Attachment C - Draft NASA Utilization Service.pdf

Attachment C - NASA Utilization Service Needs Commercial Destinations - Development and Demonstration Objectives (C3DO)

Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP) NASA Public-Private Support Guide

Announcement 80JSC026C3DO

INITIAL DRAFT

September 5, 2025

Final AFP Planned Release Date: October 3, 2025

Proposals Planned Due Date: December 1, 2025

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Space Operations Mission Directorate

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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REVISION HISTORY

REV. DESCRIPTION PUB. DATE

- Draft Announcement Release 09/05/25

Table of Contents

REVISION HISTORY

1.0NASA UTILIZATION SERVICE NEEDS

1.0 NASA UTILIZATION SERVICE NEEDS

NASA's envisioned utilization capabilities and associated quantities are included in the table below.

The minimum capabilities are grouped into categories, i.e., Categories 1, 2, and 3 based on NASA's priorities and desired order of implementation. FSAA Paiiners may propose any or all of these capabilities in their scalable ai·chitecture as pa.it of utilization stretch goals under this

FSAA.

Catego1y 1 represents NASA's minimum needs for sho1t duration inissions.

Catego1y 2 represents NASA's increased need for short and long duration mission capabilities.

Catego1y 3 represents NASA's vision for minimum capabilities for a CLD future end-state.

References to the CLDP Utilization Standai·d, CLDP-STD-1106 provide more detail regai·ding each of the utilization capabilities.

NASA Standard Capabilities

Item Catego1y 1 Catego1y 2 Catego1y 3

DESTINATION CAP ABILITIES

Reconfigurable Locker Style Payloads 2 12 30 (Heritage or non-Heritage), based on MLE units

Deployable Pressurized Powered 2 4 8 Payloads

Cargo Transfer Bag Equivalent (CTBE) 20 40 90 Stowage

Average continuous power (kW)1 0.8 3.5 8

Average peak power (kW)1 1.2 4.5 10

# of locations for Vacuum Resource 0 0 2 Access2

# of locations for Vacuum Exhaust 0 0 3 Access2

# of locations for gaseous 0 2 Access2 0 0 2

# of locations for gaseous N2 Access2 0 0 2

# of CLO-provided laptops for Payloads 1 2 4

Potable/Conditioned/Hot Water Access3 Yes Yes Yes

On-Orbit Conditioned Stowage (in Liters 20 Liters 60 Liters 170 Liters (L))4,S total total total

• Frozen 20 50 75

• Refrigerated 0 10 75

• Incubated 0 0 20

Ultrasound 1 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.6)

Small-arm Centrifuge 1 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.5.1)

Portable Glovebags4 4 4 4

Lab Equipment, Supplies/Consumables3 Yes Yes Yes (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.7.1 (minus R.BLC.125) and Section 3.7.2)

Workbench 0 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.7.3)

Glovebox 0 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.2)

Edge Computing Facility 0 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.7.4)

Microscope 0 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.3)

Plant Research Facility (small) 0 1 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.4)

Molecular Analysis Capability3 0 0 Yes (CLDP-STD-1106 R.BLC.125 (a))

Cell Culture Capability3 0 0 Yes (CLDP-STD-1106 R.BLC.125 (b))

Materials Analysis Capability3 0 0 Yes (CLDP-STD-1106 R.BLC.125 (c))

Polymer Synthesis Capability3 0 0 Yes (CLDP-STD-1106 R.BLC.125 (d))

Medium-arm Centrifuge 0 0 1 (CLDP-STD-1106 Section 3.5.2)

TRANSPORTATION UPMASS

Pressurized Delivery - Cargo Transfer 14 30 62 Bag Equivalent (CTBE)

Conditioned Stowage - Liters4,5 10 Liters 30 Liters 50 Liters total total total

• Frozen 10 10 20

• Refrigerated 5 20 40

• Incubated 0 5 10

TRANSPORTATION DOWNMASS

Pressurized Return/Trash - Cargo 14 30 62 Transfer Bag Equivalent (CTBE)

Conditioned Stowage -Liters4,5 10 Liters 30 Liters 70 Liters total total total

• Frozen 10 30 60

• Refrigerated 5 10 20

• Incubated 0 5 15

Notes:

1. Average continuous power (kW) and Average Peak Power: These values represent average continuous power and average peak power required for internal, pressurized deployable and Middeck Locker Equivalent (MLE) USG payloads and do not include power required for commercial provided capabilities or externals.

2. The number of vacuum resources, vacuum exhaust and gaseous nitrogen supply - and these do not include those resources needed by the Glovebox as detailed in CLDP-STD- 1106, Utilization Capabilities Standard. At least one of the vacuum exhaust, gaseous nitrogen, and gaseous oxygen resources shall be co-located in one payload/facility rack or CLD location.

3. In some cases, a "Yes" is used in the table above to indicate utilization capabilities that are ( or may be) comprised of several pieces of equipment as defined in CLDP-STD-1106, Utilization Capability Standard, and the Paiiner is expected to provide that capability in the designated configuration.

4. Conditioned Stowage, Po1iable Glovebags, and Lab Supplies/Consumables represent the total requirement (i.e. 100% usage) for USG payloads and do not include requirements for non-USG payloads.

5. Conditioned Stowage - Frozen, refrigerated, and incubated samples to be managed to not exceed the total requirement.