Appendix H
Description of the Exploration Technology Development Program
A presentation, “Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP) Overview,” from Frank Peri, Program Manager, Exploration Technology Development Program, NASA, to the Exploration Technology Development Program on October 10-11, 2007, in Washington D.C., is reprinted in its entirety, as received, in this appendix.
Candidate KPP’s
ETDP Project |
Technical Performance Commitment |
Goal |
Structures, Materials, and Mechanisms |
Develop and test lightweight structural concepts for lunar surface habitats. |
10 – 20% reduction in mass |
Protection Systems |
Deliver a prototype lunar return capable ablative heat shield for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. |
Peak heating rate > 750 W/cm2 |
Non-Toxic Propulsion |
Develop a deep throttling LOX-hydrogen rocket engine for the Lunar Lander descent stage, and a prototype LOX-methane rocket engine for the Lunar Lander ascent stage. |
10: 1 throttling ratio for descent engine; 4000 lbf thrust for ascent engine |
Energy Storage and Power Systems |
Develop a modular regenerative fuel system for energy storage at the lunar outpost. |
Specific power > 130 W/kg |
Thermal Control for Surface Systems |
Develop and test prototype thermal control system components for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. |
Radiator mass per area > 1.4 kg/m2 |
ETDP Project |
Technical Performance Commitment |
Goal |
Avionics and Software |
Develop a prototype autonomous precision landing and hazard avoidance system for the Lunar Lander. |
Landing precision < 30m |
Environmental Control and Life Support |
Deliver a prototype carbon dioxide and moisture removal system for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. Deliver the Electronic Nose (E-Nose) and Vehicle Cabin Air Monitor (VCAM) flight hardware for launch to the ISS. |
Specific energy to remove CO2and moisture from air < 0.073 kW-h/kg air |
Crew Support and Accommodations |
Develop component technologies for an advanced EVA surface suit. |
120 hours survival on lunar surface |
ISS Research and Operations |
Deliver the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) and Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) for launch to the ISS. |
Conduct 1 experiment every 2 years per rack |
ETDP Project |
Technical Performance Commitment |
Goal |
In-Situ Resource Utilization |
Demonstrate the production of oxygen from lunar regolith. |
Production rate = 50kg/day |
Robotics, Operations, and Supportability |
Demonstrate surface mobility systems for transporting crew and large payloads to support lunar outpost assembly. |
Range > 100 km; Payload Mass = 5000 kg |
Fission Surface Power Systems |
Test proof-of-concept fission surface power system with reactor simulator. |
Power = 40 kWe |
ETDP Project Funding
$M |
FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
FY11 |
FY12 |
FY13 |
Total |
Structures, Materials & Mechanisms |
11.500 |
8.000 |
12.144 |
17.918 |
15.908 |
10.908 |
76.378 |
Advanced Radiation Shielding |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.400 |
6.999 |
7.000 |
7.000 |
22.400 |
Ablative TPS |
44.257 |
4.133 |
4.149 |
4.343 |
5.226 |
5.226 |
67.334 |
Dust Mitigation |
2.000 |
2.000 |
4.000 |
5.002 |
8.686 |
6.564 |
28.253 |
Habitation Systems |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
5.000 |
5.000 |
14.000 |
24.000 |
PCAD |
27.448 |
27.366 |
23.207 |
27.614 |
16.840 |
1.474 |
123.948 |
CFM |
10.722 |
13.712 |
12.200 |
15.100 |
16.999 |
3.800 |
72.534 |
Advanced Propulsion Technologies |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
4.000 |
15.157 |
26.332 |
45.488 |
Energy Storage |
7.400 |
4.000 |
7.243 |
12.122 |
11.127 |
11.127 |
53.019 |
Surface Power Systems |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
4.000 |
5.443 |
4.000 |
13.443 |
Thermal Controls |
2.574 |
3.563 |
3.777 |
4.846 |
4.939 |
4.939 |
24.638 |
RHESE |
4.000 |
3.233 |
4.868 |
6.653 |
6.894 |
6.894 |
32.542 |
ISHM |
2.930 |
4.080 |
5.928 |
7.000 |
9.349 |
9.349 |
38.636 |
A40 |
1.400 |
1.500 |
2.634 |
3.650 |
5.636 |
5.636 |
20.456 |
Intelligent Software Design |
1.500 |
1.500 |
2.000 |
2.500 |
2.000 |
1.500 |
10.999 |
ALHAT |
11.010 |
12.577 |
9.910 |
10.524 |
10.601 |
4.601 |
59.223 |
AR&D |
4.200 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
4.200 |
Mini-RF/LRO |
6.250 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
1.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
13.250 |
Advanced Nav Sensors |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.800 |
10.000 |
13.000 |
30.000 |
54.800 |
High-Bandwith Comm |
0.000 |
0.000 |
4.961 |
7.210 |
5.600 |
2.887 |
20.658 |
ELS |
13.000 |
12.999 |
16.049 |
29.195 |
30.485 |
30.487 |
132.214 |
AEMC |
9.241 |
8.220 |
10.949 |
15.204 |
13.519 |
13.519 |
70.652 |
FPDS |
1.584 |
1.405 |
1.333 |
0.349 |
0.292 |
0.292 |
5.255 |
Advanced Waste Techniques |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
7.000 |
9.500 |
6.000 |
22.500 |
EVA Technologies |
10.019 |
14.627 |
17.963 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
42.610 |
Advanced EVA Technologies |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
18.000 |
18.000 |
18.000 |
54.000 |
ISS Research |
26.403 |
24.783 |
25.843 |
25.214 |
25.362 |
27.127 |
154.732 |
ISRU |
5.000 |
8.000 |
14.910 |
26.221 |
29.989 |
37.724 |
121.845 |
FSP |
10.000 |
