Centennial Challenges Program Daring you to ask… Lunar Excavation, Manufacturing, and Construction Challenge Jul 31, 2020 Monsi Roman, Program Manager
NASA Prizes and Challenges • Centennial Challenges Program • NASA Tournament Lab • Space App • Citizen Science • NASA Education • NASA @ Work NASA Solve 2
ABOUT US: • NASA’s first prize program • Established to conduct prize competitions in support of the Vision for Space Exploration and ongoing NASA programs • Inspired by Orteig Prize and Ansari X Prize, among others • Established (per NASA Prize Authority, 51 USC 20144): “to stimulate innovation in basic and applied research, technology development, and prototype demonstration that have the potential for application to the performance of the space and aeronautical activities of the Administration.” • https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim- title51-section20144&num=0&edition=prelim • First competition opened in 2005 3
Since 2005 the NASA Centennial Challenges Program is Making Exciting Progress 307 19 $10.33M 42 States Teams Challenges Awarded 24 Countries FY19 Team Affiliation 23% 32% 32% 13% Astronaut Glove Cube Quest Lunar Lander 3D Printed Habitat Final Frontier 3 Payloads in Masten AI Space Factory, Academia International Artemis-1; one Branch Tech, ICON, team with ISS SEARCh+ Industry Other 4
CURRENT CHALLENGES 3D-Printed Cube Vascular CO 2 Space Lunar Lunar Lunar Habitat Quest Tissue Conversion Robotics Nutrition Power Excavation, Manuf. & Construction $3,150,000 $5,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,900,000 (Up to $3 M) (Up to $5 M) (Up to $5 M) ACTIVE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT 5
The NASA Team Amy Kaminski Amanda Adams Chris Frangione STMD Program Executive for CCP Communication Challenge Development Prizes & Challenges Integrator Consultant Jen Bravo Monsi Roman Naveen Vetcha Challenge Development CCP Program Manager CCP Challenge Manager Consultant Denise Morris Alisa Ferguson Lane Stafford CCP Deputy Program Challenge Development CCP Project Coordinator Manager Consultant Angela Herblet Data & Information Specialist Rosalind Cylar III MSFC Legal Council CCP Challenge Manager Dawn Turner CCP Challenge Manager 6
NASA CHALLENGE PTs AND SMEs: Mike Fiske John Vickers Eric Reiners Jacobs Space Exploration NASA Headquarters Caterpillar Group Principal Technologist Subject Matter Expert Subject Matter Expert Tracie Prater Pete Carrato Jerry Sanders Marshall Space Flight Challenge Development NASA Headquarters Center Consultant and Subject Principal Technologist Subject Matter Expert Matter Expert Mark Hilburger Kurt Leucht Jennifer Edmunson NASA Headquarters Kennedy Space Center Jacobs Space Exploration Principal Technologist Subject Matter Expert Group Subject Matter Expert Bob Moses Langley Research Center Subject Matter Expert Lead NASA CENTERS – Marshall Space Flight Center and Kennedy Space Center
LUNAR EXCAVATION, MANUFACTURING, and CONSTRUCTION* CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGE… TODAY *Placeholder name
OVERVIEW GOAL Develop autonomous icy regolith excavation technologies for near-term lunar missions that address key operational elements and environmental constraints PRIZE PURSE Up to $5M PRIZE PURSE Phase 1 (Up to $0.5 M) Phase 2 (Up to $4.5 M)
HISTORY OF FORMULATION Meeting w/ PT and SMEs at MSFC OCT-19 Challenge opportunities and to discuss needs and information technology gaps identified through needed for a workshop at MSFC interviews with NASA, OGAs, OCT-19 – academia, and industry; JAN-20 Opportunity Analysis developed Ideation workshop with NASA, FEB-20 OGAs, academia, and industry at MSFC/USSRC Iterated with NASA Principal Technologist on competition MAR-20 concept, utilizing information gathered from workshop and interviews DPMC Presentation to request APR-20 ATP for Challenge Development APR-20- Working with PTs, SMEs and Present Consultants to develop the draft set of Rules
CHALLENGE WILL COMPLEMENT & SUPPORT NASA’S CURRENT WORK NASA is funding prospecting missions to further identify key lunar resources, but excavating those resources in extreme environments represent critical technology gaps The Lunar EMC Challenge will leverage lessons learned from previous challenges, and will address specific excavation scenarios with demonstration tests in scenarios closer to the lunar environment
INTERSECTION BETWEEN TERRESTRIAL & LUNAR APPLICATIONS • • An An emerging established market market • Requires high • Is optimized energy density for earth • Requires fully applications Terrestrial Lunar electric systems • Is developing • Needs to address Mining Excavation autonomous extreme operations environmental Systems Systems • Is evolving conditions materials • Requires low/no advancements maintenance of • Offers multi- machinery billion $ • Requires easy market manufacture and • Mutually-beneficial relationship opportunities replacement of • Leverage expertise of terrestrial mining for lunar excavation • Consists of high wear parts • Terrestrial mining can benefit from lunar advancements in primarily • Offers a novel autonomy, power systems & maintenance conventionally niche market • Growth of commercial space market = -fueled opportunity customers for mining systems systems 12
CHALLENGE SUMMARY CHALLENGE GOALS: DURATION: Develop autonomous icy regolith excavation technologies for Challenge to open for registration November 2020 near-term lunar missions that address key operational Duration of Challenge NTE 36 months elements and environmental constraints. Open Registration: ~3 months Phase 1: ~6 months PRIZE PURSE: Phase 2: ~27 months • $5 million total over up to 2 Phases STRUCTURE: • Phase 1: Design • Track A: Design icy regolith simulant models • Track B: Design excavation architecture for one or more mission scenarios • Phase 2: Subscale Development • Track A: Develop lab-scale icy regolith simulants. End of the Track • Track B: • Develop sub-scale hardware elements for excavating icy regolith in a given set of harsh lunar environmental conditions • Develop full-scale hardware for excavating icy regolith 13
CHALLENGE TIMELINE Phase 2: All Eligible OPEN CALL FOR Phase 1: Top TBD Teams Proceed Teams Advance REGISTRATION Track A: Teams submit Track A: Teams develop Eligible Teams icy regolith models Advance lab-scale icy regolith Interested Teams will simulants. register and be Track B: Teams submit screened for eligibility excavation architecture Track B: Teams develop models, simulations, sub-scale and full scale Duration: 1 Month OPEN CALL FOR videos excavation hardware and PHASE 2 systems demonstrations. 14 Duration: 6 Months REGISTRATION Duration: ~27 Months Interested Teams will register and be screened for eligibility Duration: 2 Months 14
CHALLENGE TIMELINE FEB 20 • Ideation Workshop (2/20/2020) MAR 20 • Release RFP to solicit a challenge operation partner (3/24/2020) • DPMC Presentation & ATP Challenge APR 20 Development (4/15/2020) MAY 20 • Challenge development meeting (5/11 - 5/12/2020) JUN 20 • Open the procurement for a challenge JUL 20 contractor • Select a challenge Contractor (7/6/2020) AUG 20 • Develop Official Rules, Team SEP 20 Documents, Evaluation Criteria, Communications Plan, and OCT 20 Finalize Prize Structure • DPMC Presentation & ATP Challenge NOV 20 Execution • Phase 1 opens for Registration MAY 21 • Phase 1 completion and awards • Phase 2 opens for Registration JUN 21 NOV 23 • Phase 2 completion and awards 15
Centennial Challenges Program Daring you to ask… Monsi Roman, Program Manager
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