The Year in Review

JUSTSAP-Related Activities in the U.S.

November 10, 2008

Frank SchowengerdtJUSTSAP Vice-Chair

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U.S. Highlights

• Strategic Plan• Student Design Competition• UHH Education Program• Test Site• Test & Demo Program (KSC, JSC, JPL, DLR, NORCAT,

CMU, Michelin) • Major Proposal ($4.8M) for NLSI Node• Outreach to Local Schools, Hawaiian Community,

Industry, Universities, Space Community

PISCES

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U.S. Highlights

• American University Project on ISS Branding

• Space-DRUMS Launch to ISS

ISS Commercial Utilization

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U.S. Highlights

Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP)

• WPT Experiment– Following up on discussions during the 2007

JUSTSAP conference, members of the Space Energy Project team implemented a “first of a kind” wireless power transmission experiment in 2008

– Sponsored by Discovery Communications for “Project Earth”

– Project accomplished solar-powered WPT over a distance of more than 100 km (60 miles) in May 2008

• IAA Study Group– The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is

conducting the first international study of solar energy from space

– Members of the Space Energy Project Team are leading this effort

– The SE Project session this year will be the venue for a working meeting of the IAA study group

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U.S. Highlights

Lunar Robotic Precursors

• Project Team was New in 2007

• Closely Related to PISCES

• Related NASA Tests and Demonstrations at PISCES

• Japan-Side Demonstrations at JUSTSAP this Year

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Other U.S. Developments

• Vision for Space Exploration Implementation Continued (CEV, Ares, Orion)

• Other Countries Participating, Driven by Global Exploration Strategy

• LRO/LCROSS Launch Delayed to April 24, 2009

• NASA’s Ground Analog Plan Developed

• NLSI Conference Held at Ames in July; CAN Issued, PISCES Responded, Submissions Under Review

NASA

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• Space Commerce Summits Continuing

• NewSpace 2008, Washington, DC, July

• Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) a.k.a. C3PO (Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office) – “The C3PO will extend human presence in space by enabling an expanding and robust U.S. commercial space transportation industry.”

• Google X-Prize for Moon Lander Competition Underway – Astrobotic & Odyssey Moon are Here

• NASA Lunar Challenge Level One Award ($350K) to Armadillo Aerospace

Space Commerce

Other U.S. Developments

JUSTSAP Participation

2006 Symposium Attendance (Total 73)

US, 51, 70%

JAPAN, 22, 30%

ACADEMIC, 25, 34%

GOV., 18, 25%

INDUSTRY, 30, 41%

JUSTSAP Participation

2007 Symposium Registration (Total 69)

Japan, 20, 29%

US, 44, 64%

Can, 4, 6% UK, 1, 1%

Acad, 10, 14%

Ind, 27, 39%

Gov, 32, 47%

JUSTSAP Participation

2008 Symposium Registration (Total 72 )

Japan, 19, 26%

U.S., 53, 74%

Industry, 46, 64%

Academia, 14, 19%

Government, 12, 17%

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• Our registration numbers are stable.

• JUSTSAP and PISCES are getting to be household words in the space community.

• Last year’s combined PISCES/JUSTSAP attendance was >150, the largest in history.

• JUSTSAP continues to be an important organization for adding value to global space activities, from LEO to Human Exploration of the Moon and beyond.

• But we need viable projects!

JUSTSAP Soldiers On

Summary