/ice 2. Land at the polar region and initiate searchers for water/ice, explore lava tubes or other sources while demonstrating and evaluating the latest equipment 3. Contract directly to the commercial community to land on the moon and exploit whatever is needed to find and process the lunar regolith for water 4. Extend GLXP to add an Apollo anniversary flight 7

8 Issues Who pays for it? Who manages it? How to integrate commercial and International partnerships? How to protect proprietary rights? How to make a national priority? 8

9 Initial Missions Recommendations 1.Visit the Apollo 11 landing site - Photo/Laze Apollo site - Rover/instrumentation demo - Time capsule- digitized human data base - Robot activity 2. Polar mission(s) to check for the presence of water/ice - 2 Rovers collecting spectrometer data 3. Once water/ice located follow-up mission to process regolith to extract water 9

10 Recommended Management Strategy NASA oversight Commercial engagement Capitalize on GLXP teams and hardware Partner with international and/or commercial organizations to share costs and technical risk. Share launch cost when possible Release BAA or RFP for lunar lander and/or rover systems. 10

11 Next Steps Agree on the initial mission and who manages it Define the scope and mission content Determine the hardware elements and properties Define delivery system Lay out an integrated flow from ATP to launch Estimate cost and adjust content as needed 11

12 Recommendations Define mission objectives and requirements in accordance with HEOMD leadership. Continue developing mission options and pursuing international and commercial partnership opportunities. Develop schedule and cost estimates for various mission options. Only pursue options that are within recommended budget limits and schedule for initial mission. Determine acquisition approaches for launch vehicles, lunar landers, rovers and payload. Obtain approval for Agency resources to start mission planning activities immediately to meet Apollo 50 th anniversary mission schedule. o Recommend 3 to 4 FTE’s from NASA ARC and JSC to kick- start mission planning team to define viable mission options that fit within HEOMD guidance. o Mission concept package to be delivered within 6 months. 12

13 Potential Follow-On Activities Visit other Apollo sites Demonstrate, test and evolve capabilities needed to: -Search for water/ice(on land and from orbit) -Develop water extraction process -Production and distribution of water Perform follow-on Lunar activity to benefit mankind and support space exploration -Exploit other resources -Support Lunar far-side activity -Establish a Lunar base 13

14 Backup Slides 14

15 What’s Needed? Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Lander Rover Power Communication Payload Mission Follow-On 15

16 Launch Vehicle* Falcon 9 Blue Origin ULA -Vulcan - Atlas Antares Rocket Lab/Electron rocket * May be shared payload 16

17 Lunar Landed Payload Capabilities

18 Lunar Lander and Launch Vehicle Options for Initial Mission Draft Lunar Lander Options Payload CapabilityLaunch Vehicle Options Targeted First Mission Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander 20-40 kg for PeregrineSecondary Payload on SpaceX’s Falcon or ULA’s Atlas V Q4 2017 or Q1 2018 to Lacus Mortis, 45 deg N and 27.2 deg E Astrobotic’s Griffin Lander 200-450 kg for GriffinPrimary Payload on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 or Heavy or ULA’s Atlas V TBD Moon Express MX-1 Electron’s capability is 150 kg to 500 km geocentric orbit. Or about 20 kg to lunar surface for a gear ratio of 8. RocketLab’s Electron Launch Vehicle 2017 Israel’s SpaceIL GLXP team First mission is very mass limited (maybe 1-2 kg available). Planned mobility is Hopper. No plans for deployment of a rover. Co-manifested by SpaceFlight Industries on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Late 2017/Early 2018 to mid-Latitude site (30 to 60 deg) NASA JSC’s Morpheus Lander 500 kg SpaceX’s Falcon 9 or Heavy or ULA’s Atlas V NA 18

19 Lunar Rover Options Draft Lunar Rover OptionsCapabilities Astrobotic/CMU’s Andy Rover (For Peregrine, small 6U-size rover is being planned for first mission) Contains unique pivoting axle suspension to drive faster in rugged terrain. Astrobotic/CMU’s Polar RoverDesigned to carry RESOLVE instrument suite. Also option for excavation equipment. Japan’s Hakuto GLXP Team (Partnered with Astrobotic on first mission) Dual Rover system linked by a tether: MoonRaker and Tetris. NASA’s Resource Prospector Rover Planned to deliver RESOLVE instrumentation suite to lunar poles 19

20 Payload Rover/Drill Spectrometer(s) Camera Robot Digitized human data base 20

21 Payload Properties Vender Weight Dement ions Power Cost 21

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