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Kimberly Ennico Smith

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NASA NTRS2021

Origins Space Telescope Science Drivers to Design Traceability

The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) concept is designed to investigate the creation and dispersal of elements essential to life, the formation of planetary systems, and the transport of water to habitable worlds and the atmospheres of exoplanets around nearby K- and M-dwarfs to identify potentially habitable—and even inhabited—worlds. These science priorities are aligned with NASA’s three major astrophysics science goals: How does the Universe work? How did we get here? and Are we alone? We briefly describe the science case that arose from the astronomical community and the science traceability matrix for Origins. The science trace-ability matrix prescribes the design of Origins and demonstrates that it will address the key science questions motivated by the science case.

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NASA NTRS2021

Origins Space Telescope Science Drivers to Design Traceability

The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) concept is designed to investigate the creationand dispersal of elements essential to life, the formation of planetary systems, and the transportof water to habitable worlds and the atmospheres of exoplanets around nearby K- and M-dwarfsto identify potentially habitable—and even inhabited—worlds. These science priorities arealigned with NASA’s three major astrophysics science goals: How does the Universe work?How did we get here? and Are we alone? We briefly describe the science case that arose fromthe astronomical community and the science traceability matrix for Origins. The science trace-ability matrix prescribes the design of Origins and demonstrates that it will address the keyscience questions motivated by the science case.

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Lunar Resources Catalog (LRC): Viper Pathfinder Dataset

Introduction: A new era in lunar exploration has recently begun. Through NASA’s robotic Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, international and the human Artemis programs, multiple assets are being deployed to explore the Moon and at a rapid cadence. There will be a huge expanse in lunar surface exploration with mobility (e.g., rovers). Several missions are focused on collecting data for assessing lunar resources for potential In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). With this expansion in exploration there will be a commensurate expansion in the volume and variety of data. Work has begun on establishing a measurement plan (i.e., what data is needed) for ISRU [1] but how to integrate these data into the broader Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE) following FAIR (i.e., Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse) data practices has not been addressed. The VIPER team intends to engage this challenge.

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