Game Changing Development
High Performance Spaceflight Computing - Implementation (HPSC-I)
Project Introduction
Space-based computing has not kept up with the needs of current and future NASA missions. This project is developing a next-generation flight computing system that addresses computational performance, energy management and fault tolerance needs of NASA missions through 2030.
Anticipated Benefits
- New flight computing architecture
- 100X the computational capacity of current flight processors for the same amount of power
- Unprecedented flexibility to trade among computational performance, energy management and fault tolerance
- Highly extensible; chiplets can be cascaded together and/or configured with specialized co-processors
Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Game Changing Development
(GCD)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Program | |
| Alphacore, Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | Tempe, Arizona |
Ames Research Center
(ARC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Moffett Field, California |
| BAE Systems | Supporting Organization | Industry | Nashua, New Hampshire |
|
Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, Maryland |
|
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Pasadena, California |
|
Johnson Space Center
(JSC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Houston, Texas |
| University of Arizona | Supporting Organization |
Academia
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH),
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI)
|
Tucson, Arizona |
| Vanderbilt University | Supporting Organization | Academia | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Co-Funding Partners | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Exploration Systems Division (AES) | NASA Program | |
| Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) | US Government | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Planetary Science | NASA Program | |
| Small Business Innovation Research | NASA Program |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Arizona
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California
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Maryland
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Michigan
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New Mexico
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Virginia
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Game Changing Development (GCD)
Responsible Program:
- Game Changing Development
Project Management
Program Director:
Program Manager:
Project Manager:
Project Duration
Start: Oct 2011
End: Mar 2024
Technology Maturity (TRL)
| Start: | 2 |
| Current: | 2 |
| Estimated End: | 6 |
Applied Research
Development
Demo & Test
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX02 Flight Computing and Avionics
- TX02.2 Avionics Systems and Subsystems
- TX02.2.1 Spacecraft Command and Data Handling Systems (C&DH)
Target Destinations
Earth, The Moon, Mars
Supported Mission Type
Projected Mission (Pull)
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