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Planning for Space Exploration Program Schedule Discovery& New Frontiers Mission Schedules Mission 12 NEAR 11ENC Lunar ProspectorExM 10 ENC Eros EOM EOM Stardust Launch 9 FB Earth ENC Wild2 SR EOM Genesis CDR 8 I&T SR EOM Launch CONTOUR Deep Impact 7 Start PDR CDR Start 6 LaunchEOM I&T PDR CDR ENC MRR Launch Tempel 1 EOM I&T 2011 OI Mercury 2011 MESSENGER Start 5 SRR PDR CDR ATLO PSR FB Earth Launch LRR FB Venus FB VenusFB Mercury FB Mercury FB Mercury Dawn 4 Start 3 Start SRR PDR CDR ATLO PSR MRR Launch EOM 2016 Kepler SRR PDR CDR ATLO PSR MRR Launch EOM2011 2011 ASPERA-3 Start PDR 2 New Horizons Delta IRF Delta ESA SRR 1 Launch OI Mars PDR CDR EOM Launch FB Jupiter Juno 0 Jan-99 1999Jan-002000Jan-012001Jan-022002Jan-032003Jan-042004Jan-052005Jan-062006Jan-072007Jan-082008Jan-092009 • COSTS Technology Readiness Levels TRL 1 Basic principles observed and reported TRL 2 Technology concept and/or application formulated TRL 3 Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof-of-concept TRL 4 Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment TRL 5 Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment TRL 6 System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment (ground or space) TRL 7 System prototype demonstration in a space environment TRL 8 Actual system completed and “flight qualified” through test and demonstration (ground or space) TRL 9 Actual system “flight proven” through successful mission operations TRL Example for In-Space Propulsion Technology Program NASA Implementation: (Deep Space One Ion Engine Example) System Test, Launch & Operations System/Subsystem Development TRL 9 TRL 8 Aerocapture Solar Sails Solar Electric Propulsion TRL 7 Technology Demonstration TRL 6 In-Space Propulsion Technologies Technology Development TRL 5 Adv. Chemical Tethers TRL 4 Research to Prove Feasibility Basic Technology Research TRL 3 Low-TRL Technologies For the Future TRL 2 TRL 1 External Pulsed Plasma Fusion & Antimatter Beamed Energy