10.000 |
11.260 |
15.241 |
15.417 |
15.417 |
77.335 |
Supportability |
2.679 |
3.188 |
2.727 |
6.840 |
5.913 |
5.913 |
27.260 |
Human Robotics |
8.039 |
11.054 |
14.982 |
19.021 |
20.712 |
20.712 |
94.519 |
ETDP Special Projects |
14.780 |
8.004 |
9.977 |
10.497 |
10.103 |
13.216 |
66.578 |
Program Support |
49.530 |
52.155 |
68.374 |
70.549 |
75.526 |
62.500 |
378.634 |
ETDP Civil Service FTEs
Civil Service FTEs |
FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
FY11 |
FY12 |
FY13 |
SMM |
11.8 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
Advanced Radiation Shielding |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
Ablative TPS |
70.9 |
13.5 |
12.8 |
11.3 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
Dust Mitigation |
5.5 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
Habitation Systems |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
PCAD |
49.1 |
49.8 |
38.8 |
44.6 |
35.1 |
7.3 |
CFM |
23.8 |
27.3 |
21.9 |
25.4 |
31.0 |
9.6 |
Advanced Propulsion Technologies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
Energy Storage |
13.9 |
9.9 |
13.6 |
15.7 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
Surface Power Systems |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
Thermal Controls |
4.6 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
RHESE |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
ISHM |
5.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
A40 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
Intelligent Software Design |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
ALHAT |
16.8 |
16.9 |
14.7 |
14.2 |
13.5 |
8.0 |
AR&D |
9.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Mini-RF/LRO |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Advanced Nav Sensors |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
High-Bandwith Comm |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
ELS |
31.9 |
31.0 |
31.8 |
40.2 |
41.9 |
42.4 |
AEMC |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
FPDS |
5.7 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Advanced Waste Techniques |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
EVA Technologies |
9.8 |
8.9 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Advanced EVA Technologies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
ISS Research |
38.0 |
39.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
ISRU |
16.3 |
20.7 |
25.4 |
30.6 |
31.0 |
31.3 |
FSP |
21.0 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
Supportability |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
9.5 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
Human Robotics |
18.1 |
21.9 |
27.5 |
32.8 |
41.7 |
41.7 |
ETDP Special Projects |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
Program Support |
2.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
ETDP WYEs
WYEs |
FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
FY11 |
FY12 |
FY13 |
SMM |
6.0 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
Advanced Radiation Shielding |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ablative TPS |
33.5 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
Dust Mitigation |
3.6 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
8.8 |
Habitation Systems |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
PCAD |
35.0 |
27.5 |
13.5 |
18.0 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
CFM |
16.3 |
20.0 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
21.8 |
5.1 |
Advanced Propulsion Technologies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Energy Storage |
14.3 |
8.5 |
12.1 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
Surface Power Systems |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Thermal Controls |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
RHESE |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
ISHM |
6.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
21.5 |
22.5 |
25.5 |
A40 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
11.9 |
16.4 |
16.9 |
Intelligent Software Design |
3.7 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
ALHAT |
13.5 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
7.3 |
AR&D |
8.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Mini-RF/LRO |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Advanced Nav Sensors |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
High-Bandwith Comm |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
ELS |
23.5 |
21.9 |
24.8 |
30.5 |
33.4 |
33.7 |
AEMC |
29.1 |
35.5 |
35.9 |
32.7 |
28.1 |
30.1 |
FPDS |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Advanced Waste Techniques |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
EVA Technologies |
21.3 |
29.5 |
32.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Advanced EVA Technologies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
ISS Research |
33.0 |
30.0 |
31.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
31.0 |
ISRU |
5.1 |
5.7 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
FSP |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
Supportability |
6.8 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
Human Robotics |
16.8 |
21.9 |
27.4 |
35.8 |
54.4 |
54.3 |
ETDP Special Projects |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
Program Support |
9.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |