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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
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