Revolutionizing Space Transportation for the 21st Century June 2001
Revolutionizing Space Transportation Agenda Integrated Space Transportation Plan Space Launch Initiative 3rd Generation & In- Space Research and Technology Art Stephenson Director, Marshall Space Flight Center Dennis Smith Manager, 2nd Generation RLV Program Marshall Space Flight Center Steve Cook Deputy Manager, Advanced Space Transportation Program Marshall Space Flight Center 5854.2
Integrated Space Transportation Plan A National Plan for Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Space Art Stephenson Director Marshall Space Flight Center
National Vision: Global Leadership In Space U.S. Space Policy Support a Strong, Stable and Balanced Space Program Economic Development Science & Technology Advancement National Defense Access to Space is Central for Leadership 5854 5854.4
Global Leadership in Space: Who will Lead? U.S. Faces Critical Challenges U.S. Launch Capability Is Based on Decades-Old Technology U.S. Launch Systems Are Expensive and Risky Foreign Companies Now Control the Majority of the Launch Market Safer, More Reliable and Affordable Access is the Key to Space Leadership 5854
National Space Policy: NASA s Role Enable the Development of a Next- Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) to Ensure America s Role As the World s Leader in Space Assure Reliable and Affordable Access to Space Through U.S. Space Transportation Capability Keep the Shuttle Flying Safely Until a Replacement Vehicle Is Operational Provide Technological Leadership and Advancements For the Nation s Aerospace Industry 5854 5854.6
Integrated Space Transportation Plan: A National Plan Space Shuttle Safety Upgrades Space Launch Initiative - 2nd Generation RLV Risk Reduction - NASA Unique Systems - Alternate Access to the ISS 3rd Generation and In-Space Research and Technology NASA s Long-Term Investment Strategy to Increase the Safety, Reliability and Reduce the Cost of Space Access 5854 5854.7
Where We Are Today: Space Shuttle - America s 1st Generation RLV Safety Upgrades Ensures that the Shuttle Will Fly Safely Until a 2nd Generation RLV is Operational Smart Cockpit Advanced Space Shuttle Main Engine Tank Manufacturing Improvements 5854 5854.8
The Next Step: 2nd Generation RLV Space Launch Initiative The Plan for Increasing the Safety, Reliability and Affordability of a 2nd Generation RLV Dennis Smith Program Manager, 2nd Generation RLV Program Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch Initiative NASA s Space Launch Initiative provides commercial industry with the opportunity to meet NASA s future launch needs, including human access to space, with new launch vehicles that promise to dramatically reduce cost and improve safety and reliability. From the Administration s Blueprint for New Beginnings February 2001 5854 5854.11
SLI: The Hard Work Behind the Dream Crafting a new aerospace launch industry. Developing new management systems & tools. Advancing new technologies and engineering systems & tools. Creating new market planning & development systems & tools. Accountability and Disciplined Innovation for the Nation 5854
We Shape Our Future with Technology Economy, Earnings & Jobs Airplane ICBM Nuclear Age Television Mobile Phone Nuclear Power We Are here World Wide Web Space Station Our Future Space Transportation Revolution Space Tourism Interstellar Travel Spaceliners Space Commerce 1900 1950 2000 2050 Military Industrial Information Complex Age Industrial Age Commercial Space Age Investments in Space Transportation Now Will Enable the Next Wave of Innovation
Commercial Space Transportation Economic Activity Total Economic Activity of $61.3B in 1999 $3.5B Launch Vehicle Manufacturing $0.9B Distribution Industries $30.9B Satellite & Ground Equipment Manufacturing $0.2B Remote Sensing Credits: The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the US Economy, Feb. 2001 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation $25.8B Satellite Services 5854
