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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #1 on: 11/27/2015 07:13 pm »
Sounds interesting especially the NEA mission.

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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #2 on: 11/28/2015 12:23 am »
Sounds interesting especially the NEA mission.

Agreed.  I thought I heard the team behind it is debating whether to go with the solar sail nominally mentioned or to go with a chemical system; then again I might be thinking of the Lunar Flashlight mission; one or the other was having trouble with solar sails.

This certainly shows the SLS can be useful even with Orion flights.  It reminds me a little of how the later Apollo missions included sub-satellites to orbit the Moon.  Of course, these missions aren't exclusively lunar, just utilizing a free ride to high Earth orbit.  Hopefully when SLS moves to Block 1B the EUS can afford more complex and larger secondary payloads.
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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #3 on: 02/02/2016 03:27 pm »
February 02, 2016
RELEASE 16-011

NASA Space Launch System’s First Flight to Send Small Sci-Tech Satellites Into Space

The first flight of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will carry 13 CubeSats to test innovative ideas along with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft in 2018.

These small satellite secondary payloads will carry science and technology investigations to help pave the way for future human exploration in deep space, including the journey to Mars. SLS’ first flight, referred to as Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), provides the rare opportunity for these small experiments to reach deep space destinations, as most launch opportunities for CubeSats are limited to low-Earth orbit.

“The 13 CubeSats that will fly to deep space as secondary payloads aboard SLS on EM-1 showcase the intersection of science and technology, and advance our journey to Mars,”
said NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman.

The secondary payloads were selected through a series of announcements of flight opportunities, a NASA challenge and negotiations with NASA’s international partners.

 “The SLS is providing an incredible opportunity to conduct science missions and test key technologies beyond low-Earth orbit," said Bill Hill, deputy associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This rocket has the unprecedented power to send Orion to deep space plus room to carry 13 small satellites – payloads that will advance our knowledge about deep space with minimal cost.”

NASA selected two payloads through the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Broad Agency Announcement:
•Skyfire - Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Denver, Colorado, will develop a CubeSat to perform a lunar flyby of the moon, taking sensor data during the flyby to enhance our knowledge of the lunar surface
•Lunar IceCube - Morehead State University, Kentucky, will build a CubeSat to search for water ice and other resources at a low orbit of only 62 miles above the surface of the moon

Three payloads were selected by NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate:
•Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, or NEA Scout will perform reconnaissance of an asteroid, take pictures and observe its position in space
•BioSentinel will use yeast to detect, measure and compare the impact of deep space radiation on living organisms over long durations in deep space
•Lunar Flashlight will look for ice deposits and identify locations where resources may be extracted from the lunar surface

Two payloads were selected by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate:
•CuSP – a “space weather station” to measure particles and magnetic fields in space, testing practicality for a network of stations to monitor space weather
•LunaH-Map will map hydrogen within craters and other permanently shadowed regions throughout the moon’s south pole

Three additional payloads will be determined through NASA’s Cube Quest Challenge – sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and designed to foster innovations in small spacecraft propulsion and communications techniques. CubeSat builders will vie for a launch opportunity on SLS’ first flight through a competition that has four rounds, referred to as ground tournaments, leading to the selection in 2017 of the payloads to fly on the mission.

NASA has also reserved three slots for payloads from international partners. Discussions to fly those three payloads are ongoing, and they will be announced at a later time.

On this first flight, SLS will launch the Orion spacecraft to a stable orbit beyond the moon to demonstrate the integrated system performance of Orion and the SLS rocket prior to the first crewed flight. The first configuration of SLS that will fly on EM-1 is referred to as Block I and will have a minimum 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capability and be powered by twin boosters and four RS-25 engines. The CubeSats will be deployed following Orion separation from the upper stage and once Orion is a safe distance away. Each payload will be ejected with a spring mechanism from dispensers on the Orion stage adapter. Following deployment, the transmitters on the CubeSats will turn on, and ground stations will listen for their beacons to determine the functionality of these small satellites.

For more information about NASA’s Journey to Mars, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/journeytomars
Jacques :-)

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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #4 on: 02/03/2016 06:28 am »
There's one new payload I didn't about before, which is CuSP (CubeSat to study Solar Particles).

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/CuSP_Will_Observe_Solar_Energetic_Particles_in_Outer_Space_999.html
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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #6 on: 08/08/2016 07:58 pm »
Lockheed Martin's SkyFire CubeSat Travels to the Moon

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Published on Aug 8, 2016
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with NASA to deploy SkyFire, a 6U CubeSat planned to launch to the moon in 2018 with Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). The small satellite will use new infrared technology to conduct lunar mapping.

Media Source: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2016/august/ssc-080816-smallsat.html



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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #7 on: 08/08/2016 08:04 pm »
Although I'm sure it will be a great mission, the funny thing is when I heard the word Skyfire the first thing that came to mind was....


....the alternative name of the Transformers Autobot 'Jetfire'  8)
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Re: NASA identifies secondary payloads for SLS's EM-1 mission
« Reply #8 on: 08/26/2016 10:17 pm »
Heard Les Johnson talk about the NEA Scout last week. He is the Principal Investigator for the project. He expects the solar sail the ability to visit several asteroids before the mission is complete.

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