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Contents
• Welcome & Introductions – What is NIAC? – Program personnel – Phase I research portfolio
• Program Notes – 2012 schedule – Publicity / Outreach
• Meeting Overview
J.Falker / NASA 1 NIAC
J.Falker / NASA 2 NIAC – AIAA ETC
What is ?
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
A program to support early studies of
innovative, yet credible, visionary concepts that could one day
“change the possible” in aerospace.
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NIAC Program Personnel
• Program Executive: Jay Falker *
• Senior Science Advisor: Ron Turner
• Outreach Coordinator: Kathy Reilly
• Senior Technology Analyst: Jason Derleth *
• Financial Analyst: Peter Tschen *
• Program Analyst: Patrick Connell
• NIAC External Council Chair: Bob Cassanova
* NASA civil servant Matrixed support
J.Falker / NASA 3 NIAC
NIAC 2011 Phase I Selections
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A Comprehensive Portfolio
2012 Schedule
• Phase I NRA release – early January, 2012 – Starting earlier for a two-step proposal process
• Step A will be 2-page white paper, due early Feb 2012 • Eligible and promising proposals will be invited for Step B,
the full 8-page proposal
• NIAC Spring Conference – March 27-29, 2012 – Public showcase for your Phase I progress – Venue to be announced soon
• Phase II NRA release – early April, 2012 – Proposals eligible if based on current Phase I studies, or
prior NIAC studies that have not completed Phase II • Reminder: email status reports due by the 15th bimonthly
(Nov, Jan, Mar, …) J.Falker / NASA 6 NIAC
NIAC In The News Media Coverage In Over 150 Articles Since Awards Announcement (08/08/11)
SPACEPOLICYONLINE
IowaStateUniversityCollegeofEngineering
J.Falker / NASA 7 NIAC
Publicity
• Please be sure to credit NASA and NIAC in all articles or products associated with your NIAC studies – Include the logos if possible (downloadable from our website)
• Please notify Kathy Reilly of any publicity activities – Just to be aware (never to interfere) – We can help point others to your work
• You may be contacted by someone offering an article or short radio spot about your NIAC study – Leonard David (journalist for Space.com, Space News, AIAA
Aerospace America) and now under contract to OCT at NASA HQ, increasing awareness about STP projects
– Tim Allen, Communications Director for the Innovation Now radio program, is interested in featuring NIAC studies
– These opportunities are purely optional J.Falker / NASA 8 NIAC
Outreach / Openness
J.Falker / NASA 9 NIAC
• We encourage communication and sharing – Between Fellows and with NASA, public, press, and other orgs – SpaceTechConnect may help – a collaborative web-based
community for STP researchers (coming soon)
• Your Spring presentation and Final Report will be public – Posted in pdf format on the NIAC website – Sensitive information can be protected (e.g., separate appendix)
Meeting Overview
Day One: November 16, 2011 • 9:00 Welcome/Introduction • 9:15 NIAC Overview • 9:45 NIAC Philosophy • 10:00 Q&A • 10:30 Break • 10:45 Keynote Address • 11:30 Lunch • 1:00 NIAC Fellows Award I • 1:30 Poster Session I • 3:00 NIAC Fellows Award II • 3:30 Poster Session II • 5:00 Day One Wrap-up • 5:15 Adjourn
J.Falker / NASA 10 NIAC
Day Two: November 17, 2011 • 9:00 Keynote Address • 9:30 NIAC Fellows Award III • 10:00 Poster Session III • 11:30 Final Comments / Q&A • 12:00 Adjourn
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The Potential for Ambient Plasma Wave Propulsion
J.Falker / NASA 12 NIAC
JamesGillandOhioAerospaceIns4tute
TrulyrobustandaffordablespaceexploraVonwillrequirethatweusealltheavailableresourceswecanfindinspace.
Manyplanets,andtheSun,possessanambientenvironmentofmagneVcfieldsandplasmas.PlasmaswithmagneVcfieldscansupportavarietyofwaves,whichtransmitenergyandorpressure,likelightorsoundwaves.Manyofthesewavesareatradiofrequencies(kHztoMHz),andcanbegeneratedusingtheappropriateantenna.
