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Operations and Rules
Jim Cockrell
Cube Quest Administrator
Slide2OutlineIntro to Ops and Rules DocumentJudges and Judging
PhasesScheduleExample Scenario IllustrationEligibility and RegistrationNASA-Furnished ResourcesDesign RequirementsGround Tournament Ops and Rules
Down-Select EM-1 Launch CandidatesRules for Deep Space DerbyRules for Lunar DerbyGeneral Rules Applicable to Both In-Space ChallengesAdministration Contact InformationJanuary 7, 2015
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Slide3Intro to Ops and Rules DocumentCCP-CQ-OPSRUL-001 Operations and Rules document (“the Rules”) is the authoritative document
This presentation is an overview, only (not complete Rules)Rules could change, in case of unforeseen events, after NASA review and with noticeBe sure to read the Rules!!!
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Slide4Referenced in RulesSect. 2.1
Referenced Documents
(selected subset)SLS Secondary Payload Deployment System, Interface
Definition Requirements Document (IDRD
)
In
Prog
Required Data for Competitor Teams with Non-NASA Launch
In
Prog
Required Navigation Artifacts for Authenticating Claimed
Communication
Distances
and Verifying Achievement and Maintenance of Lunar Orbit
On Web
Ground Tournament Submittal Requirements and StandardizedJudging Criteria (aka “Judges Score Card”)On WebCommunications Procedure for Both In- Space Challenges (CommsProc)On WebPlanetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions – NPR 8020.12On WebNASA Technical Standard, Process for Limiting Orbital Debris – NPR 8719.14On WebRules and Regulations, Title 47, of the Code of Federal Regulations. FCC Public Notice DA: 13-445On Web
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Slide5Judges and JudgingSect. 3.1
Panel of 5 Judges assess team performances with respect to rules, and are final arbitrators of rulesIn Ground Tournaments, Judges: Receive team submittals, Confer with NASA subject matter experts,
Interpret the rules, Assess teams per the Judges Scorecard, Award pointsIn Deep Space and Lunar Derbies, Judges:receive and assess team in-space comm data, verify team performances per rules, assess team achievements, and declare the winning achievements“Meet the Judges” presentation includes more detail
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Slide6PhasesSect. 3.2
Four Ground Tournaments (all optional)Followed by delivery, integration, launch on EM-1 EM-1 launch for top-tier winners of GT4!Alternatively, teams may arrange for own launch service (at their expense)In-space competitions –
Deep Space Derby – Competition from a range 4 million kilometers or fartherLunar Derby – Competition from lunar orbit (as defined in rules)January 7, 2015Operations and Rules
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Slide7Notional Challenge Time Line
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Slide8ScheduleLatest schedule always on Web
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Slide9Eligibility and RegistrationSect. 4.1; Rules 1-3; Sect. 5
Details in a previous talkTeam leader: U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or entity incorporated in U.S.Team members: may include foreign nationals, if located in the U.S.Citizens of NASA Export Control
Program designated countries may not participateTeams may not include Federal entities or employees acting within scope of employmentOne CubeSat per teamTeams submit a Registration Data Package, and a Mission Concept Registration Data Package, per timeframe in rulesJanuary 7, 2015
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Slide10NASA-Furnished ResourcesSect. 3.4
For qualified “top-tier” winners of GT4:Launch and deployment on EM-1, the first lunar flyby mission of Orion, 2018No-cost integration with SLS upper stage 6U dispenserTeams may elect to procure, at their own cost:
DSN communications services (see later talk)MMGS (navigation and command) (see later talk)Small Payload Integration and Testing Services (SPLITS, KSC) (info available)January 7, 2015Operations and Rules
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Slide11Design RequirementsSect 4.3; Rules 4 and 5
Comply with SLS Interface Definition Requirements Document (IDRD)Only one 6U CubeSat per team
Teams with 3rd-party launches submit Required Data for Competitor Teams with Non-NASA Launch, and
allow
CubeSat
inspection
Any part of the EM spectrum may be used for
comm
achievements, eligible for prizes
subject to FCC RF spectrum allocation, and ground and space station licensing regulations. See FCC DA:13-445
(see later presentation)
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Slide12Ground Tournament Ops and RulesSect. 4.5; Rules 8 thru 13
Four Ground Tournaments (GTs) at ~ 6 month intervalsAny team (3rd-party launchers
or EM-1) may compete in any, or all, GTsTeams must score in the top tier of GT4, to qualify for EM-1 launchAll teams are judged according to Judges Scorecard40% of score is determined by likelihood of mission success60% of score is determined by compliance with Challenge rules and SLS IDRD(See details in later talk)Timing: GT1 is Aug 2015; GT4 is Feb 2017
