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NASAs Mars Exploration Program Developing Complex Systems to Advance Space Exploration : Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity J. Douglas McCuistion Director, Mars Exploration Program NASA Headquarters http://www.nasa.gov/mars July 10, 2012

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Developing Complex Systems to Advance Space Exploration:

  • J. Douglas McCuistion

Director, Mars Exploration Program NASA Headquarters

http://www.nasa.gov/mars

July 10, 2012 Farnborough International Airshow

NASA’s Mars Exploration Program

Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity

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Mars Exploration Program

An Integrated, Strategic Program

MRO Mars Express Collaboration Odyssey Spirit & Opportunity

2009 2007

Phoenix (completed) MSL/Curiosity MAVEN

2005 2011 2013 2016 & Beyond

Mars future planning underway!

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July 10, 2012 - Farnborourgh Airshow

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MRO’s CRISM:

Improved Spatial & Spectral Resolution

OMEGA (300-1000 m/pixel) discovers first large phyllosilicate deposits CRISM targeted hyperspectral (20 m/pixel) characterizes deposits

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MGS Resolution (approx. 1.4 m/pixel)

Surtsey Island, Iceland

MRO Resolution (approx. 30 cm/pixel)

MRO’s HIRise:

Improved Spatial Resolution

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Phyllosilicate Layers from CRISM Overlaid

  • n HIRise Imagery

Eberswalde Delta

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Perspective view (no exaggeration) from HiRISE DEM of new (MGS-era) bright gully deposit.

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Defrosting of Russell Crater dunes

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Monitoring active South Polar “Geysers”

  • r CO2 cold jets
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Engineering/Ops Capability Expansion

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Moving to New Levels of Capability— and Complexity

Sojourner Spirit & Opportunity Curiosity Rover Mass 10.5 kg 174 kg 950 kg Driving Distance (req’t/actual) 10m/102m 600m / 31,468m 20,000m/TBD Mission Duration (req’t/actual) 10 sols/ 83 sols 90 sols/ 2,663 sols 687 sols/TBD Power / Sol 130 w/hr 499-950 w/hr ~2500 w/hr Instruments / Mass 1 / <1.5 kg 7 / 5.5 kg 10 / 75 kg Data Return 2.9 Mb/sol 50-150 Mb/sol 100-400 Mb/sol EDL Ballistic Entry Ballistic Entry Guided Entry

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Rover Flight Chassis & Harnessing

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SAM Flight Instrument

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Complex Actuators to Move/Steer/Operate a Metric-Ton Rover and Its Tools

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Cruise Stage Backshell Descent Stage Rover Heatshield

Major System Elements

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MSL Hi-Bay in Assembly Test Phase

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MSL “Curiosity” Rover Final Testing @ JPL

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July 10, 2012 - Farnborourgh Airshow

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Environmental Testing

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Getting to “the Good Stuff”—Guided Entry

Approximate landing ellipse capability for the Opportunity and Spirit rovers Landing ellipse for the Curiosity Rover

July 10, 2012 - Farnborourgh Airshow

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Fan

Layered Hard Rock

Clays

Younger Strata Fresh Craters Cemented Fractures

Milliken et al., 2010 Anderson and Bell, 2010

Why Gale Crater?

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July 10, 2012 - Farnborourgh Airshow

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International & Industrial Involvement

DAN REMS ChemCam Mastcam RAD MAHLI APXS Brush Drill / Sieves Scoop MARDI

ROVER INSTRUMENTS

  • MastCam (US) - Color stereo imaging,

atmospheric opacity

  • ChemCam (US/France) – Chemical

composition; remote micro-imaging

  • MAHLI (US) - Microscopic imaging
  • APXS (Canada) - Chemical composition
  • SAM (US/France) - Chemical and isotopic

composition, including organics

  • CheMin (US) - Mineralogy
  • REMS (Spain) - Meteorology/UV
  • RAD (US/Germany) - High-energy radiation
  • DAN (Russia) - Subsurface hydrogen

ENTRY, DESCENT and LANDING SYSTEM

  • MARDI (US) – Descent imaging
  • Backshell and Heatshield (US)
  • Thrusters (US)

ROVER INFRASTRUCTURE

  • High Gain Antenna (Spain)
  • Integration and Test (Siemens) – CAE/CAD

s/w solutions

  • Wheel/Drive Actuators (US)

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= International partnership = International provision = US development

SAM Heat shield Backshell High Gain Antenna

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Complex Systems…

Expanding Human Presence Extending Scientific Capability

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Mars Science Laboratory

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Curiosity—Landing Soon!

26 Days to Landing August 5, 2012 PDT http://www.nasa.gov/mars