Further Details Emerge Regarding NASA’s Cancellation of Human and Robotic Technology (H&RT) Research Projects
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NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate has decided to cancel 29 out of 51 Human and Robotic Technology (H&RT) research projects selected in 2004.
According to this press release: “NASA Investigators Selected for Human and Robotic Technology” “NASA’s Office of Exploration Systems has selected the proposals of 50 NASA investigators from its ten field centers to support the human and robotic technology goals and objectives of the Vision for Space Exploration. Total value of the work is approximately $570 million through fiscal year 2008.”
These and other program cancellations are also described in “NASA Internal Memo: NASA Realigns Research and Technology to Accelerate CEV/CLV“.
The following is modified from data extracted from an internal NASA database.
| CANCELLED | ? | ? | ? | Inflatable Aeroshell and Thermal Protection System Development | ? | ? | ? |
| 56 | Abel | Glenn | Advanced Mechanisms and Tribology Technologies for Durable Lightweight Actuation and Mechanical Power Transmission Systems | ASTP | AMSC | $14,801,829 | |
| CANCELLED | 57 | Brandon | JPL | A Structural Health System for Crew Habitats | ASTP | AMSC | $9,832,000 |
| CANCELLED | 63 | Collins | Langley | Advanced Materials and Structures for the Modular Assembly of Large Space Platforms | ASTP | AMSC | $15,000,000 |
| 65 | Connell | Langley | Flexible Fabrics with High Thermal Conductivity for Advanced Spacesuits | ASTP | AMSC | $14,740,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 68 | Lawrence | Marshall | Lightweight Non-Metallic Thermal Protection Materials Technology | ASTP | AMSC | $14,970,000 |
| 54 | Troutman | Langley | Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts (RASC) – Exploration Mission Synergy Assessments | ASTP | ASCT | $3,999,431 | |
| CANCELLED | 101 | Moses | Langley | Analysis of In-Space Assembly of Modular Systems | ASTP | ASCT | $4,800,000 |
| 163 | Crawford | Ames | Trade Study on Autonomous Operations for the Crew Exploration Vehicle | ASTP | ASCT | $2,499,029 | |
| CANCELLED | 164 | Youngquist | Kennedy | Spacecraft Electrostatic Shielding-Radiation Protection, Propulsion, Energy Delivery | ASTP | ASCT | $1,197,000 |
| 167 | Schoenenberger | Langley | Tool Development for Abort Scenario Analysis and Failure Mode Mitigation | ASTP | ASCT | $7,989,755 | |
| CANCELLED | 170 | Hemmati | JPL | End-to-End Hardware and Link Modeling of Optical Communications Systems | ASTP | ASCT | $6,445,597 |
| CANCELLED | 172 | Oneil | Marshall | Advanced Technology Lifecycle Analysis System (ATLAS) | ASTP | ASCT | $7,998,266 |
| 175 | Zapata | Kennedy | A First Ever Application of 21st Century Supply Chain Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis to ETO | ASTP | ASCT | $4,000,000 | |
| 178 | Muscettola | Ames | Fully-Automated Mission-Operations Systems: Technologic, Economic, and Human-Centered Tradeoff Assessment | ASTP | ASCT | $2,720,002 | |
| CANCELLED | 179 | Oberto | JPL | NASA Exploration Design Team | ASTP | ASCT | $7,140,000 |
| CANCELLED | 180 | Bradley | Langley | Joint Technical Architecture for Robotic Systems (JTARS) | ASTP | ASCT | $5,843,010 |
| CANCELLED | 183 | Banks | Dryden | Aero-Assist Mars Transfer Vehicle System Technology Design | ASTP | ASCT | $4,000,000 |
| CANCELLED | 184 | Fitts | Johnson | Human-Centered Design | ASTP | ASCT | $5,749,619 |
| CANCELLED | 64 | Mueller | JPL | Micro-Inspector Spacecraft for Space Exploration Missions | TMP | ASO | $18,000,000 |
| CANCELLED | 67 | Culbert | Johnson | In Space Robotic Assembly and Maintenance | TMP | ASO | $16,199,665 |
| 69 | Kearney | Johnson | Advanced EVA Systems to Support the Vision for Space Exploration | TMP | ASO | $13,300,000 | |
