ACHME ESSC Sep 2007

ACHME meeting: 

1 ACHME meeting Definition of a science-driven European scenario for space exploration Jean-Pierre SWINGS Jean-Claude WORMS Noordwijk, 6-7 September 2007

Context of this exercise: 

2 Context of this exercise The role of the ESSC-ESF is to conduct an independent scientific consultation in the community to establish strategic guidelines to update the science goals of Aurora produce detailed programmatic recommendations (science priorities)

How are we doing it?: 

3 How are we doing it? Ad Hoc Group of selected experts in the various fields of exploration + broad consultation Physical sciences (esp. planetary geosciences) Life sciences Elaboration of overarching science goal Define the targets: limit to those that can ultimately be reached by humans Contrary to ESA’s mandatory programme, this one is about Human Space Flight Define a roadmap of science missions first robotic (Moon, NEOs, Mars) then human missions (Moon, Mars)

Top related questions: 

4 Top related questions Did life appear in a place other than Earth in the solar system? Where did the building blocks come from? Did another planet than Earth provide a habitable environment in the solar system or is the Earth the only habitable planet? Why?

Goal: 

5 Goal What is the European goal ? To reach a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the inner Solar System and the conditions that led to the origin of life Emergence and co-evolution of life with its planetary environment Life & life factories Planetary geosciences How will we achieve this ? Exploration of Moon, Mars and NEO by remote sensing, orbiters, planetary landers & rovers, sample returns, human operations

Goals and targets: 

6 Goals and targets This could form the backbone of the science enabled by the European Exploration Programme, encompassing life planetary geosciences possibly science from the planets, e.g. astronomy from the Moon The target bodies where this science should be carried out in the timeframe up to 2030 are: Moon (robotic and human) Mars (robotic and human) Near-Earth Objects (robotic)

Related critical science (&T): 

7 Related critical science (&T)

Athens declaration (1): 

Athens declaration (1) 8

Athens declaration (2): 

Athens declaration (2) 9

Mars (robotic): 

Mars (robotic) 10

Moon (robotic): 

Moon (robotic) 11

NEOs (robotic): 

NEOs (robotic) 12

Moon & Mars (human)life sciences: 

Moon & Mars (human) life sciences 13

Moon & Mars (human)geosciences: 

Moon & Mars (human) geosciences 14

Links with ELIPS: 

Links with ELIPS 15

In summary: 

In summary 16