National Aeronautics and Space Administration

International Engagement & Partnerships:Building on the Past, Boldly Collaborating for the Future

Goddard Memorial Symposium

28 Mar 2012Dr. John OlsonDirector, Strategic Analysis & Integration DivisionHuman Exploration & Operations Mission DirectorateNASA Headquarters

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Scientific Laboratory • Technology Test Bed • Orbiting Outpost • Galactic Observatory

New Approach: CASIS

Sustain Human Health and Performance • Ensure Systems Readiness • Validate Operational Procedures

Cornerstone of Exploration: The International Space Station

International Space Station:Research and Technology Applications & Demo Testbed

3ISS Research and Developmental Technologies: Closed-loop life support • Advanced monitoring & control • In-space assembly • Maintainability • supportability and logistics • Solar panels and batteries • EVA technologies • Automated

systems • Exercise systems • Medical care • Food systems

Improving Life Support: 70-80% water and air

recycling on ISS

Improving Zero-G Health:Bone loss prevention

through exercise and space medicine

Observing Planet Earth: Documenting global change and geographic

events; aiding in disaster relief

1,200 experiments supporting 1,600 scientists in 63 counties

Leveraging a Materials Testbed:Improving satellite component development

and spacecraft design

Teaching 30+ million students from ISS: Students participate in downlinks and

interactive experiments with ISS astronauts

A History of Collaboration and Cooperation: ISS as a Stepping-Stone for Deep-Space Exploration

4International Cooperation = Vital

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International Space Exploration Coordination Group: ISECG Terms of Reference

• Work collectively in a non-binding, consensus-driven manner toward advancing the Global Exploration Strategy

– Provide a forum for discussion of interests, objectives and plans

– Provide a forum for development of conceptual products– Enable the multilateral or bilateral partnerships necessary to

accomplish complex exploration missions– Promote interest and engagement in space exploration

among citizens and society• ISECG operating principles

– Open and inclusive, flexible and evolutionary, effective, mutual interest

• ISECG chairmanship rotates approximately once per year

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The ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap

The first iteration of the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) was released by ISECG in September 2011 Second iteration planned end 2012/early 2013

The GER reflects the international effort to collaboratively define technically feasible and programmatically implementable exploration mission scenarios with the common goal of humans on the surface of Mars Asteroid Next, Moon Next

GER serves as a non-binding reference for agencies to inform near-term decisions related to exploration preparatory activities

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ＩＳＳ（ LEO）Earth-Moon Lagrange L1

Mars Surface

Astreroid

Mars Orbit

or②

Lunar Surface Asteroid

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Lunar Surface

Next Steps

Mars: Ultimate Goal for All

Scenarios

LEO & ISS

Deep Space Habitat at Earth-Moon Lagrange Point1

Near-term Focus on Guiding Capabilities, Technologies and Leveraging ISS

Long-term Focus is Discovery Driven and Enhanced by Emerging Technologies

ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap:Two Exploration Pathways in a Common Strategy

Given their broad-based benefits, International Partnerships are essential. The Global Exploration Roadmap is consistent with NASA’s Capability-Driven Framework for Human Space

Exploration.

ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap Iteration 1: Sept 2011