Thisconceptsimplyusesanon‐boardpowersupplyandantennaonavehiclethatoperatesintheexisVngplasma.Thespacecra`beamsplasmawavesinonedirecVonwiththeantenna,togeneratemomentumthatcouldpropelthevehicleintheotherdirecVon,withoutusinganypropellantonthespaceship.Suchasystemcouldmaneuverintheplasmaenvironmentforaslongasitspowersupplylasts,withoutrefueling.OneparVcularwavetoconsideristheAlfvenwave,whichpropagatesinmagneVzedplasmasandhasbeenobservedoccurringnaturallyinspace.
Atmospheric Breathing Electric Thruster for Planetary Exploration
J.Falker / NASA 13 NIAC
KurtHohmanBusekCo.Inc.
ThisstudywillinvesVgatethedevelopmentofanatmosphere‐breathingelectricpropulsionsolar‐poweredvehicletoexploreplanetssuchasMars.
Thevehiclewoulduseatmosphericgasforpropellant,eliminaVngtheneedtolaunchandcarrythepropellantfromearth.ThepropulsionthrusterwouldbeelectricwherethegasisionizedinaplasmaandacceleratedbyelectromagneVcfields.ThecombinaVonofhighefficiencyandhighspecificimpulseoftheelectricpropulsionthrusterandfreepropellantin‐situwillresultinanexciVngandenablingtechnology.
ThiscouldenableNASAtoperformmissionsofextendedlifeVmeandcapabiliVesbeyondthoseavailablebytypicalchemicalrockets.PhaseIwillformulatefeasibilityoftheconceptthroughmodeling,calculaVonsandpreliminarylaboratoryexperimentsandpushvalidityintoPhaseIIresearch.
Economical Radioisotope Power
J.Falker / NASA 14 NIAC
StevenHoweUniversi4esSpaceResearchAssocia4on
AlmostallroboVcspaceexploraVonmissions,andallApollomissionstothemoon,haveusedRadioisotopeThermoelectricGenerators(RTGs)toprovideelectricalpower.TheseRTGsrelyontheconversionoftheheatproducedbytheradioacVvedecayofPu‐238toelectricity.Unfortunately,thesupplyofPu‐238isabouttorunout.
ThisstudywillinvesVgateaneconomicalproducVonmethodforPu‐238thatcouldallowNASAoraprivateventuretoproduceseveralkilogramsperyearwithouttheneedforlargegovernmentinvestment.
WewillevaluatetheproducVonrateinacommercialnuclearreactor,opVmizethetransitVmesofthetargetmaterialinthereactor,experimentallyvalidatethisproducVonprocessandassessitsefficiency,andesVmatecostsforproducVonfaciliVesandhandlingthewastestreamformtheprocess.
SPS-ALPHA: The First Practical Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large PHased Array
J.Falker / NASA 15 NIAC
JohnMankinsArtemisInnova4onManagementSolu4ons
SPS‐ALPHA(SolarPowerSatelliteviaArbitrarilyLargePhasedArray)isanovel,bio‐mimeVcapproachtothechallengeofspacesolarpower.Itisafundamentallynewapproachtoenablethefirsttechnicallyfeasible,economicallyviable,andprogrammaVcallyexecutablesolarpowersatellite.
Ifsuccessful,thisprojectwillmakepossibletheconstrucVonofhugeplaformsfromtensofthousandsofsmallelementsthatcandeliverremotelyandaffordably10sto1000sofmegawagsusingwirelesspowertransmissiontomarketsonEarthandmissionsinspace.
Theprojectenliststhesupportofaworld‐classinternaVonalteamtodeterminetheconceptualfeasibilityoftheSPS‐ALPHAbymeansofintegratedsystemsanalyses,supportedbyselected"proof‐of‐concept"technologyexperiments.
Non-Radioisotope Power Systems For Sunless Solar System Exploration Missions
J.Falker / NASA 16 NIAC
MichaelPaulPennsylvaniaStateUniversity
SeveraltargetsofinterestinsolarsystemexploraVonrequirenon‐solarpowersources,duetopermanentshadingextremedistancefromthesun.Thesemissionsaretypicallyconsideredwithradioisotopepowersources,butthescarcityofsuchfuelmayreducethemissionsthatNASAcanexecute.
ThisstudyexploresmissionarchitecturestotheMoon'ssouthernAitkenBasin,thesurfaceofSaturn’smoon,Titan,andthesurfaceofVenusthatdonotrelyonPlutoniumforpower,butinsteadarepoweredbyametal‐combusVonengine.
