Short Course Presentations
Don Banfield Cornell	Driving Science Questions for Mars (3.5 MB .pdf)
Chris Culbert NASA JSC	Growth of Commercial Space (514 KB .pdf)
Brett Kennedy JPL	Advances in Robotics and Mobility (900 KB .pdf)
Michelle Munk NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate	Entry Descent and Landing on Mars (4.3 MB .pdf)

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Program:

“Driving Science Questions for Mars” – Don Banfield - Cornell

• What are the current high priority Mars science goals?
• Which can only be answered through in situ science?
• What measurements are needed to address these goals?

 

“Growth of Commercial Space” – Chris Culbert – NASA JSC

• What do we mean by commercialization?
• How has NASA’s approach toward commercialization evolved?
• What is the government’s role versus commercial roles and how is that changing?
• What are commercial interests/needs in LEO, in cis-lunar, and Mars?

 

“Advances in Robotics and Mobility” – Brett Kennedy - JPL

• What are we talking about when we say “robotic mobility system”?
• What advances in technology can affect access to the Martian surface?
• What advances in philosophy can affect access to the Martian surface?
• What might it look like if we apply those advances?

 

“Entry Descent and Landing on Mars” – Michelle Munk – NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

• What is the state of the art for EDL at Mars today?
• What needs to be matured in EDL for future science missions to Mars?
• Will science missions benefit for EDL advances for human Mars missions?
• Are there any significant new capabilities that science missions can take advantage of?