SH040
Access2Space: How New Rideshare Opportunities Enable Smallsat Missions, Instruments, and Technology I eLightning

Monday, 14 December 2020: 16:00-17:00
Virtual
Primary Convener:  George C Ho, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Conveners:  Rebecca L Bishop, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Leonard Strachan, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States and Alan Jay Zide, NASA Headquarters, Heliophysics, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  George C Ho, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Chairs:  Alan Jay Zide, NASA Headquarters, Heliophysics, Washington, DC, United States and Florence Tan, NASA Headquarters, Science Missions Directorate, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  George C Ho, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
16:00
Science Mission Directorate Rideshare Office Introduction (Invited) (776237)
Alan Jay Zide, NASA Headquarters, Heliophysics, Washington, DC, United States and Aly Mendoza-Hill, NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC, United States
16:03
Geosynchronous orbit access strategy for the NASA SunRISE Explorer Mission (Invited) (736963)
Justin Christophe Kasper1, Joseph Lazio2, James P Lux3, Andrew Romero-Wolf2, Alexander Michael Hegedus4 and The SunRISE Mission Team, (1)University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (4)University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
16:06
SIHLA , a Mission of Opportunity to L1 to Map H Lyman Alpha Emissions from the Heliopause, the Interplanetary Medium, the Earth's Geocorona and Comets (670969)
Larry J Paxton1, Elena Provornikova2, Edmond C Roelof1, Eric Quemerais3, Vladislav Izmodenov4, Olga A Katushkina5, Edwin J Mierkiewicz6, Igor Baliukin7, Mike Gruntman8, Makoto Taguchi9, Wayne Robert Pryor10, Majd Mayyasi11, Dimitra Koutroumpa12, Merav Opher13, Rosine Lallement14, Aroh Barjatya15, Ronald J Vervack Jr16, Carey Michael Lisse17, Robert K Schaefer18, Robin J Barnes19, Brian E. Wood20 and The SIHLA Mission Team and the APL SSUSI and GUVI Teams, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, (2)Catholic University of America, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)LATMOS Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Paris Cedex 05, France, (4)Space Res Institute (IKI) Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, (5)IKI, Moscow, Russia, (6)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, United States, (7)Iki, Moscow, Russia, (8)Univ of So California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (9)Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan, (10)Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ, United States, (11)Boston University, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States, (12)CNRS-LATMOS, Guyancourt, France, (13)Boston University, Astronomy, Boston, MA, United States, (14)Paris Observatory Meudon, GEPI, Meudon, France, (15)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Physical Sciences Department, Daytona Beach, FL, United States, (16)The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, United States, (17)JHU-APL, Laurel, MD, United States, (18)The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, (19)JHU/APL, Laurel, MD, United States, (20)Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC, United States
16:09
A Smallsat Platform for Large-scale Interplanetary Studies (SPLIS): Rideshare Opportunities and Pathway to Sub-L1 Space Weather Missions (696287)
Noé Lugaz1, Christina O Lee2, David W Curtis3, Daniel Cosgrove4, Antoinette Broe Galvin5, Robert J Lillis6, Christian Moestl7, Reka Moldovan Winslow8, Nada A Al-Haddad1, Charles J Farrugia9, Davin Larson6, Charles William Smith10, Phyllis L Whittlesey6, Roberto Livi6, Lan Jian11 and Errol J Summerlin12, (1)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States, (2)Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (3)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (4)Space Science Laboratory, UCB, Berkeley, United States, (5)Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, (6)Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (7)Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria, (8)University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States, (9)University of New Hampshire, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, Durham, NH, United States, (10)University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, (11)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (12)NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States
16:12
A NASA Pioneer SmallSat to study the Structure and Evolution of ExoJupiter Atmospheres (SEEJ:) (697010)
Scott J. Wolk1, Christopher Samuel Moore1, Jaesub Hong2, Suzanne Romaine3, Althea Moorhead4, Dennis Lee Gallagher4, Lisa Kaltenegger5, Bradford Wargelin6 and Vinay Kashyap7, (1)Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States, (3)Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States, (4)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (5)Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, (6)Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, United States, (7)Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA, United States
16:15
The Moon Burst Energetics All-sky Monitor (MoonBEAM) CubeSat, a Gamma-ray Burst Detector for Cislunar Orbit (690825)
Michael S Briggs, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States and The MoonBEAM Team
16:18
Ion Velocity Spectrometer (IVS) for Solar Wind Monitor (717705)
Edward C Sittler Jr1, Robert Michell1, Nikolaos Paschalidis2, John F Cooper3, Michael A Coplan4, Menelaos Sarantos1 and Dennis J Chornay4, (1)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Geospace Physics Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (2)NASA/GSFC-Heliophysics Sci, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States
16:21
Opportunities for Small Satellite Missions Beyond LEO with Rocket Lab's Photon Configurable Spacecraft Platform (668539)
Morgan Bailey and Richard Tyler French, Rocket Lab, Long Beach, CA, United States
16:24
The Adaptable, Deployable, Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT) enabling advanced entry, descent, and landing capabilities for SmallSat missions (670682)
Paul Wercinski, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, Ethiraj Venkatapathy, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States and Alex Austin, JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, United States
16:27
SmallSat Aerocapture: Enabling ESPA-class Science Orbiters Using Rideshare Launch Opportunities (672712)
Alex Austin1, Adam Nelessen2, Marcus A Lobbia3, Joshua Ravich2, Liz Luthman2, Bill Strauss2, Aaron Schutte2, David Skulsky2, Matt Jadusingh2, Brian Kennedy2, Damon Landau4, Ethiraj Venkatapathy5, Paul Wercinski6, Alan Cassell6, Bryan Yount6, Peter Gage6, Owen Nishioka6, Ryan McDaniel6, Antonella Alunni6 and Michael Wilder6, (1)JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, United States, (2)JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (5)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, (6)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
16:30
The Solar Cruiser Solar Sail Technology Demonstration Mission: An ESPA-class Rideshare Enabling New Capabilities for Space Science (673031)
Les Johnson1, John Carr2, David E. McKenzie1, Jeffrey S Newmark3 and Dana Turse4, (1)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (2)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, United States, (3)NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, (4)Roccor, LLC, Longmont, CO, United States
16:33
The Inner Solar System Destinations of Explorer: An ESPA-Class Small Spacecraft (768494)
Khaki Rodway1, Alexander Finch2, Craig Foulds3, Patrick van Put4, Ian Fichtenbaum1 and Alexander Finch, (1)Bradford Space, New York, NY, United States, (2)Bradford Space, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, (3)Bradford Space, Seattle, WA, United States, (4)Bradford Space, Heerle, Netherlands
16:36
Commercial Orbital Rideshare Services from Venus to Ceres. (712720)
Adam Schilffarth, Xplore Inc., Mill Creek, WA, United States
16:39
In Situ Small Spacecraft Missions Utilizing Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environments Technology (714526)
Alan Cassell1, Ethiraj Venkatapathy2, Keith Peterson1, Peter Gage1, Tibor Kremic3 and Gary Hunter4, (1)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, (3)NASA, Cleveland, OH, United States, (4)NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, United States
16:42
A SmallSat Standard for ESPA-Sized Spacecraft to Maximize Rideshare Launch Opportunities (752680)
David Pignatelli1, Ryan Nugent2, Alicia Johnstone3, John Bellardo4 and Pauline Faure4, (1)Arroyo Grande, CA, United States, (2)California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Aerospace Engineering, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, (3)California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Aerospace Engineering, San Luis Obispo, United States, (4)California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
16:45
Discussion