Exploring our Solar System and Beyond AFCEA Larry James, Deputy Director February 18, 2016
Jason 3 Launch January 17, 2016
JPL Science and Exploration Thrusts 1 2 3 4 Journey to Mars Formation of and life in our solar system Life outside our solar system and how the Universe formed Our home planet 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Curiosity s Selfie
Strata at Base of Mt Sharp Indicates the flow of water before the mountain formed 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Curiosity Near Large Sand Dunes 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Mars Exploration Program Operational 2001-2007 Odyssey MRO 2009 2011 2013 2018 2020 & Beyond Mars Orbiter Mars Express Collaboration MAVEN Aeronomy Orbiter MER Phoenix (completed) Mars Science Laboratory InSIGHT (?) 20 Mars Rover Mission
InSight Launch: 2018 (?)
Mars 2020 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA j p l. n a s a. g o v
Cassini 10 Years at Saturn 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA j p l. n a s a. g o v
18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Saturn s Moon Titan Titan Lakes Titan Sea January 30, 2016 Caltech EE Connections Symposium 12
Vesta departure Sep '12 Ceres Launch Sep '07 Vesta arrival Jul '11 Vesta Thrust Coast Mars gravity assist Feb '09 Ceres arrival Mar '15 Dawn & Ceres today
Ceres Occator Crater Yalode Crater Ahuna Crater January 30, 2016 Caltech EE Connections Symposium 14
Juno Arriving July 4, 2016 January 30, 2016 Caltech EE Connections Symposium 15
Asteroid Retrieval Mission 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
2 Search for Life in the Oceans of Icy Satellites Enceladus Europa Titan Callisto and, learn how planetary systems formed Venus Uranus Vesta 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Sampling and Exploring Ocean of Europa Enceladus Ice Particles Exotic Titan Lakes 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Europa Next Outer Planet Flagship Mission 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Europa Orbiter & Lander
3 Exoplanets & Origins of the Universe Understanding our Universe and our place in it How did our universe begin and evolve? How did galaxies, stars, and planets come to be? Are We Alone? 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Are there Earth-like planets elsewhere? Earth Size Planets in Habitable Zone: 13 Confirmed Planets: 1,937 Planet Candidates: 3,701
Image credit: Kepler Project, ARC
WFIRST / AFTA Microlensing for Exoplanets Completes the Census Begun by Kepler
WFIRST-AFTA Coronagraph WFIRST Coronagraph Instrument Exoplanet Direct imaging Exoplanet Spectroscopy
Starshade
4 Understanding our Planet Will sea level continue to rise at the current rate? Will water availability change in the future? How are carbon storage and biodiversity changing? How can we better prepare for extreme events such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes?
Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
OCO-2 Continues the CO2 Record
Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 Launch Possible as Early as 2018 OCO-3 Payload Mapping the LA Basin OCO-3 to operate on the ISS Notional Schedule FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 Extended Phase B Phase C Phase D Ph. E Project Restart and Confirmation Process Subsystem Development Payload Integration & Test and Launch Site Processing Launch, ISS Installation, and In-Orbit Checkout Launch Services (TBC)
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Data from GRACE 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) SWOT measurements will be critical to determining surface water availability, flooding potential, and the ocean's capacity to absorb heat and carbon from the atmosphere. Mesoscale Ocean Circulation SWOT will use a Ka-band interferometric SAR with 2 swaths, 60 km each to characterize the ocean circulation at a spatial resolution of 10 km and provide a global inventory of terrestrial water bodies. Fresh Water Storage And Discharge
NASA India Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Mars Helicopter Under consideration for the Mars 2020 payload Externally mounted antenna Helicopter Interface & Radio Box Helicopter & Deployment Systems 18 Febuary 2016 AFCEA
Virtual Mars JPL scientists working collaboratively j p l. n a s a. g o v
INSPIRE GRIFEX LUNAR FLASHLIGHT NEA SCOUT RainCube MARCO DISCOVERY CubeSat Development Lab DISCOVERY TDO MCUBED/COVE2 RELIC NEA DETECTION MASC IF filter-bank Back-end Electronics LO Chain Mixer Module 118 GHz Receiver 183 GHz Receiver LMRST Calibration Target Direction of Satellite Motor Motion Mechanism Nadir Reflector Dual-frequency Feed Horn Cold Sky Earth Scene IPEX Tempest ISARA
The Quest
Dare Mighty Things