CommercialReusableLaunchVehicle(CRLV)Technology
RoadmapStudy
SponsoredbytheNASAInnovativePartnershipProgram(IPP),andtheAirForceResearchLaboratory(AFRL)
April8,2010
Studyleads:
DanielJ.Rasky,PhD
SeniorScientist,SpaceTechnologyDivision
NASAAmesResearchCenter
W.JesseGlance,Jr.,LtCol
USAFR
AirForceResearchLaboratory
[email protected]:650‐604‐[email protected]:301‐213‐6618
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Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington O c t . 1 3 , 2 009 202-358-1761 [email protected] RELEASE: 09-238 NASA ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL RLV TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a technology roadmap for the commercial reusable launch vehicle, or RLV, industry. "NASA is committed to stimulating the emerging commercial reusable launch vehicle industry," said Lori Garver, deputy administrator at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "There is a natural evolutionary path from today's emerging commercial suborbital RLV industry to growing and developing the capability to provide low-cost, frequent and reliable access to low Earth orbit. One part of our plan is to partner with other federal agencies to develop a consensus roadmap of the commercial RLV industry's long-range technology needs." The study will focus on identifying technologies and assessing their potential use to accelerate the development of commercial reusable launch vehicles that have improved reliability, availability, launch turn-time, robustness and significantly lower costs than current launch systems. The study results will provide roadmaps with recommended government technology tasks and milestones for different vehicle categories. "Low-cost and reliable access to space will deliver significant benefits to all NASA's existing missions, from science to human exploration to aeronautics, as well as to our nation's security and to national economic growth," said Doug Comstock, director of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters. "Part of our plan is to apply lessons learned from the recent past and also the great successes of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in stimulating the American commercial airplane industry nearly 100 years ago." This NASA and Air Force study will begin at the Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange 2009, held in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 26-29. NASA and the Air Force Research Lab, with participation from the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation, will meet with representatives from the commercial RLV industry to explore and understand their long-range growth plans and the technology they could use to implement those plans successfully. NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program is leading the study. For more information about the Innovative Partnerships Program, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ipp/home
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Objective:
• Studywillfocusonidentifyingtechnologiesandassessingtheirrelativeutilityforenablingfuturespaceaccesscapabilities
• PrimaryGoal:AcceleratedevelopmentofCommercialReusableLaunchVehicles(CRLV’s)‐‐vehiclesdevelopedandoperatedbycommercialcompanies
• PerformanceGoals:
– Significantlylowercost(10xreduction)
– Improvedreliability,availability,launchturn‐time– Andimprovedrobustnesscomparedtocurrentlaunchsystems
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GeneralApproach:
• Willpursuea“NACA”styleapproachtoidentifyimportanttechnologiesandothergovernmentserviceswhichwillincreasethechancesforcommercialcompaniestoproduceCRLV’s