Commercial Space Transportation Economic Activity $13.7B $12.5B Highest Impacted Industry Groups in 1999 $Billions $3.3B $4.3B $1.3B $1.2B Electronic and Other Electric Equipment Communication Industries Business Services Chemical and Allied Products Industries Construction Wholesale and Industry Retail Trade Credits: The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the US Economy, Feb. 2001 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 5854 5854.15
Commercial Space Transportation Economic Activity $8.9B Personal Earnings Impact was $16.4B in 1999 $6.2B $Billions $1.1B $0.2B Satellite and Ground Equipment Satellite Services Launch Vehicle Manufacturing Distribution Industries Credits: The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the US Economy, Feb. 2001 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 5854
Commercial Space Transportation Economic Activity Over 497,000 Jobs Created or Maintained in 1999 95.5 Thousands of Jobs 42.9 48.6 65.2 245.1 Credits: The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the US Economy, Feb. 2001 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation Electronic & Other Electric Equipment Communi- Cation Industries Business Services Wholesale and Retail Trade Total 33 Other Groups 5854
The Future of Commercial Space Transportation State or Commercially-owned Spaceports Satellite Internet Content Delivery Improved Disaster Relief and Emergency Communications Satellite-aided Agriculture Sub-orbital Fast-package Delivery Space Manufacturing Space Tourism Exploration of Extraterrestrial Resources Solar Space Power Credits: The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the US Economy, Feb. 2001 Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 5854
2nd Generation RLV Program Goals Safety - Improve Safety to 1 to 10,000 Loss of Crew Cost - Reduce NASA s Mission Price to $1,000/lb Objectives Converged Set of Government and Commercial Requirements Integrated with Rigorous Systems Engineering Processes Architecture Definitions and Designs Risk Reduction Activities Knowledge Base for Informed Decisions Competition 5854 5854.19
2nd Generation RLV Program Enables Competing Architectures Propulsion Avionics Vehicle Systems Airframe Operations Risk Reduction Technologies to Enable Safer, More Reliable and Lower Cost Systems 5854
2nd Generation RLV Program Schedule FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 Space Transportation Architecture Studies/Integrated Space Transportation Plan Phase 1 Architecture Definition and Risk Reduction Phase 2 Architecture Design Risk Reduction / Advanced Development NASA Decision Gates Full Scale Development Decision Selection of Multiple Architectures and Risk Reduction Tasks Approval by Source Selection Official and Center Directors Selection of ~ Two Architectures and Advanced Development Tasks Initial Architecture & Technology Review Architecture/Systems Rqmts. Review Technology Integration Review 5854
2nd Generation RLV Program: The Work of a Nation Kistler Aerospace Corp. NASA Centers U.S. Air Force Centers Universities Currently 22 Primes and 158 Subcontractors MOOG., Inc., Sys. Grp. Prime Contractors PHPK Aerojet Gen. Corp. General Kinetics, LLC Boeing/ Rocketdyne Northrop Grumman/ Integrated Sys. Sector Andrews Space & Tech. Ames Research Center Boeing Honeywell Intl. Corp./ Satellite Systems Op. Dryden Flight Research Center USAF Space & Missile Jet Propulsion Laboratory Universal Space Lines, LLC TRW Inc. Lockheed Martin Corp. Honeywell Inc., Engines & Sys. Sierra Lobo USAF Space Command Johnson Space Center John H. Glenn Research Center USAF Research Labs Ohio Univerity NASA Headquarters Marshall Space Flight Center Stennis Space Center Oceaneering Thermal Sys. Southern Research Inst. N.C. State Futron Materials Research & Design, Inc. Goddard Space Flight Center Secretary of the Air Force Langley Research Center Kennedy Space Center Orbital Sciences Corp Pratt & Whitney Aerojet 5854
$1,400.00 $1,200.00 $1,000.00 $800.00 $600.00 $400.00 $200.00 $0.00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 2nd Generation RLV Program Budget $1,400 $1,200 X-37 Demonstrator Alternative Access NASA Unique Systems RLV Competition/Risk Reduction Systems Engr. & Rqmt s. Definition $1,000 $Millions $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 $4.85 B Investment to Enable the Development of a 2nd Generation RLV 5854.23
