Current Status of JAXA’s Lunar and Planetary Exploration

Motoko UchitomiInternational Relations Department

JAXA

Space Exploration Events in This Year

• International – NASA’s Lunar Architecture Team Report– GES framework document agreed

• GES : Global space Exploration Strategy

– Edinburgh, Kyoto, Spineto, IAC, Houston, Berlin, . . .• ESA NEXT selection

• JAXA – JSPEC

• New JAXA organization from 2007 April

– Two Phase-A teams • SELENE-2• HAYABUSA-2

– Lunar Exploration WG in SAC • long-term strategy for space development and utilization

– Launch of SELENE 14 Sep.• Thanks for your CONGRATURATION!

JSPEC (JAXA SPace Exploration Center)

• Purpose:– Projects of lunar and planetary exploration– Technology R&D of projects for exploration in matrix

• Organization– Members : from ISAS, IAT, HSSUPG & HQ– Total: 80

Program Director: J. Kawaguchi

SE Office : R. Nagashima

Safety Office:Y.Shimizu

Hayabusa Proj. Team

Program Office: S.Ogawa

R & D Dep. : K.Matsumoto

Exective Director: K.Higuchi

Hayabusa-2 Phase-A Team

SELENE-2 Phase-A Team

Huma Lunar Outpost Team

Start of Phase-A Teams -- SELENE-2 --

• Infrastructure for Exploration– Landing

•Eternal light zone at polar– Rover– Moon night survival without RTG

• Lunar Science– Origin and evolution– Environmental study for future utilization

• Int. collabolation and cooperation• Launch: H-2A @ 2010’

– 1000kg (Dry) – 200 ～ 400kg Payload

Lander

Rover

Relay Sat.

Landing Gear Engin

Solar Paddle

Driving Mech.

Arm

RCS

Antena

KAGUYA(SELENE)KAGUYA(SELENE)

SELENE-2SELENE-2 SELENE-XSELENE-X Human Lunar Exploration

Human Lunar Exploration

Robotic Exploration Human Lunar Exploration

Orbitor Lander AdvancedLander

Japanese Astronaut

Lunar Exploration RoadMap

Mission of unique & autonomy

Start of Phase-A Teams -- Hayabusa-2 --

Asteroid Belt

– Primitive body exploration

• Programatic follow-on of Hayabusa

• from Type-S to Type-C• Hayabusa-Mk2 for Type-P,D or comet

• from asteroid belt

– Sample return

• from type-C asteroid 1999 JU3

– Window 2010-2012

– Possible Missions for

• Science

• Human exploration

• Earth protection

• In-situ resource utilization

– International collaboration based on JAXA’s experience

S C P/D

Lunar Exploration WG in SAC

• Space Activities Commission (SAC) – Japan' s long-term strategy for space development

and utilzation for next decade– JAXA’s next mid-term plan will start from 2008

• Lunar Exploration WG– Define Japan’s lunar and planetary exploration

• Position in Japans long-term strategy for space until Oct.• Mid-term target and plan for exploration• International collaboration and cooperation

– Stakeholders from• Science, Technology, Social

JAXA Space Exploration Program

Asteroid

Program of Lunar ExplorationRobotic Lunar Explorer [Hiten, Kaguya, SELENE-2, SELENE-X, ・・・］Human Lunar Exploration 　

Space Exploration ProgramSpace Exploration Program

EarthMoon

Mars

•Program of Robotic Explorer for Lunar Utilization

•Joint to International Lunar Activities

•Program for Origin and Evolution of Solar System

Future Exploration

Program of Solar System ExplorationPrimitive Body [Hayabusa, Follwon on Hayabusa]Planetary Environment Measurement [PLANET-C, BepiColombo, . . .]

Jupiter

Launch of Kaguya (SELENE)

Mission sequence of Kaguya

Kaguya at Tanegashima

Launch 2007.9.14

Kaguya (2007.9.14 10:31:01)

Largest Moon Orbitor after Apollo Missions :

Origin & Evolution : Global Map of Lunar topography, gr

avity, soil, material, magnetics, sub-surface structure

Lunar orbitor : Guidance & navigation, thermal cont

rol, and so on Data for future lunar lander

Late Breaking News. Tomorrow 8:30by Chief Scientist Prof.Kato

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Kaguya(SELENE)

Potential International Collaboration

SELENE follow-on

Human Lunar Exploration

JAXA’s Long Term Lunar Exploration Strategy