Coordinated Analysis of Technology Development Interests for the Global Exploration Roadmap: The GER Technology Development Map

Paper number

IAC-13,A3,1,3,x17944

Author

Dr. Christian Lange, Canadian Space Agency, Canada

Coauthor

Mr. Alessandro Bergamasco, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands

Coauthor

Dr. Juergen Hill, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany

Coauthor

Ms. Stephanie Stilson, NASA, United States

Coauthor

Mr. Hiroshi Ueno, JAXA, Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Scott Vangen, NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, United States

Year

2013

Abstract

The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) is continuing its dialogue and coordination on global human and robotic exploration activities, articulated in the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER). The international dialogue has intensified since the GER’s initial release in 2011. A second iteration highlighting further details and progress on the international effort is planned in 2013.


One major aspect of near term coordination is the collection and analysis of technology development efforts supporting the implementation of the GER in order to leverage investments of individual ISECG agencies. Over the course of the last year, the Technology Assessment Team (TAT) has shared information on agency technology development interests and priorities as well as respective investment plans related to exploration. The inputs of the participating ISECG space agencies are integrated in a data repository, whereby the individual technology development activities are categorized using the  NASA technology area breakdown structure and mapped to the elements and capabilities identified in the GER mission scenarios. The resulting product — the GER Technology Development Map (GTDM) — is unique in providing such a detailed picture of technology developments across the space exploration community. It combines in a systematic fashion technology development entries of several participating ISECG space agencies. The GTDM allows the analysis of this data set from many different angles, providing valuable insights into overlapping areas and investment gaps for both Individual agencies and the global ISECG teams. This allows identifying potential stumbling blocks for the GER implementation as well as innovative competition or new collaboration opportunities. The TAT analysis thus yields a more robust architecture, and enables a more coordinated approach to its implementation. 


This paper will highlight the progress made since the first iteration of the GER, provide insights into the data repository and outline the TAT’s contribution to the next iteration of the GER. A global analysis of the data, based on evolving detailed inputs to the GTDM, will be presented as well as findings from each participating agency’s perspective.

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