Aurora informatiemiddag

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Aurora informatiemiddag
Welkom
Roel Gathier, adjunct-directeur SRON
AURORA informatiemiddag, 18 april 2002 _at_ SRON
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A short introduction to
The ESA Aurora Programme
Guido Reni - Aurora
Rolf P. de Groot, PB-SRON
Rolf P. de Groot, programmabureau extern
onderzoek SRON, AURORA presentatie, 18 april 2002
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• Contents
• What is the idea behind Aurora
• Call for ideas
• Programme contents and planning

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The Challenge Does Europe want to play a key
role in an international human mission to Mars
(2029)? The Objective To formulate and
implement a European long-term plan for the
robotic and human exploration of the Solar System
bodies holding promise for traces of life.
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The Rationale
Political European Space Strategy calls for the
next step in human space exploration. Scientifi
c exploit the synergy between the robotic
missions in preparation of human exploration and
the missions in support of in-situ
Astrobiology Technological Offers a source of
new technological developments and initiatives
(VS military) in the post-ISS (development)
timeframe.
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Call for ideas (I)

• To support the Exploration Scientific Experts
  Group
• (ESEG) in the preparation of the Aurora Programme
• proposal scientific rationale.
• Aimed at scientists in Europe and Canada
• Running time 4 weeks (March 2001)
• 291 submissions in total, 18 from NL (gt6)

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Call for ideas (IV)
Mars orbiters, short lifetime, low flying or long
lifetime, high flying. Landers, short and long
lifetime, Mars Sample Return, Mars Human mission,
radiation, electrostatic charging, physical
abrasion Asteroids / NEOs (Solar System
history, resources, hazard) Orbit tracking,
fly-by, landing, in situ exploration Europa,
Orbiter, simple and complex landers Moon, RS
from LEO, Landers
Huge interest in Human Spaceflight aspects (103
medical, life support, psychological issues)
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Workshop 3-4 April 2001

• Sequence of actions (gt complexity time-line)
• Mapping remote sensing
• Multi-site in situ, on- and sub-surface
• Sample return
• In situ resource utilisation
• Robotic oputpost
• Human exploration
• Science Goals
• Search for life outside Earth (prebiotic
  chemistry, fossil ..)
• Comparative planetology (evolution env.
  conductive to life)
• Outreach / Public awareness (kindergarten to
  universities)

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The Aurora Programme

• Implementation Optional Envelope-type Programme
• with a 5-year Periodicity (3-year preparatory
  period)
• Definition Component planning, defenition of
  European
• Framework, Scientific support, (pre)phase A,
  human missions studies,
• generic technology, Scientific and instrument
  definition, public awareness.
• Development Component mission and technology
  B/C/D/E,
• Mission specific technology development and
  demonstration
• .

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Preparatory Period
Development Component
Dev. Comp.
À la carte missions
Definition Component
Definition Component
Def. Comp.
Commitment
Programme Review
Programme Review
Approval 3rd Period
Approval 2nd Period
2002
2005
2010
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Result of ESA MC 2001
10 Participating states Austria, Belgium, Canada
(tbc), France, Italy, NL, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, United Kingdom. Total subscription
14.1 Meuro (of 20 / 40 Meuro) Dutch
Participation NL subscribed at a level of GNP
(4,65) at the Ministerial Council in Edinburgh
(1 Meuro). Participating ministeries are OCenW
and EZ. .
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Organisation of Aurora
Management Interdirectorate activity (Manned
Space, Space Science, Technology,
Strategy). Delegations Aurora Board of
Participants Chairmen of SPC, PB-MS,
PB-MG). EPAC Exploration Programme Advisory
Committee Chairmen of LSWG, PSWG, SSWG, LPSAC,
SSAC, ESSC, Technologists, Astronaut. Advise to
the executive, recommendation to the ABP. .
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Aurora Mission Types
Flagships major missions leading to soft
landing Or Sample return and eventually a human
mission Arrows cost-capped fast demonstration
mission, or exploit payload opportunities on 3rd
party missions Operations / exploitation
included in Development Component, implemented
efficiently by combining ESA and national
efforts. .
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Contents Preparatory Period (I)

• A - Formulate European Framework for Exploration
• Identifies European interests and priorities
• Considers all European activities (ESA and
  national)
• Federates them toward a common set of goals
  (missions)
• Important role for EPAC and Network of
  (technical)
• Universities
• System studies oriented towards long-term goal of
  manned exploration
• Support by contractyors and consultants
• .

