MEPAGSeptember 2010

Doug McCuistionDirector, Mars Exploration Program

Agenda

• The Budget– FY11 President’s Budget Status– MEP Budget

• Miscellaneous News

• NASA-ESA Partnership for Mars Exploration—where are we now?

The Budget

• The FY11 President’s Budget– NASA Appropriations Bill passed last night

• ISS extended to at least 2020

• Additional Shuttle launch in CY11

• Continues Orion crew capsule and a new Space Launch System (70-100 tons to LEO)

• Create technology development program

• Pursue a commercial space flight capability

• $100M/year for a robotic human precursor program

• Science Program is basically stable– Slight increase for Planetary Science beginning in FY11

– Continued emphasis on international cooperation and collaboration

• Mars Program budget pressures continue, but outlook is much better than it has been in years!

– MSL in FY11/12– NLS-2 launch vehicle cost and performance– Earlier-than-usual milestones for 2016 and 2018 missions

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All the Other News Fit to Print

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• Planetary Decadal Report– Report to reviewers—Sept/Oct– Report revisions—Nov-Jan ‘11– Report approved for release by NRC—Jan/Feb– Embargoed report to NASA—late-February ‘11– Public release—Brief report at LPSC, March 7, 2011– Disseminate printed report—by August 31st

• 2013 MAVEN going to Confirmation next week– Highly successful PDR in July

• 2016 orbiter AO selections announced August ’10– Five instruments selected, including 1 European led– All instruments have significant international partnerships

All the Other News Fit to Print

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• Discovery AO– Step 1 selection announcements NLT April ’11 – Selections for 9 month Step 1’s

• Key personnel changes in MEP– Mark Dahl retired—Dave Lavery picked up MSL as Program

Executive– George Tahu joined MEP as 2018 mission Program Executive– Mary Voytek working with Michael Meyer on MSL– New Program Scientist in MEP should be aboard soon!

• Time for semi-annual MEP Program Status/Implementation Review

– Required for all program’s continuation by NASA– Kick-off begun– Formal Review and briefings after Decadal Report release

Roadmap to PSR/PIR

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May

2010 2011

Draft JPEP& MOU to

ESA

NASA-ESABi-Lat

Initiate PCA/Program Plan

Updates

President’s ‘12 Budget Released

Finalize JPEP,final MOU draft

Complete update of PCA/Program Plan

DecadalSurvey Release

Program Implementation

Review

DPMC

APMC

JPEP = Joint Program Executive PlanPCA = Program Commitment AuthorizationDPMC = Directorate Program Management CouncilAPMC = Agency Program Management Council

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Mars as Art 1Rayburn Congressional (House) Office Building

546 Attendees7 Congressional members

52% Congressional staff

Mars as Art-IISubmissions by Oct 8th

Planned Joint NASA-ESA Mars Initiative Portfolio Overview

MROMRO

Mars ExpressCollaborationMars ExpressCollaboration

OdysseyOdyssey

MERMER

20132011Operational

Phoenix(completed)

Phoenix(completed) Mars Science

LaboratoryMars Science Laboratory

2001-2007

MAVEN Aeronomy Orbiter

MAVEN Aeronomy Orbiter

"For Planning Purposes Only"

2009 2016 2018 2020 & Beyond

The Era of Mars Sample

Returnbegins

The Era of Mars Sample

Returnbegins

ESA—NASAExoMars

TraceGas Orbiter

ESA—NASAExoMars

TraceGas Orbiter

NASA—ESA Rovers

(Astrobiology/ Sample Return

Cache)

NASA—ESA Rovers

(Astrobiology/ Sample Return

Cache)

NASA-ESA Joint Mars Initiative

ESA—EDLDemonstratorESA—EDL

Demonstrator

NASA-ESA Joint Program Progress

• Management structure in place– Joint Mars Executive Board—meets regularly– Joint Engineering Working Groups for future mission concepts– Bi-Lateral next week (Dr. Southwood and Dr. Weiler)—meets twice yearly

• 2016 mission orbiter instruments selected! – ESA’s demo lander AO possible in early 2011—US will support science participation– Project office established in Mars Program Office at JPL

• Overall governance, documentation, review and approval processes, etc., maturing

– Operating under an approved LOA– MOU nearly final– Joint Executive Program Plan (JPEP) in negotiation– The joint Program will be reviewed in PSR/PIR for NASA APMC approval in May ‘10

• MSR working group recently established

Joint Mars ProgramAuthority and Management Structure

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Joint Mars Executive BoardJoint Mars Executive Board

Science Mission DirectoratePlanetary Science DivisionScience Mission DirectoratePlanetary Science Division

Science and RoboticExploration DirectorateScience and Robotic

Exploration Directorate

NASANASA ESAESA

Mars Exploration Program DirectorMars Exploration Program Director

Lead Scientist for MarsExploration

Lead Scientist for MarsExploration

Mars Program ManagerMars Program Manager

Robotic ExplorationCoordination Office Head

Robotic ExplorationCoordination Office Head

Mars Lead ScientistMars Lead Scientist

Science & Robotic Exploration Projects Department ManagerScience & Robotic Exploration Projects Department Manager

Project ManagersProject Managers

Project ManagersProject Managers

Project ManagersProject Managers

Project ManagersProject Managers

Project ManagersProject Managers

Project ManagersProject Managers

DougMcCuistion

MichaelMeyer

Fuk Li

Jorge Vago

(acting)

Augustin

Chicarro

John

Ellwood

ESA-NASA MOU **(to supercede existing LOA & TAAs)

MEP PCA*

MEPProgram Plan*

NASA Program-Level Requirements (L1)

Joint Mars Exploration Program

Executive Plan**

Mission-Level Requirements & Implementation

Plans

Other Project Documentation

ESA ProjectImplementation Plans

Joint Mars ProgramGovernance Documentation

Declaration on the European Space

Exploration Programme

Aurora

NASANASA ESAESA

* Existing documents to be updated with new program directions and joint implementation mode** Currently in the process of negotiating with ESA

Joint Program Summary

• While the FY11 budget isn’t approved yet, no radical changes are expected for MEP

– Continued MSL budget threats do exist for 2011 launch– Launch vehicle costs are going up—and performance is going down

• Partnering with ESA enables the next phase of Mars scientific exploration– A strong and productive partnership is developing!– 2016 and 2018 mission objectives and roles are defined and activities proceeding

rapidly– Lays the groundwork to bring a joint/international sample return mission to reality

• There are still challenges for the joint program– Maintaining partnership after first 2 missions through Mars Sample Return– Meshing different agency cultures– Completing 2016 early NASA milestones since ESA has a “head start”– Completing the MOU and JPEP is critical for stability

• Agency approval will come with Decadal Release and PSR/PIR