• AvoidstheexpensiveandriskygovernmentfundedRLVdevelopmentapproachusedpreviouslywithNASPortheX‐33/34/38
• Allowsgovernmentactivitiestoleveragecommercialinvestmentsandactivities,magnifyingthevalueofgovernmentdollars
• ProvidesatechnologyandservicebasethatisapplicabletogovernmentprogramsbeyondCRLV’s,includinghumanandplanetaryexploration
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Benefits:
• LowercostaccesstospaceprovidedbyCRLV’swillbenefitawiderangeofNASAmissionsandactivities,including– UseoftheInternationalSpaceStation– Planetaryexplorationmissions– Humanexplorationmissions– Earthobservations
• Willalsopromotedevelopmentofnewcommercialspaceindustriesprovidingnewjobs,technologiesandcapabilities,alongwithimportantnewresourcesforthecountry
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CRLVTechnologyRoadmap
PrimaryTechnologyAreas:– Entry,DescentandRecoverySystems,andAdvancedTPS
– Propulsion,OMSandACS
– StructuresandMaterials
– Avionics,CommunicationsandFlightControl
– Vehicle(Internal)Energy&ThermalManagementSystems
– LifeSupportandSafetySystems
– On‐orbitOperationsandEquipment
– GroundSupport,OperationsandProcessingEquipment
– AdvancedConceptTechnologies
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Team
TheTeamperformingthisworkismadeupof:– Oversight:DougComstock/NASA,CharlesMiller/NASA,
MinooDastoor/NASA,BruceThieman/AFRL,ThomasJacobs/AFRL
– Leads:DanRasky/NASA&WalterGlance/AFRL– TechnicalSupport–NASA:JoeShaw/GRC,DavidHunstman/GRC,
JulieFowler/LaRC,RonMerski/LaRC,JohnKelly/DFRC,RussBarber/DFRC,MarkNall/MSFC,DavidStephenson/MSFC,BruceMorris/MSFC,WilliamHosler/JSC,BrianHall/WFF,LloydEldred/LaRC,BrianHollis/LaRC,BrianJensen/LaRC,HyunD.Kim/GRC,SungwanKim/LaRC,RogerLepsch/LaRC,DavidManzella/GRC,KevinMelcher/GRC,AjayMisra/GRC,MarkNewfield/ARC,HughPerkins/GRC,JillPrince/LaRC,SaiRaj/GRC,CharlesSmith/ARC,CharlesTrefny/GRC,WilliamWinfree/LaRC,JamesYuko/GRC,GregorHanuschak/ARC,JenniferCole/DFRC,BrucePittman/ARC,TonyGinn/DFRC,BruceWebbon/ARC,RajVentekapathy/ARC,CareyMccleskey/KSC,RusselRhodes/KSC
– TechnicalSupport–AFRL:NilsSedano,JeremyAndrews,JeffreyV.Zweber
– TechnicalSupport–FAA:NickDemidovich,MichelleMurray
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Approach
• Fourcategoriesofspaceaccessvehiclesbeingconsidered:
1.Reusable,sub‐orbitalvehicles(e.g.,VirginGalactic,BlueOrigin,XCOR,Masten,Armadillo,etc.)
2.Expendableandpartiallyreusable,orbitalvehicles(e.g.,SpaceX,Orbital,etc.)
3.Reusable,two‐stageorbitalvehicles(e.g.,AFglide‐back&boost‐back)
4.Advancedvehicleconcepts(e.g.,air‐breathingsystems,power‐beaming,tetheredupperstage,...)
• TheSandiaTechnologyRoadmappingStructure/Approach(SAND97-0665)isbeingusedforRoadmapdevelopment
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Approach(Cont.)
• NASA/USAFbeganthestudybysolicitingfeedbackfromthecommercialspaceindustryabouttechnologiesthatwouldmostbenefittheirexistingandnear‐termvehiclesystems
• Initialinputsobtainedfromone‐on‐oneinterviewswith19companiesattheUSAF/NASACRASTE2009conference,October26‐29,2009
• Websitesetuptocollectinputsfromcompaniesfortheteamat:http://csi.arc.nasa.gov‐‐todateover30companyinputsanddocumentssubmitted
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CompanyInterviews
Todate29companiesinterviewed:• Small(<100employees)
– AdventLaunchSystems,AndrewsSpace(on‐site),ArmadilloAerospace,Astrox,BarronAssociates,CeDev,FirestarEngineering(on‐site),GarveySpacecraftCorporation,GoHypersonics,MastenSpaceSystems(on‐site),OrionPropulsion,SpaceworksEngineering,TGVRockets,XCOR(on‐site)
• Medium(100‐1000)– BlueOrigin(on‐site),MicrocosmInc.,Orbitec,ScaledComposites(on‐site),SierraNevada,SpaceX(on‐site)
