An Explore Mars BE BOLD technical project. Sanford Morton Emily Briere Cassidy Chan

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1 An Explore Mars BE BOLD technical project 1 Sanford Morton Emily Briere Cassidy Chan

2 Agenda 2 Mission Overview Why? How? What? Technology Walkthrough A deep dive into our systems Inspira:on in Ac:on Ac@ve STEM engagement

3 TC2M has Bold and Strives to be a Model of Innova@on 3 MISSION OBJECTIVE Build, launch, and land on the surface of Mars three student inspired, student- designed, student- built, and student- funded capsules of humanity THREE CORE IDEALS 1 INSPIRE Create an educa@onal vehicle to ignite a passion among today s youth Develop a new model for student- led innova@on 3 DRIVEN BY THE WHY WHAT We re invi@ng people from all corners of the globe to join the mission and contribute to a digital snapshot of humanity that will one day be rediscovered 2 TELL A STORY Connect cultures and discover commonali@es Capture our collec@ve society for current and future genera@ons 2 HOW We lead by example together we re designing new technology and launching a student- led mission to Mars 3 PUSH THE BOUNDARIES Pioneer culng edge aerospace technology that advances technical readiness to support human spaceflight to Mars 1 WHY We believe a berer tomorrow is achieved through inspiring youth to discover their passion

4 TC2M in a Nutshell 4 Collect Launch Arrive Remain Collect digital content (text, photo, and video) from across the globe U@lize social media and STEM partners to reach vast audiences 3 CubeSat spacecras will thrust to Mars using ion- electrospray propulsion We want to fly new experiments crowdsourced through students Enter Mar@an atmosphere and deploy :me capsule payloads Signal home that the landing was a success! Payloads land, remain intact for future human colonists to rediscover Plan to share the same gallery of digital content here on Earth to con@nue to inspire

5 Project Management & Schedule 5 STRONG ADVISORY STRUCTURE & FEEDBACK LOOP WHERE WE ARE WHERE WE RE GOING CEO Explore Mars Execu@ve Board TC2M Program Director EM Team Advisors Students CY 14 CY 15 CY 16 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FEASIBILITY STUDY PRELIMINARY DESIGN Advisory Team Mission Director BUILD TEAMS / INITIAL CONCEPTS ARCHITECTURE STUDY CRITICAL DESIGN Lead Systems Engineer SRR Flight System Team Fundraising Team Marke:ng Team Educa:on & Outreach Team CY 17 CY 18 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Flight System Managers Fundraising Managers Marke@ng Managers Educa@on & Outreach Managers ASSEMBLY, TEST, LAUNCH OPS Flight System Advisors Fundraising Advisors Marke@ng Advisors Ed. & Outreach Advisors MISSION OPS

6 Organizing for Financial Success 6 SOURCES OF SUPPORT STRONG COMMERICAL TEAM & PARTNERSHIPS Dona:ons Fundraising Advisors Mission Director Marke@ng Advisors Grants Fundraising Director Marke@ng Director SCAD (Partnership) Non- Profit Support Corp. Fund. Manager Crowdfunding Manager Press/PR Manager Web Develop. Manager Grant Manager (Tech Liaison) Donor Manager Social Media Manager Special Projects Manager

7 Strong Partners for Unique System Requirements 7 AVIONICS Engineer memory that is single event upset and latch up tolerant Develop method to capture images of objects in and on the spacecrak during flight ENTRY DESCENT LANDING Separate the lander from the main spacecrak without re- contact Design 1U CubeSat entry, descent, and landing system GNC PROPULSION Create propulsion system capable of producing 5.5 km/s V within our limited spacecrak size Develop semi- autonomous guidance, naviga@on, and control scheme LANDER PAYLOAD Confirm successful landing on Mars Protect the lander from dust storms and abrasive environments TEST ASSEMBLY LAUNCH OPS Abide by all planetary protec@on requirements throughout the dura@on of the mission Develop a system that is compa@ble with mul@ple launch vehicles and trajectories COMMS MISSION OPS Op8mize trajectory for efficient propellant use while minimizing of flight Develop a CubeSat compa@ble interplanetary communica@on system STRUCTURE MECHANICAL Engineer a passive vibra@on isola@on system Design thermal control system to maintain temperature of each component within the specified range during all mission phases

8 System Architecture & Interfaces 8 MULTI LAYER INSULATION EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENT DATA POWER PHYSICAL COMMANDS BASEPLATE GNC PPU Propulsion Avionics Flight Computer PPU Power SENSORS Comms. Memory Payload BATTERY EDL Comms. Payload THERMAL & RAD SHIELDING

9 Unique Challenges 9 GUIDANCE & NAVIGATION CONTROL With limited power available for the comms system, and thus limited frequency of communica@on with Earth, how will we maintain our intended trajectory? PROPULSION Given the rela@vely small size of our spacecrak and room for payload how will we meet the minimum required V to reach mars? SURVIVING THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT How will we block out high energy solar par:cles and background cosmic radia@on? How will we moderate S/C temp. to survive a dynamic mission environment? ENTRY DESCENT & LANDING Given that Mars has a thin and variable atmosphere with idiosyncra@c densi@es how do we survive entry and land in a region of our choosing with rela@ve accuracy?

10 Propulsion & GNC 10 PROPULSION EARTH SPIRAL OUT MARS ENTRY

11 EDL & Payload 11 LOW MASS, LOW VOLUME PASSIVE EDL SYSTEM CHALLENGES EXTERIOR DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN 1. Incorporate EDL system into small volume and mass 2. Analyze atmospheric entry 3. Design long term storage of large memory capacity in a small volume 4. Ensure data payload survives the passive descent CERAMIC FOAM PAYLOAD RADIATION PROTECTION NANO TRUSS ABLATIVE 10 CM

12 Science Payload 12 TC2M and Explore Mars are interested in science inves:ga:ons that advance knowledge needed for future human missions to Mars POSSIBILITIES ASK RADIATION MEASUREMENTS In route between Earth and Mars On surface total dose uplink to Mars orbital assets (NASA, ESA) CANDIDATE University or undergraduate students MARS RESOURCE DETECTION Spectral imager for of water and CO 2 in form of snow or frost with daily relay frequency Electrodynamic dust proper@es experiments PROPOSAL Submit a planned experiment that could fit within the spacecrak's limited resources and return viable data

13 It s More Than Just GeLng to Mars Mission Technology Inspira@on We ve been connec@ng and inspiring schools, students, mentors, and professionals around the country and soon the world 13

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