B3.7 From LEO to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Shaping Capability Development Strategies for NASA’s Human Exploration Campaign

This paper describes key human spaceflight capabilities that must be advanced to enable NASA’s exploration goals. The paper addresses the importance and application of these capabilities to deep space human spaceflight. We discuss the activities required to advance critical exploration capabilities, the means of demonstrating system performance, and implementation planning, including selection of flight test location based upon the unique environments and characteristics of the ISS, Gateway, and potential lunar surface habitats. The optimal strategy will be a combination of ISS/LEO, Gateway, and lunar surface testing; however, not all capabilities require all these steps on their path to deep space exploration missions.

Kathleen BOGGS

System and Technology Demonstration Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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