AdvancedmetalcombusVonsystemscouldgeneratepowerthroughturbinesandSterlingengineswithsignificantlyhigherenergydensitythanchemicalbageries.Usingthistopowerspacecra`insunlessregionscouldbeabreakthroughforexploraVonthroughDiscoveryandNewFronVersmissions,withoutrelyingonradioisotopepowersystems.
Metallic Hydrogen: A Game Changing Rocket Propellant
J.Falker / NASA 17 NIAC
IsaacSilveraHarvardUniversity
Atomicmetallichydrogen,ifmetastableatambientpressureandtemperaturecouldbeusedasthemostpowerfulchemicalrocketfuel,astheatomsrecombinetoformmolecularhydrogen.
Thislight‐weighthigh‐energydensitymaterialwouldrevoluVonizerocketry,allowingsingle‐stagerocketstoenterorbitandchemicallyfueledrocketstoexploreoursolarsystem.Totransformsolidmolecularhydrogentometallichydrogenrequiresextremehighpressures,buthasnotyetbeenaccomplishedinthelaboratory.
TheproposednewapproachinjectselectronsintosolidhydrogentolowerthecriVcalpressurefortransformaVon.IfsuccessfulthemetastabilityproperVesofhydrogenwillbestudied.ThisapproachmayscaledownthepressuresneededtoproducethispotenVallyrevoluVonaryrocketpropellant.
Nuclear Propulsion Through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy
J.Falker / NASA 18 NIAC
JohnSloughMSNWLLC
ThefutureofmannedspaceexploraVonanddevelopmentofspacedependscriVcallyonthecreaVonofavastlymoreefficientpropulsionarchitectureforin‐spacetransportaVon.Nuclear‐poweredrocketscanprovidethelargeenergydensitygainrequired.
Asmallscale,lowcostpathtofusion‐basedpropulsionistobeinvesVgated.ItisaccomplishedbyemployingthepropellanttocompressandheatamagneVzedplasmatofusioncondiVons,andtherebychannelthefusionenergyreleasedintoheaVngonlythepropellant.PassageofthehotpropellantthroughamagneVcnozzlerapidlyconvertsthisthermalenergyintobothdirected(propulsive)energyandelectricalenergy.
Steering of Solar Sails Using Optical Lift Force
J.Falker / NASA 19 NIAC
GroverSwartzlanderRochesterIns4tuteofTechnology
Althoughlightismassless,itcarriesmomentum.ThatmomentumcanbeimpartedtorefracVng,reflecVng,andabsorbingobjectsintheformof“radiaVonpressure”.OverVme,thesmallbutconstantsupplyofradiaVonpressuremayoutweighthelargebutbriefforceaffordedbyconvenVonalpropellants.
ThestudyteamfoundthattransparentrefracVveobjectsmaysegleintoaposiVonwheretheyfeelaforcethatisperpendiculartotheincominglightdirecVon,akintotheli`experiencedbyanairplanewing.ThisstudywillexplorethepotenValfor“opVcalli`”toenhancespacemissionsemployingsolarsails.
Space‐relatedapplicaVonsofafullymaneuverablesolarcra`arenumerous.Inthedistantfuture,onecanimagineinterplanetarymissionsandvisitstoexoplanetsbenefiongfromtheadvantagesoftheopVcalli`force.
Aneutronic Fusion Spacecraft Architecture
J.Falker / NASA 20 NIAC
AlfonsoTardi4UniversityofHoustonatClearLake
Thisisanovel,fusion‐powered,spacepropulsionarchitecturethatcouldchangedrasVcallythepotenValforhumanandroboVcspaceexploraVon.Theproposeddesignisbasedonneutron‐freenuclearfusionastheprimaryenergysource.AninnovaVvebeamcondiVoning/nozzleconceptenablesusefulpropulsivethrustdirectlyfromthefusionproducts,whilesomefracVonoftheenergyisextractedviadirectconversionintoelectricityforuseinthereactorandspacecra`systems.
ThisstudyfocusesonprovidingtheframeworkrequiredtomakefusionpropulsionanappealingproposiVonforlong‐rangespacetravel(byintegraVngthepowergeneraVonandpropulsionsystems)ratherthanonthedevelopmentofaspecificfusionreactorconcept.However,thescopeofthisstudyisnotconstrainedbytheimmediateavailabilityoffusionenergysinceitalsoanalyzes“hybrid”schemeswithasolarorfissionprimaryenergysourcealongwithasub‐criVcalfusionreactorusedasaplasmaspacepropulsionsystem.
