1. Operations and Rules Jim Cockrell Cube Quest Administrator

2. Outline Intro to Ops and Rules Document Judges and Judging Phases Schedule – Example Scenario Illustration Eligibility and Registration NASA-Furnished Resources Design Requirements Ground Tournament Ops and Rules Down-Select EM-1 Launch Candidates Rules for Deep Space Derby Rules for Lunar Derby General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space Challenges Administration Contact Information January 7, 2015Operations and Rules2

3. Intro to Ops and Rules Document CCP-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 notice Be sure to read the Rules!!! January 7, 2015Operations and Rules3

4. Referenced in Rules Sect. 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 LaunchIn Prog Required Navigation Artifacts for Authenticating Claimed Communication Distances and Verifying Achievement and Maintenance of Lunar Orbit On Web Ground Tournament Submittal Requirements and Standardized Judging Criteria (aka “Judges Score Card”) On Web Communications Procedure for Both In- Space Challenges (CommsProc)On Web Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions – NPR 8020.12 On Web NASA Technical Standard, Process for Limiting Orbital Debris – NPR 8719.14 On Web Rules and Regulations, Title 47, of the Code of Federal Regulations. FCC Public Notice DA: 13-445 On Web January 7, 2015Operations and Rules4

5. Judges and Judging Sect. 3.1 Panel of 5 Judges assess team performances with respect to rules, and are final arbitrators of rules In Ground Tournaments, Judges: – Receive team submittals, – Confer with NASA subject matter experts, – Interpret the rules, – Assess teams per the Judges Scorecard, – Award points In 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 January 7, 2015Operations and Rules5

6. Phases Sect. 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 farther – Lunar Derby – Competition from lunar orbit (as defined in rules) January 7, 2015Operations and Rules6

7. Notional Challenge Time Line January 7, 2015Operations and Rules7

8. Schedule Latest schedule always on Web January 7, 2015Operations and Rules8

9. Eligibility and Registration Sect. 4.1; Rules 1-3; Sect. 5 Details in a previous talk – Team 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 participate – Teams may not include Federal entities or employees acting within scope of employment – One CubeSat per team Teams submit a Registration Data Package, and a Mission Concept Registration Data Package, per timeframe in rules January 7, 2015Operations and Rules9

10. NASA-Furnished Resources Sect. 3.4 For qualified “top-tier” winners of GT4: – Launch and deployment on EM-1, the first lunar flyby mission of Orion, 2018 – No-cost integration with SLS upper stage 6U dispenser Teams 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 Rules10

11. Design Requirements Sect 4.3; Rules 4 and 5 Comply with SLS Interface Definition Requirements Document (IDRD) Only one 6U CubeSat per team Teams with 3 rd -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) January 7, 2015Operations and Rules11

12. Ground Tournament Ops and Rules Sect. 4.5; Rules 8 thru 13 Four Ground Tournaments (GTs) at ~ 6 month intervals Any team (3 rd -party launchers or EM-1) may compete in any, or all, GTs Teams must score in the top tier of GT4, to qualify for EM-1 launch All teams are judged according to Judges Scorecard – 40% of score is determined by likelihood of mission success – 60% 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 Submit 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 January 7, 2015Operations and Rules12

13. Down-Select EM-1 Launch Candidates Sect. 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-1 Teams 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 slots – Ties are broken by averaging all GT scores “Runner up” teams may stand by, in case a top qualifying team can’t make SLS delivery January 7, 2015Operations and Rules13

14. Rules for Deep Space Derby Sect. 4.7 Rule 22-23 Competition takes place beyond 4 million km range from Earth PrizeAward- 1 st / 2 nd Place Floor ValueCondition 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 window Spacecraft Longevity$225k / $25k28 days Elapsed days between the first, and very last, receptions of 1024- bit data blocks Farthest Communication Distance From Earth $225k / $25k4,000,000 kmAt least one 1024-bit data block January 7, 2015Operations and Rules14

15. Rules for Lunar Derby Sect. 4.8; Rules 24-25 PrizeAward- 1 st / 2 nd Place Floor ValueCondition Lunar Propulsion $1.0M if one team; Equal share of $1.5M if > one team One orbit, as definedRange 300 km to 10,000 km above lunar surface Best Burst Data Rate$225k / $25kOne 1024-bit data block Any 30-minute time window Largest Aggregate Data Volume Sustained Over Time $675k / $75kOne thousand 1024- bit data blocks Any 28 day time window Spacecraft Longevity$450/ $50k28 daysElapsed days between the first, and very last, receptions of 1024-bit data blocks January 7, 2015 Operations and Rules15 Competition takes place while maintaining lunar orbit – Always between 300 km and 10,000 km range above lunar surface

16. General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space Challenges Sect. 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 365 th “Competition Day” for each team, no more achievements eligible for prizes (except for Longevity prizes) – Longevity competition continues for everyone, until Challenge End Challenge End – all activities eligible for Challenge prizes end 365 days after EM-1 deployment - regardless of 3 rd -party launcher deployment date January 7, 2015Operations and Rules16

17. General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space Challenges Sect. 4.6; Rules 16 and 17 Ground Stations – – Teams may include ground stations operators, or may purchase their services – Teams 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 GT4 – Teams 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, 2015Operations and Rules17

18. General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space Challenges Sect. 4.6; Rule 18 January 7, 2015Operations and Rules18 “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

19. General Rules Applicable to Both In-Space Challenges Sect. 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 January 7, 2015Operations and Rules19

20. Questions? Jim Cockrell Cube Quest Challenge Administrator ARC-cubequestchallenge@mail.nasa.gov January 7, 2015Operations and Rules20