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Project Title:
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Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System
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PIN:
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SSBX-L-08-02-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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Sub Unit:
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Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board
Space Studies Board
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RSO:
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Day, Dwayne
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Policy for Science and Technology; Space and Aeronautics
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Project Scope
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The Space Studies Board, in conjunction with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, will establish an ad hoc committee to assess potential space and earth science mission concepts that could take advantage of the capabilities of the Constellation system of launch vehicles and spacecraft that is being developed by NASA. The ad hoc committee will first analyze mission concepts provided by NASA, and later mission concepts submitted in response to a Request for Information from the committee to the space and earth science communities. The committee will analyze the following information for each mission concept considered:
1-Scientific objectives of the mission concept;
2-A characterization of the mission concept insofar as the maturity of studies to date have developed it;
3-The relative technical feasibility of the mission concepts compared to each other;
4-The general cost category into which each mission concept is likely to fall;
5-Benefits of using the Constellation system's unique capabilities relative to alternative implementation approaches; and
6-Identification of the mission concept(s) most deserving of future study.
The time horizon for the survey of possible missions should extend from 2020 to approximately 2035.
For the interim report the committee will assess the mission concepts provided by NASA, and group them into two categories: more-deserving and less-deserving of future study. For the final report the committee will assess the set of mission concepts submitted in response to an RFI and group them into similar categories. The final report should then compare the mission concepts in the more-deserving categories for the interim and final reports and recommend a consolidated list of the mission concept(s) it deems most-deserving of future study for launch in the 2020-2035 time frame.
The project is sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The start approximate date for the project is January 1, 2008.
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 14 months.
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Project Duration:
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14 months
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