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Contents Preparatory Period (II)

• B - Studies of (Mars) missions
• Missions selected by ABP (EPAC recommendation)
  from
• Call for ideas 2001
• Relevant existing mission proposals
• Relevant European co-operation opportunities
• Selection criteria
• Foreseen / likely launch date
• The technological step achieved
• The scientific objective

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Contents Preparatory Period (III)

• C - Early technology preparation define plan
  for sequence
• of missions long term plan for technology
  development. Building on
• Existing work (national ESA).
• First generic technology areas, later mission
  specific
• Techical Support Team (incl. national experts)
• 2002 GSP call for Exploration Technology (10 NL)

Activity Title
Issue
Keuro
TBD technology studies
3rd QTR
TBD



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Contents Preparatory Period (IV)
D Science and instrument preparation support.
Testing e.g. exobiology instruments in extreme
environments, human Survivability Issues, EPAC
recommendation necessary). .
End of june 2002 workshop developing research
priorities for planetory exploration simulations
in general as well as specific priorities for
different facilities.
E Public Awareness .
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2005
2002
2003
2004
Programme milestones
Start 1st period
Start
Review 1st period
Approval 2nd period
Start 2nd period
Mission Preparation
1st Call for Ideas
Pre-ph A
4x Flagship, 4x Arrow Pre-phase A
4F4A
Selection
2x Flagship (compet.), 2x Arrow phase A
2 Flagship, 2 Arrow
Selection
Flagship1 (Phase B)
Arrow 1 (Phase B)
Technologies
Generic technologies
Generic streams
Critical technologies (pre-development)
Mission Specific
Planning supporting activities
European Framework for Exploration Preparation
Activities, Tech.Univ.Network
European Framework for Exploration, Techn
University Network
Science preparation and public awareness
Science preparation public awareness
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Aurora vs. Science
SMART - 2
Fundamental Physics
Astronomy
Solar
Planetary
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Life on Mars Is (was) it there and will we find
it?
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Aurora informatiemiddag
1400 Welkom (Roel Gathier, adjunct-directeur
SRON) 1405 Introductie Aurora-programma (Rolf
de Groot, PB-SRON) 1425 Enabling technologies
voor Aurora (Joost Carpay, NIVR) 1440
Astrobiology research in the Netherlands in the
framework of Aurora (Pascale Ehrenfreund,
Sterrewacht Leiden) 1510 Thee 1520 Dutch Space
en Aurora (Peter van Leeuwen, Dutch
Space) 1535 Naar verzorging onderweg voor
verkenningstochten in het zonnestelsel (Jutta
Kraemer, Dutch Space) 1550 Bemande exploratie
van de ruimte gaat de dokter mee? (John
Karemaker, AMC) 1605 Biotechnologie in het
Aurora-programma (Niels van Ras,
Bioclear) 1620 JAQAR en Aurora (Robin Biesbroek,
JAQAR) 1635 Individual ventilation for medium G
conditions (Piet Jacobs, TNO Bouw) 1650 TNO
interesse gebieden m.b.t. Aurora (Roel Hoekstra,
TNO Space) 1705 MARS-g Manned antecedent for
reduced and simulated gravity (Erik van der
Heide, Delta-Utec) 1710 Concluding remarks (Rolf
de Groot Joost Carpay) 1715 Borrel
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Spare slides
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Call for ideas (II)
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Key Technology Streams

• Automated guidance navigation Control
• Micro-Avionics
• Data Processing Communication
• Entry, Descent and Landing
• Crew and Life Support aspects of exploration
• In Situ Resource Utilisation
• Power generation, conditioning and storage
• Propulsion, transportation, Ascent/descent
  vehicles
• Robotics and mechanisms
• Structure thermal control
• .

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Selection of Missions for first full period
(cont.)
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GSP call for Exploration Technology

• ITT was on new ideas within most promising areas
  of the Technology Streams defined in Annex D of
  PP,
• Aimed at non-Primes,
• More than 110 proposals are in the process of
  evaluation

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Total funding preparatory period
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Summary and conclusions

• NL interesse op technologie en wetenschap
• Wellicht vervolg workshops per thema nuttig
• Echte belang moet in 2004 blijken
• Borrel in het S-ROND
• Presentaties te vinden op
• http//www.sron.nl/external_research/

Rolf P. de Groot, programmabureau extern
onderzoek SRON, AURORA presentatie, 18 april 2002