S
ubmit Mission Concept Registration Data Package 30 days before your
first
GT
Submit documents and data listed on Judges Score Card 30 days before each GT
Expect final scores within 2 weeks of each GT
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Slide13Down-Select EM-1 Launch CandidatesSect. 4.5.2.4 and 4.5.3; Rules 13-14
HEO and SLS will allocate at least 3 slots for Cube Quest Challenge CubeSats on EM-1Teams compliant with IDRD and receiving at least 3.0 score at GT4, are qualified for launch on EM-1
If more teams qualify than slots available, then teams with top GT4 scores will be offered slotsTies are broken by averaging all GT scores“Runner up” teams may stand by, in case a top qualifying team can’t make SLS deliveryJanuary 7, 2015Operations and Rules
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Slide14Rules for Deep Space DerbySect. 4.7 Rule 22-23
Competition takes place beyond 4 million km range from Earth
PrizeAward- 1st / 2nd Place
Floor Value
Condition
Best Burst Data Rate
$225k
/ $25k
One
1024-bit data block
Any 30-minute window
Largest Aggregate Data Volume Sustained Over Time
$675k / $75k
One thousand 1024-bit
data blocks
Any 28 day
windowSpacecraft Longevity$225k / $25k28 daysElapsed days between the first, and very last, receptions of 1024-bit data blocksFarthest Communication Distance From Earth$225k / $25k4,000,000 kmAt least one 1024-bit data blockJanuary 7, 2015Operations and Rules14
Slide15Rules for Lunar DerbySect. 4.8; Rules 24-25
Prize
Award- 1st / 2nd PlaceFloor ValueCondition
Lunar Propulsion
$1.0M if one team;
Equal share of $1.5M if > one team
One
orbit, as defined
Range
300 km to 10,000 km above lunar surface
Best Burst Data Rate
$225k
/ $25k
One
1024-bit data block
Any 30-minute time window
Largest Aggregate Data Volume Sustained Over Time$675k / $75kOne thousand 1024-bit data blocksAny 28 day time windowSpacecraft Longevity$450/ $50k28 daysElapsed days between the first, and very last, receptions of 1024-bit data blocksJanuary 7, 2015 Operations and Rules15Competition takes place while maintaining lunar orbitAlways between 300 km and 10,000 km range above lunar surface
Slide16General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space ChallengesSect. 4.6; Rules 15 and 19
Competition Start – the time that each team receives notice of deployment from their launch service – EM-1 or otherwise – is start of first “Competition Day”Competition End
– at end of 365th “Competition Day” for each team, no more achievements eligible for prizes (except for Longevity prizes) Longevity competition continues for everyone, until Challenge EndChallenge End – all activities eligible for Challenge prizes end 365 days after EM-1 deployment - regardless of 3rd-party launcher deployment dateJanuary 7, 2015
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Slide17General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space ChallengesSect. 4.6; Rules 16 and 17
Ground Stations – Teams may include ground stations operators, or may purchase their servicesTeams may purchase Government ground station services (DSN)
Government ground stations will be offered to all teams under the same terms and conditions. (More on this in another presentation.)Planetary Protection – Teams must submit ODAR and EOMP compliant with NASA-STD-8719.14 by GT4Teams that will operate near the moon must submit an EOMP compliant with NASA policy for protecting lunar historic sites, and, submit planetary protection plans compliant with NPR 8020.12 at schedule found in Rules. (More on this in a later presentation.)January 7, 2015
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Slide18General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space ChallengesSect. 4.6; Rule 18
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“
CommsProc
”, a separate document –
For purpose of counting eligible “data blocks”, and determining transmission begin/end of time windows (30m, 28d, 365d) eligible for prizes
NASA provides a random number key to each team
Team
CubeSat
transmissions include a local time base, embedded in data
Teams deliver eligible data blocks to judges
Details in a later talk
Slide19General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space ChallengesSect. 4.7 Rule 22.B; Sect. 4.8 Rule 24.C
“Required Navigation Artifacts” – a separate doc
Teams submit Navigation Artifacts so Judges and SMEs can validate actual comm distances, or achievement of lunar orbit, per conditions defined in Rules, as eligible for prizes.Approach I - Teams may submit Navigation Artifacts based on telemetric data generated by DSN ground tracking stations. Approach II - Teams may submit Navigation Artifacts based on telemetric data generated by their own (or procured) communications/ground
tracking stations.
Details in a later talk
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Slide20Questions?
Jim CockrellCube Quest Challenge AdministratorARC-cubequestchallenge@mail.nasa.gov
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