Evolution of Transportation Throughout History, Transportation Has Been the Key to Economic Progress and Discovery 2nd Generation RLV will Lead the Way in the 21 st Century 5854.24
3rd Generation and In-Space Research and Technology Steve Cook Deputy Manager, Advanced Space Transportation Program Marshall Space Flight Center
Imagine Beyond the Next Decade New Space Capabilities Require Revolutionary Improvements in Transportation Ensuring Seamless National Aero-Space Security Space Adventure Travel and Tourism Expanded Scientific Exploration within Our Solar System and Beyond. Assembly and Service of Complex Space Platforms 5854.26
3rd Generation RLV Routine Space Access: Enabling New Capabilities in Space Broad Set of Concept Options with Common Technologies Military Space Operations Call-up in Hours All-Weather Operations Global Reach in 90min New Commercial Industries Tourism Space Business Parks Pharmaceutical and Materials R&D Labs Space Station Support On-Demand Crew Rescue Logistics Resupply Staging Points for Exploration Civil and Military Aviation Spinoffs
3rd Generation RLV Revolutionary Technology Requirements Ram and Scramjet Propulsion Lightweight, Integrated Rockets Lightweight Integrated Thermal-Structures Integrated Vehicle Health Maintenance And Sensors Revolutionary Design Tools Airline-like Operations High Speed Turbine Engines Intelligent, Adaptable Systems Ultra-High Temperature Leading Edges Highly Integrated Airframe and Propulsion Systems Modular, Distributed Avionics & Advanced Control Techniques
In-Space Transportation Enabling New Scientific Discoveries Solar System Exploration Pluto Rendezvous Neptune / Uranus Orbiters Europa Orbiters / Landers Titan Orbiters / Landers Mars Orbiters / Landers / Return Stages Interstellar Precursor Missions Sun Earth Connection Space Weather Observers Solar Science LaGrange Missions Orbiters Pole Sitters Multi-Spacecraft Missions/Formation Flight 5854.29
In-Space Propulsion Revolutionary Technology Requirements Solar Electric Propulsion Fission Propulsion Plasma Solar and Plasma Sails Chemical Propulsion Planetary Aeroassist Tethers 5854.30
Propulsion Research Unlocking the Potential of A Broad Spectrum of Revolutionary Concepts Fission & Fusion Propulsion Antimatter Propulsion Breakthrough Physics Advanced Chemical Propulsion Electro-magnetic Propulsion
A National Team Effort Developing Revolutionary Technologies to Explore the Future Stanford U. Wash U. Nevada USAFRL Rocketdyne Boeing U. of So. Cal. Aerojet. Colorado St. U. U. of Denver U. Montana. U. of Arizona Utah St. U. Andrews Space and Tech Tethers Unlimited Ames Research Center Dryden Flight Jet Research Propulsion Center Lab Earth Space NASA Center / Gov t Partner Industry Partner University Partner U. New Mex. U. of Wyoming U. of Kansas Texas Tech. U. Lockheed Martin Sandia U. Texas U. Texas St. Louis U. Wash. U. U. of U. Wisc. Iowa U. Ill. Purdue USAFSPACECOM Johnson Space Center Miss. St. U. U. Houston U. Houston Boeing U. Toledo & U. Cincinnatti Ohio U. Mich. Marshall Space Flight Center Lockheed Martin Orbitec Stennis Space Center UAH & Al. A&M U. Cleveland St. U. & Case Western U. St. & U. of Akron Williams MI Technic Glenn Tuskegee U. Tuskegee U. Auburn Kent St. U. U. of South Florida U. of South Florida West Virginia U. OSC Research Center ASTROX USAFRL GEAE Allison SAIC TBE MPC Gray ISR ELMCO Microcraft Penn St. Langley Research Center AMCOM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mass. Inst. of Tech. & Harvard Smith. Center for Astrophysics Pace U. Princeton, NJ Univ. Akron John Hopkins U. NASA HQ / GSFC U. of Del. Howard Hampton U. Old Dominion U. U. Virginia Virginia Polytech. Inst. Duke U. Kentucky U. Kentucky Tennessee Tech U. U. Tenn. Space Institute Georgia Tech. U. Kennedy Space Center U. Florida Florida Institute of Technology Pratt & Whitney 5854.32
Global Leadership in Space Who will lead? The future holds critical challenges to U.S. continued growth and performance in space Safer, more reliable and affordable access to space is the key ISTP Is the National Plan for Ensuring U.S. Leadership in Space www.spacetransportation.com 5854 5854.33