| 92 | Lewis | Johnson | Advanced Docking/Berthing System for Rendezvous Operations and In-Space Assembly of Crewed and Autonomous Vehicles and Structures | TMP | ASPS | $29,300,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 142 | Daues | Johnson | Test Articles for Early Habitat Design Trades and Surface System Requirements Definition | TMP | ASPS | $16,700,000 |
| CANCELLED | 14 (w 18) | Figueroa | Stennis | Integrated Health Management with Intelligent Networked Elements | TMP | ASPS | $7,900,000 |
| 18 (w 14) | Duncavage | Johnson | ISS as a Testbed for Vehicle Health Management Technologies | TMP | ASPS | $11,900,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 102 | Heaps | Goddard | Laser 3D Vision for Robotic and Manned Lunar Surface Exploration | ASTP | CCEI | $10,887,000 |
| CANCELLED | 108 | Tratt | Goddard | Laser/Lidar Technologies For Exploration | ASTP | CCEI | $15,000,000 |
| 112 | Stoica | JPL | Self-Reconfigurable Analog/Mixed-Signal Electronics for Extreme Environments | ASTP | CCEI | $9,100,000 | |
| 114 | Hodson | Langley | Reconfigurable Scalable Computing for Space Applications | ASTP | CCEI | $14,790,923 | |
| CANCELLED | 115 | Krishnakumar | Ames | A Plug-and-Play Architecture for Real-Time Intelligent Avionics | ASTP | CCEI | $8,399,905 |
| 81 | Graves | Johnson | Evaluate and Demonstrate Inflatable Aeroshells for Aeroassist Functions for the Exploration Initiative and International Space Station Down-Mass | TMP | HESS | $30,564,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 85 | Howell | Marshall | In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Depot | TMP | HESS | $39,990,981 |
| CANCELLED | 89 | Howell | Marshall | Modular, Reconfigurable High-Power Technology Demonstrator | TMP | HESS | $29,397,156 |
| CANCELLED | 119 | Chato | Glenn | Experimentation for the Maturation of Deep Space Cryogenic Refueling | TMP | InSTEP | $2,995,940 |
| CANCELLED | 121 | Kinard | Langley | Accommodations for In-STEP Exposure Experiments on ISS (NUGGET>>>) | TMP | InSTEP | $3,000,000 |
| CANCELLED | 134 | Chang-Diaz | Johnson | System Design of a High Power Electric Propulsion Test Platform | TMP | InSTEP | $2,831,233 |
| 136 | Ambrose | Johnson | Dexterous Robot Flight Demonstration with EVA Crew | TMP | InSTEP | $3,000,177 | |
| 106 | Wilcox | JPL | Rough and Steep Terrain Lunar Surface Mobility | TMP | LPSO | $25,300,000 | |
| 137 | Sanders | Johnson | Resolve: Development of a Regolith Extraction and Resource Separation and Characterization Experiment for Resource Separation and Characterization Experiment for the 2009/2010 Lunar Lander | TMP | LPSO | $24,000,000 | |
| 125 | Westheimer | Johnson | Heat Rejection Systems for Lunar Missions | ASTP | PPCS | $10,100,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 126 | Jacobson | Glenn | Multi-100 kW, Long Life Hall Thruster Technology | ASTP | PPCS | $8,306,107 |
| CANCELLED | 128 | Bailey | Glenn | Nanomaterials and Nanostructures for Space PV | ASTP | PPCS | $6,031,300 |
| CANCELLED | 129 | Lewis | JPL | Ultralight Zero-Boil-Off Cryogenic Propellant Storage System | ASTP | PPCS | $14,800,000 |
| 130 | Bugga | JPL | Laboratory Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems for Future Robotic and Human Exploration Missions | ASTP | PPCS | $14,300,000 | |
| CANCELLED | 37 | Lohn | Ames | Automated Design of Spacecraft Systems | ASTP | SISM | $6,720,000 |
| 147 | Trejo | Ames | Embedded Real-Time Advisory System for Crew-Automation Reliability | ASTP | SISM | $5,498,506 | |
| CANCELLED | 152 | Turmon | JPL | Decision Support System for Health Management | ASTP | SISM | $8,270,000 |
| 155 | Nourbakhsh | Ames | Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot For Assembly and Maintenance | ASTP | SISM | $9,316,872 | |
| 160 | Holzmann | JPL | Reliable Software Systems Development | ASTP | SISM | $9,896,000 | |
| 161 | Ambrose | Johnson | Telepresence of Remote Supervision of Robots | ASTP | SISM | $13,896,927 |
