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Space Environments and Spacecraft Effects Concept: Transitioning Research to Operations and ApplicationsThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is embarking on a course to expand human presence beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) while expanding its mission to explore the solar system. Destinations such as Near Earth Asteroids (NEA), Mars and its moons, and the outer planets are but a few of the mission targets. NASA has established numerous organizations specializing in specific space environments disciplines that will serve to enable these missions. To complement these existing discipline organizations, a concept is presented focusing on the development of a space environment and spacecraft effects organization. This includes space climate, space weather, natural and induced space environments, and effects on spacecraft materials and systems. This space environment and spacecraft effects organization would be comprised of Technical Working Groups (TWG) focusing on, for example: a) Charged Particles (CP), b) Space Environmental Effects (SEE), and c) Interplanetary and Extraterrestrial Environments (IEE). These technical working groups will generate products and provide knowledge supporting four functional areas: design environments, environment effects, operational support, and programmatic support. The four functional areas align with phases in the program mission lifecycle and are briefly described below. Design environments are used primarily in the mission concept and design phases of a program. Environment effects focuses on the material, component, sub-system and system-level selection and the testing to verify design and operational performance. Operational support provides products based on real time or near real time space weather observations to mission operators to aid in real time and near-term decision-making. The programmatic support function maintains an interface with the numerous programs within NASA and other federal agencies to ensure that communications are well established and the needs of the programs are being met. The programmatic support function also includes working in coordination with the program in anomaly resolution and generation of lesson learned documentation. The goal of this space environment and spacecraft effects organization is to develop decision-making tools and engineering products to support the mission phases of mission concept through operations by focusing on transitioning research to application. Products generated by this space environments and spacecraft effects organization are suitable for use in anomaly investigations. This paper will describe the organizational structure for this space environments and spacecraft effects organization, and outline the scope of conceptual TWG's and their relationship to the functional areas.
Document ID
20120004197
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Edwards, D. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Burns, H. D. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Clinton, R. G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Schumacher, D. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Spann, J. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
February 12, 2012
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
M12-1536
Meeting Information
Meeting: Sustainability of Space Activities: International Issues and Potential Solutions/International Space University
Location: Strasbourg
Country: France
Start Date: February 21, 2012
End Date: February 23, 2012
Sponsors: International Space Univ., Inc.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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