Proposal for a Concept Assessment of a Fission Fragment Rocket Engine (FFRE) Propelled Spacecraft
J.Falker / NASA 21 NIAC
RobertWerkaNASAMarshallSpaceFlightCenter
Anewtechnology,theFissionFragmentRocketEngine(FFRE),requiressmallamountsofreadilyavailable,energydense,longlasVngfuel,significantthrustatspecificimpulseofamillionseconds,andincreasessafetybychargingthereactora`erarrivalinLEO.IfthisstudyshowstheFFREpotenVal,thereturncouldbeimmensethroughsavingsintravelVme,payloadfracVon,launchvehiclesupportandsafetyfordeepspaceexploraVon.
Nuclearfissionemitschargedfissionfragmentsthattravelatmorethan4%oflightspeed.Thesenormallyquicklycollidewithotheratomsinthecore.ButanFFREwithamagneVcallycontaineddustyplasmacorecouldemployelectricalcollimaVonofthechargedfragmentsintoanexhaustbeam.
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Enabling All-Access Mobility for Planetary Exploration Vehicles via Transformative Reconfiguration
J.Falker / NASA 23 NIAC
ScoNFergusonNorthCarolinaStateUniversity
Similartotheconceptseeninrecent‘Transformers’movies,thisworkexploreshowreconfigurabilitycanenablemobilityacrossdiverse,uncertainterrains.
Beyondsensingandcontrolschallenges,therehasbeenligleworkdoneexploringtheapplicaVonoftransformaVvereconfiguraVonsthatdeviatefromtradiVonalwheeled‐roverdesign.InvesVgaVonofreal‐Vmerepeatable,reversiblechangesinphysicalconfiguraVonwillyieldsoluVonscapableofsignificantchangestosystemform.
OutcomesfromthisworkwillincludeidenVfyingtechnologiesthatfacilitatereconfigurability,assessingtheirstrengthsandlimitaVons,anddevelopingproof‐of‐conceptprototypes.
Space Debris Elimination (SpaDE)
J.Falker / NASA 24 NIAC
DanielGregoryRaytheonBBNTechnologies
TheamountofdebrisinlowEarthorbit(LEO)hasincreasedrapidlyoverthelasttwentyyears.Thismayrendermanyorbitsunusable.CurrentstrategiesemphasizedebrismiVgaVon,asthereisnopracVcalmethodfordebrisremoval.
TheSpaceDebrisEliminaVon(SpaDE)systemcouldremovedebrisfromorbitbyfiringfocusedpulsesofatmosphericgasesintothepathoftargeteddebris.ThesepulseswillincreasedragsufficientlytocausethedeorbitratetoexceedthedebrisgeneraVonrate.Thepulsesthemselveswillfallbackintotheatmosphere,leavingnoresidualtraceinorbittointerferewithLEOsatellites.Incontrasttootherproposedmethods,SpaDEisfailsafe,inthatitplacesnosolidmaterialinorbitwhereamalfuncVoncouldcreatenewdebris.
Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies
J.Falker / NASA 25 NIAC
MarcoPavoneNASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
TheobjecVveofthiseffortistodevelopamissionarchitecturethatallowsthesystemaVcandaffordableinsituexploraVonofsmallSolarSystembodies(suchasasteroids,comets,andMarVanmoons).
Theproposedarchitecturestemsfromaparadigm‐shi`ingapproachwherebysmallbodies'lowgravityisdirectlyexploitedinthedesignprocess,ratherthanbeingfacedasaconstraint.Atagenerallevel,amotherspacecra`deploysonthesurfaceofasmallbodyoneormoremobilityplaforms,eachsealedinoneenclosureandwithminimalinternalactuaVon(criVcallyenabledbythemicro‐gravityenvironment).
Eachmobilityplaformcanperformeither1)longexcursions(byhopping),or2)shorttraversestospecificlocaVons(throughasequenceofcontrolled"tumbles"),or3)high‐alVtude,aotude‐controlledballisVcflight(akintospacecra`flight).
Low Power Microrobotics Utilizing Biologically Inspired Energy Generation
J.Falker / NASA 26 NIAC
GregoryScoNNavalResearchLaboratory
TheNavalResearchLabisdevelopinga1kilogrammicroroverthatuVlizesanovelpowersystemconcept–bacteria!CertainmicrobescanbeharvestedtoeffecVvelychangechemicalsugarsintoelectricitythroughafuelcell,whichcanprovideahigherpowerdensitythanatradiVonallithium‐ionbagery.Thisprocesswillbeusedtoslowlybuildupastorageofelectricity,whichwillprovideaburstofenergytothevehicle’snovelhoppingorrollingmobilitysystem.
ThisstudywillinvesVgatetheusabilityofamicrobialfuelcelltopowerasmallmicrorover,designlow‐powerelectronicsforeffecVvepowermanagementofthissystem,anddevelopanefficientlow‐powernon‐tradiVonallocomoVonsystemtopropelthelight‐weightvehicleforward.Smallmicroroverswiththispowersystemcouldonedaysupportlong‐duraVonresearchstudiesonplanetarysurfaceswithouttheneedforlargesolarpanelsorcomplexpowersystems.
Printable Spacecraft
J.Falker / NASA 27 NIAC
KendraShortNASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
ImagineediVngadesignfileonyourlaptop,uploadingittoaspecialtyprinterandcollecVngyourspacecra`intheoutputtraylaterintheday.FlexibleprintedelectronicshaverevoluVonizedconsumerproductssuchascellularphonesandPDAs,allowinggreaterfuncVonalitywithdecreasingsizeandweight.
PerhapsthesamecanbedoneforNASAspacecra`.ThisstudywillexploretheconceptofdesigningandfabricaVngaspacecra`basedenVrelyonflexiblesubstrateprintedelectronics.Thestudywillconsidermissionrequirements,manufacturingcompaVbilityandadvancedtechnologyfrombothindustryandacademia.
In-Space Propulsion Engine Architecture based on Sublimation of Planetary Resources: from exploration robots to NEO mitigation
J.Falker / NASA 28 NIAC
LaurentSibilleNASAKennedySpaceCenter
ThisstudywillinvesVgatetheabilitytoaccesslocalresourcesonplanetarybodiesandtransformthemintoformsofpowerthatwillexpandthecapabiliVesoffutureroboVcandhumanmissions.
Thesurfacematerialsfoundonasteroids,cometsandterrestrialmoonsandplanetsconsistmainlyofmineralscomposedofmetaloxides,buttheyalsocontainicesofsubstancessuchaswaterandcarbondioxidewhichcanbevaporizedintogasesatmoderatetemperaturesduetolowatmosphericpressurecondiVons.
ThisstudywillverifyassumpVonsabouttheproperVesofsolidvolaVleices,demonstrateproducinggaseousmaterialtoprovideusefulmechanicalpower,andinvesVgatenewengineeringconceptsforusingthegasificaVonoficeandmineralrocksfoundinsideasteroidsandcometsinordertodiverttheirpathawayfromapotenValcollisioncoursewithEarth.
Interplanetary CubeSats: Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost
J.Falker / NASA 29 NIAC
RobertStaehleNASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
Today,thehighcostofSolarSystemexploraVonmissionslimitsourpaceofimportantdiscoveries.InterplanetaryCubeSatsofferanopportunitytoconductfocusedscienceinvesVgaVonsaroundtheinnerSolarSystematacosttenVmeslowertypicalcurrentmissions.
ThisstudywillfocusdevelopmentofsixtechnologiesinunisonsoastoenabledramaVcallylower‐costexploraVonoftheSolarSystemandourEarth’smoredistantenvirons.Usingthepressureofsunlight,agravitaVonallydefinedInterplanetarySuperhighway,advancedelectronicsandinstrumentaVon,andlasercommunicaVons,mayextendtheturn‐of‐the‐millenniumCubeSatstandardfornanosatellitestodistancesfarbeyondEarth’smagneVccocoon.
Laser-Based Optical Trap for Remote Sampling of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Particulate Matter
J.Falker / NASA 30 NIAC
PaulStysleyNASAGoddardSpaceFlightCenter
Phase1ofthisstudyintendstoleverageadvancesinlaseropVcaltrappingtechnologyinordertostudythefeasibilityofasystemthatcouldremotelycaptureaquanVtyofparVculatesoveraperiodofVme.
TheseparVculateswouldbedeliveredtoinstrumentsonaspacecra`orlanderforconVnualanalysis.Therefore,insteadofrecordingdatafromonepassofanorbiterorbeingatthemercyofasolidsampleinlet,scienVstscouldchoosetheirtargetsoverawiderrange,bringingsignificantlymorevaluetoplanetarymissions.
Technologies Enabling Exploration of Skylights, Lava Tubes and Caves
J.Falker / NASA 31 NIAC
WilliamWhiNakerAstrobo4cTechnologyInc.
Missionstodatehaveorbitedandroved,butsub‐planetaryworldseludeexploraVon.ThisinvesVgaVonproposestodeveloptechnologyforventuringundergroundandconceivingmissionarchitecturesforroboVcexpediVonsthatexploreskylights,lavatubesandcaves.
TheinvesVgaVonwillidenVfyeffecVvedesignsformobilerobotarchitecturetoexploresub‐planetaryfeatures.BycreaVngandimplemenVngroboVctechnologytoexploreskylights,lavatubes,cavesandcanyons,thisinvesVgaVonwillpioneersub‐planetaryexploraVon.
Optimal Dispersion of Near-Earth Objects
J.Falker / NASA 32 NIAC
BongWieIowaStateUniversity
ThepotenValforcatastrophicimpactfromanear‐Earthobject(NEO)isveryreal.VariousconceptsformiVgaVngthishavebeenproposed.Unfortunately,manywereimpracVcalandnottechnicallycredible.
ThisadvancedconceptfornuclearsubsurfaceexplosionmissionsblendsahypervelocitykineVc‐energyimpactorwithnuclearsubsurfaceexplosion.Itexploitsatwo‐bodyspacevehicleconsisVngofaforebody(leader)andana`body(follower).TheforebodyprovidesproperkineVcimpactcratercondiVonsforana`bodycarryingnuclearexplosivestomakeadeeperpenetraVonintoanasteroidbody.Suchacomplexarchitecturerequiresnon‐tradiVonal,mulVdisciplinaryresearcheffortsinseveralareas.
ThisstudywilldevelopaninnovaVve,advancedspacesystemarchitecturethatprovidestheplanetarydefensecapabiliVesneededtoenableafuturerealspacemissionmoreefficient,affordable,andreliable.
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VariableVectorCountermeasureSuit(V2Suit)forSpaceHabita6onandExplora6on
J.Falker / NASA 34 NIAC
KevinDudaTheCharlesStarkDraperLaboratory
TheVariableVectorCountermeasureSuit(V2Suit)isaspecializedspacesuitdesignedtokeepastronautshealthyduringlong‐duraVonspaceexploraVonmissionsandhelpstabilizethemwhiletheyworkinmicrogravity.
TheiniValV2SuitprototypewillintegrategyroscopesandaccelerometerstotracktheposiVonandorientaVonofbodysegmentsanduseflywheelstoprovidea“viscousresistance”duringmovementstoreplicatethesensaVonofgravityduringmovementsin0‐G.
ItwilliniVallyfillavoidinthespaceflighthealthandperformancecountermeasuresprogram,byenablingatrainingcurriculumandcountermeasuresforsensorimotoradaptaVon.ItalsohaspotenValhealthbenefitsingaitormovementstabilizaVonforelderlyorrehabilitaVngindividuals.
Regolith Derived Heat Shield for a Planetary Body Entry and Descent System with In-Situ Fabrication
J.Falker / NASA 35 NIAC
MichaelHogueNASAKennedySpaceCenter
High‐massplanetarysurfaceaccessisoneofNASA’sGrandChallengesinvolvingentry,descentandlanding(EDL).Duringtheentryanddescentphase,fricVonalinteracVonwiththeplanetaryatmospherecausesaheatbuild‐uptooccuronthespacecra`whichwillrapidlydestroyitifaheatshieldisnotused.However,theheatshieldincursamasspenaltybecauseitmustbelaunchedfromEarthwiththespacecra`,thusconsumingalotofpreciouspropellant.
Thisprojectproposestofabricateentryheatshieldsfromtheregolithofmoonsandasteroids.Thisinsitu(onsite)heatshieldfabricaVoncansavetonsofmass(andmillionsofdollarsincost)thathastobetransportedfromEarth.InaddiVon,notconstrainingtheheatshieldtofitwithinalaunchshroudcouldenableacompletelynewapproachtoEDL.
Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up
J.Falker / NASA 36 NIAC
BehrokhKhoshnevisUniversityofSouthernCalifornia
ThisconceptusesauniquearchitectureweavinganautomatedbuildingtechnologycalledContourCra`ing(CC),withdesignsforassisVngrapidbuildupofaniniValoperaVonalcapabilitylunarbase.
