National Aeronautics and Space Administration
International Engagement & Partnerships:Building on the Past, Boldly Collaborating for the Future
Goddard Memorial Symposium
28 Mar 2012
Dr. John Olson
Director, Strategic Analysis & Integration Division
Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
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Scientific Laboratory • Technology Test Bed • Orbiting Outpost • Galactic Observatory
New Approach: CASIS
Sustain Human Health and Performance • Ensure Systems Readiness • Validate Operational Procedures
Cornerstone of Exploration: The International Space Station
International Space Station:Research and Technology Applications & Demo Testbed
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ISS Research and Developmental Technologies: Closed-loop life support • Advanced monitoring & control • In-space assembly • Maintainability • supportability and logistics • Solar panels and batteries • EVA technologies • Automated
systems • Exercise systems • Medical care • Food systems
Improving Life Support: 70-80% water and air
recycling on ISS
Improving Zero-G Health:Bone loss prevention
through exercise and space medicine
Observing Planet Earth: Documenting global change and geographic
events; aiding in disaster relief
1,200 experiments supporting 1,600 scientists in 63 counties
Leveraging a Materials Testbed:Improving satellite component development
and spacecraft design
Teaching 30+ million students from ISS: Students participate in downlinks and
interactive experiments with ISS astronauts
A History of Collaboration and Cooperation: ISS as a Stepping-Stone for Deep-Space Exploration
4International Cooperation = Vital
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International Space Exploration Coordination Group: ISECG Terms of Reference
• Work collectively in a non-binding, consensus-driven manner toward advancing the Global Exploration Strategy
– Provide a forum for discussion of interests, objectives and plans
– Provide a forum for development of conceptual products– Enable the multilateral or bilateral partnerships necessary to
accomplish complex exploration missions– Promote interest and engagement in space exploration
among citizens and society
• ISECG operating principles– Open and inclusive, flexible and evolutionary, effective,
mutual interest
• ISECG chairmanship rotates approximately once per year
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The ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap
The first iteration of the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) was released by ISECG in September 2011 Second iteration planned end 2012/early 2013
The GER reflects the international effort to collaboratively define technically feasible and programmatically implementable exploration mission scenarios with the common goal of humans on the surface of Mars Asteroid Next, Moon Next
GER serves as a non-binding reference for agencies to inform near-term decisions related to exploration preparatory activities
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ISS( LEO)
Earth-Moon Lagrange L1
Mars Surface
Astreroid
Mars Orbit
or②
Lunar Surface Asteroid
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Lunar Surface
Next Steps
Mars: Ultimate Goal for All
Scenarios
LEO & ISS
Deep Space Habitat at Earth-Moon Lagrange Point1
Near-term Focus on Guiding Capabilities, Technologies and Leveraging ISS
Long-term Focus is Discovery Driven and Enhanced by Emerging Technologies
ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap:Two Exploration Pathways in a Common Strategy
Given their broad-based benefits, International Partnerships are essential. The Global Exploration Roadmap is consistent with NASA’s Capability-Driven Framework for Human Space
Exploration.
ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap Iteration 1: Sept 2011
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