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9/4/2010 Space Exploration Supported by National Aeronautics and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Administration U.S. Government Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Pasadena, California The View from JPL for Aerospace & Defense Forum $18.7 billion in FY10 August 20, 2010 Lt. Gen. Eugene Tattini (USAF, Ret.), Deputy Director NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Science Human exploration Aeronautics 35% 60% 5% Strategy to Enable Future Human Highlights of NASA FY11 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Missions Beyond LEO President’s Budget Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California • Terminates Restructures the Constellation program • Recommends commercial crew/cargo to LEO Destinations of Interest • Adds $6.0 billion to NASA budget over next 5 years • Increases Earth science program • Increases science and technology Enabling Human Exploration Needed Capabilities Precursor Knowledge Title_Design Editor New Exploration Research & Development Activities National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL History Mosaic Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California • Exploration Technology and Demonstrations 1940s 1936 – $7.8 billion over five years Today – Develop and demonstrate technologies to reduce costs and expand capabilities for future exploration • Heavy-Lift and Propulsion Technology – $3.1 billion over five years $3.1 billion over five years 1958 – Research and development of new cost-effective 1950s propulsion systems, engines, LV materials, etc. • Exploration Precursor Robotic Missions – $3.0 billion over five years – Scout exploration targets, identify hazards and resources for human visitation and habitation 5 Title_Design Editor 1

9/4/2010 National Aeronautics and Nineteen spacecraft, nine instruments National Aeronautics and Key characteristics of JPL deep Space Administration Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory across the solar system (and beyond) California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology space missions Pasadena, California Pasadena, California Mars Odyssey • One-of-a-kind • Long Life Kepler Mars Odyssey CloudSat Cassini • Complex Missions and Payloads GALEX • Extreme Environments (e.g. Mars surface, space and planetary ACRIMSAT Spirit NExT - Stardust GRACE radiation) GRACE Plus Instruments: • Time-critical Mission Activities • ASTER Spitzer • MISR • TES • MLS • Long Communication Distances Dawn Opportunity EPOXI - Deep Impact • AIRS • MIRO • Herschel • Cost and Schedule Constrained • Planck Jason 1 and Jason 2 • Diviner Two Voyagers Wide-field Infrared Mars Reconnaissance Wide-field Infrared Survey Jason 1 and Jason 2 Survey Explorer (WISE) Explorer (WISE) Orbiter JPL’s mission for NASA is National Aeronautics and National Aeronautics and Fifty years of exploration Space Administration Space Administration robotic space exploration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Pasadena, California • Mars Astrophysics • Solar system • Exoplanets Giant Planets Interstellar space • Astrophysics Earth • Earth Science Small bodies • Interplanetary network Terrestrial planets Earth’s moon Planetary satellites National Aeronautics and National Aeronautics and Filling the pipeline takes a lot of planning Space Administration Space Administration JPL’s business has seven product lines Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Pasadena, California Some Pre-Phase A Studies Formulation (2) Implementation (7) Operations (19) Planetary/Mars Astrophysics Earth Planetary/Mars Astrophysics Ea Planetary/Mars Astrophysics Earth Planetary/Mars Astrophysics Earth Human Exploration WISE Exoplanet Dawn Jason 2 4% EJSM DESDynI GRAIL NuSTAR Probe Moonrise (2009) Non-NASA (2008) (2011) (2011) Aquarius (2016) (2007) Other (2010) 10% Jason 2% Solar ST7 CloudSat SMAP Kepler SAGE Mars Mars Probe (2011) (2011) EPOXI (2006) (2015) (2009) 2018 Plus (2016) (2007) Venture 33% Inter-Planetary MSL SIM-Lite GRACE Mars (2011) NExT OCO II (2002) Network Network 2016 (2007) Spitzer ( (2003) ) 12% Earth Cassini GALEX Discovery Science (2003) (1997) TPF - C Jason 1 Advanced (2001) Studies Few in Titan MRO QuickScat Saturn development (2005) (1999) TPF - I Voyager System 1&2 Earth Science Mission (1977) Astro- Today’s world 10% Mars Physics Spirit & Sample Opportunity AcrimSat Planetary Advanced Return (2003) Studies (1999) 14% Astrophysics Many concepts Many long- 15% 2009 Actual percolating lived missions 2