Wewilldevelopadetailedplanforahigh‐fidelitysimulaVontoevaluatethemerits,limitaVons,andfeasibilityofadapVngandusingtheCCtechnologyforextraterrestrialapplicaVon.
Thisuniqueapproachintendstoincreaseastronautsafety,improvebuildupperformance,amelioratelunardustinterferenceandconcerns,andagemptstoreduceVme‐to‐commission,allinaneconomicmanner.
Entanglement-assisted Communication System for NASA's Deep-Space Missions: Feasibility Test and Conceptual Design
J.Falker / NASA 37 NIAC
PaulKwiatUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign
WhentransferringinformaVonthroughthevastdistancesofspace,itisdifficulttogetmanyphotonsfromatransmigeronEarthtoadistantsatelliteorviceversa.Therefore,onewantstobeabletostoreandtransmitasmanybitsofinformaVonaspossibleoneachphoton.Thatisthegoalofthisproject.
Toachievethistheteamwillbelookingatwhatbenefitscanbeobtainedbyusingpairsofphotonsthatare“entangled”witheachother.EntanglementisthequintessenValquantummechanicalphenomenonthatdescribesthebizarrecorrelaVonsthatcanexistbetweentwoquantumsystemsthathaveinteractedwitheachotheratsomepointinthepast.ThismayenablefaithfultransmissionofmoreinformaVonperphotonthanconvenVonalmeans.
Thegoalistodemonstratethat,andinvesVgatetheperformanceandlimits.
High-Temperature Superconductors as Electromagnetic Deployment and Support Structures in Spacecraft
J.Falker / NASA 38 NIAC
DavidMillerMassachuseNsIns4tuteofTechnology
Makingspacecra`lightercangreatlyreducelaunchcosts,leadingtomoreaffordablemissionsandthusmoreopportuniVesforon‐orbitresearch.Thisstudyexaminesanew,lighterkindofspacecra`structuralsupportsystem:electromagneVcforces,generatedbycurrentthroughhigh‐temperaturesuperconductors(HTSs),moveandunfoldpartsofthestructurefromitsstowedposiVonwithinthelaunchvehicle.
Thiswouldallowforthereplacementofheaviercomponents,likephysicalactuatorsandbeams,withcoilsthatrepelandagracteachother,orstartinafoldedposiVonandexpandduetotheirownmagneVcfieldwhencurrentisrunthroughthem.
ThisstudywilldesignseveraldifferentHTSstructuralsystemsthatperformthesamefuncVonsasphysicalsystems,thenconducttradespaceanalysestoidenVfyapplicaVonsforwhichHTSdesignsmaybepreferableandthuswarrantfurtherstudy.
Ultra-Light “Photonic Muscle” Space Structures
J.Falker / NASA 39 NIAC
JoeRiNerUniversityofHawaii
Howtobuildaspacetelescopefor1%ofthecost:FabricaVonoflargespaceopVcsthatareaccuratelyshapedtobegerthana1000thofthewidthofahumanhairisanenormouschallenge.TradiVonalspacetelescopefabricaVonmethodsrequirerigidandthereforeheavymirrors,expensivespacecra`andmassiverocketlaunchvehicles.
Thebreakthroughtechnologyof“photonicmuscle”allowseverymoleculeofapolymersubstratetoalsoserveasalaserpowerednano‐actuator.Thesemoleculesareusedtocontroltheshapeofasuperthininexpensivelargecurvedmirror,reducingcostandmassbyafactorof100.
Dr.Riger’sconcepttelescopeOCCAMmirrorwillbelessdensethanafeather!
Ghost Imaging of Space Objects
J.Falker / NASA 40 NIAC
DmitryStrekalovNASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
GhostimagingisanopVcalimagingtechniquethatuVlizesthecorrelaVonsbetweenopVcalfieldsintwochannels.Oneofthechannelscontainstheobject,butlacksanyspaValresoluVon.Intheother,empty,channel,aspace‐resolvingopVcaldetecVonisallowed.TheimageisreconstructedbycorrelaVngthesignalsfromtwochannels.
IntheoriginalimplementaVon,thechannelshadtobecoupledtoquantum‐correlated(entangled)opVcalfields.Lateritwasshownthatthisapproachcouldalsoworkwithordinarythermallight(e.g.,starlight),whichalsopossessescorrelaVonproperVes.HowevertheghostimaginggeometryremainspoorlycompaVblewiththeimagingofastronomicalobjects.
TheproposedimplementaVonpotenVallyenablestheghost‐imagingofdistantobjectsusingnaturallight.Thekeyissub‐modedetecVon,whichoccursnaturallywhentheobjectissmallerthanthetransversecoherencelength.ThisstudywillinvesVgatetherequirementsarisingforthistypeofghostimaging,andtheoreVcallyvalidatethenovelapproach.
Radiation Shielding Materials Containing Hydrogen, Boron, and Nitrogen: Systematic Computational and Experimental Study
J.Falker / NASA 41 NIAC
SheilaThibeaultNASALangleyResearchCenter
TheobjecVvesandexpectedsignificanceoftheproposedresearcharetodevelopaspaceradiaVonshieldingmaterialsystemthathashighefficacyforshieldingradiaVonandthatalsohashighstrengthforloadbearingprimarystructures.Suchamaterialsystemdoesnotyetexist.
Thestudyteamhasrecentlysynthesizedlong,highlycrystallineboronnitridenanotubes(BNNT)usinganovelpressure/vaporcondensaVonmethod.BNNThaveextraordinarystrengthandhightemperaturestability,andaremadeupenVrelyoflowZ(atomicnumber)atoms‐boronandnitrogen.TheBNNTcantheoreVcallybeprocessedintostructuralBNNTandusedforloadbearingstructure.TheBNNTarenanotubes;theirmolecularstructureisagracVveforhydrogenaVon
Acomprehensiveliteraturesearch‐aswellasindependentthinking‐willbeperformedtodeterminewhatisthebestprocessingapproachforhydrogenaVngtheBNNT.
Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronaut's Health: Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding for Deep Space Missions
J.Falker / NASA 42 NIAC
RamTripathiNASALangleyResearchCenter
ThisstudyseekstotestandvalidateradiaVonshieldingfromanelectrostaVcgossamerstructure.ThisapproachtriestorepelenoughposiVvechargeionssotheymissthespacecra`withoutagracVngthermalelectrons.
IniValresultsareverypromising:electrostaVcshieldingappearstobetotallyeffecVveforsolarparVcleevents(SPE),providedramaVcprotecVonagainstgalacVccosmicrays(GCR),andmaybeover70%moreeffecVvethanthebestcurrentstate‐of‐the‐art(hydrogenrich)materialshielding.
Thestudywillprovideguidelinesforenergyrequirements,dosereducVonanddeflecVonefficiencies,andeffecVveenhancementsofdualelectrostaVc‐passive(material)shieldingtechnologies,and'engineering‐feasible'architectures.
Radiation Protection and Architecture Utilizing High Temperature Superconducting Magnets
J.Falker / NASA 43 NIAC
ShayneWestoverNASAJohnsonSpaceCenter
HumanspaceexploraVonexposesastronautstoparVcularlyhazardousenvironmentsuniquefromEarth‐basedhazards.AsubstanValriskforexploraVonbeyondtheconfinesoftheEarth’sgeomagneVcfieldisradiaVonexposurefromenergeVcsolarprotonsandGalacVcCosmicRadiaVon.
TheconceptofshieldingastronautswithmagneVc/electricfieldshasbeenstudiedforover40yearsandhasremainedanintractableengineeringproblem.SuperconducVngmagnettechnologyhasmadegreatstridesinthelastdecade.CouplingmaturingtechnologywithpotenValinnovaVvemagnetconfiguraVons,thisproposalaimstorevisittheconceptofacVvemagneVcshielding.ThefocusoftheproposedworkistoanalyzenewcoilconfiguraVonswithcurrenttechnologyandcompareshieldingperformanceanddesignmasswithalternatepassiveshieldingmethods.
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Robo6cs&SpaceProbesFergusonPavoneScogShortStaehleStysleyWhigaker
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HumansinSpace&OnPlanetarySurfacesDudaHogueKhoshnevisThibeaultTripathiWestover
Robo6cs&SpaceProbesFergusonPavoneScogShortStaehleStysleyWhigaker
Imaging&Communica6onsKwiatMillerRigerStrekalov
SpaceDebrisRemoval&NEOMi6ga6onGregoryWieSibille
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HumansinSpace&OnPlanetarySurfacesDudaHogueKhoshnevisThibeaultTripathiWestover
Robo6cs&SpaceProbesFergusonPavoneScogShortStaehleStysleyWhigaker
Imaging&Communica6onsKwiatMillerRigerStrekalov
SpaceDebrisRemoval&NEOMi6ga6onGregoryWieSibille
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