• Large(>1000)– ATK,Boeing,EADSAstrium,LockheedMartin,Northrop‐Grumman,Raytheon,Pratt&Whitney,UnitedLaunchAlliance,VoughtAircraft
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
FourPrincipleNeedAreasIdentified:1. BusinessSupport
2. GovernmentServices
3. SpecificTechnologies
4. IntegratedFlightDemonstrator(s)
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
#CompaniesBusinessSupport81‐Helptostimulateandsupportnewcustomers,
includingsmallpayloads&theirintegration
42‐Helptomaintain/increasespecializedhardwareandcomponentsuppliers
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
113‐Helpproviderangeoperationsimplification,automationandstandardization,in‐particularforsmalllaunchsystems,andincludingdailyatmosphericdatasupportandvehiclehazardassessments
122‐Alloweasieraccesswithimprovedusersupporttogovernmentspecializedspace‐vehicledesignsoftware
26‐Helpwithremovalofdangerousorbitaldebris
75‐Developandmakeavailablegovernmentstandards,databasesandreportsforspace‐vehicleandsubsystemdesign,testing,operationandfailures
104‐Provideresponsive,affordableaccesstogovernmentsubjectareaexperts
131‐Provideresponsive,affordableaccesstogovernmentfacilitiesandequipment(e.g.wind‐tunnels,rocketteststands,arc‐jets,largecryo‐tanktooling)
#CompaniesGovernmentServices
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
32PropulsionandCryogenics
81‐DevelopandcharacterizemoreoperablefuelsforOMS,RCSandvacuumAPU,includingverysmallthrusters
52‐Newhigh‐temperaturematerialsandadvanceddesignsforturbopumps,advancedinjectors,thrustchambersandnozzles
43‐Lowcostthrustvectorcontrol
34‐Advancedcyrogenicseals,valvesandbellows
25‐Advancedcyrofluidmanagementsystems
26‐Reduce/eliminateordinanceweightandcomplexity
27‐CharacterizationofLOX/MethaneenginesanddevelopmentofimprovedLOX/Methanefuels
28‐Lowcostpressurizedsystemsforpropulsion
29‐Large(~450klb)andsmall(50‐100klb)classLOX/RPenginesforrocketboosters
110‐Subsoniccombustionramjetsforacceleratormissions(highT/WratherthanmaximizingISP)
111‐Reusablerocketmotorcases
15‐Powerfulandlight‐weightspacequalifiedbatteries
14‐Methodsforrapidincorporationofstate‐of‐the‐artelectronicsinspacesystems
13‐Automatedtoolsforanalysisandverificationofcomplexelectroniccircuits/programmablelogic
22AvionicsandVehicleElectronics
42‐Advancedsensorsandwirelesssystemsforvehicledataacquisition,controlandpower
151‐Developadvancedavionics,includingautonomousflight,adaptiveflightcontrolandIVHM
#CompaniesSpecificTechnologies
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
23‐Light‐weightlandinggear
32‐Rapid/realtimemissionplanningtools
32‐Standardon‐orbitdockingsystemsandprocedures
17EntrySystemsandTPS
131‐OperableTPSwithautomatedinspection,andrapidrepairandrecertification
42‐Hardwareentry,descentandrecoverytechniques,includingair‐snatch,verticallandingandoceanrecoveries
17MaterialsandStructures
81‐Advanced,non‐autoclavecompositesforstructuresandtankage,includinglinerlessLOXandcompositeover‐rapmetallictanks,andtankfailurecharacterization
72‐Newlight‐weight,high‐temperature,high‐performancematerialsandcompositesforstructures,includingfatiguetesting,materialcompatibilityandallowables,andpredictivefailuremethods
7CrewSystemsandIn‐FlightOperations
16GroundProcessingandOperations
41‐Crewsystems&humanfactorsincludingg‐limits,ECLSS,andautomatedflightsafetysystems
131‐Operationalmethodsforinspection,repairandrecertificationofspacehardware,includingISHMandadvancedsensors
#CompaniesSpecificTechnologies(Cont.)
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PreliminaryResults‐CompanyIdentifiedNeeds
16Sponsorintegrated,reusable,flightdemonstrator(s)foradvancedtechnologyintegration,andoperationalmethodsdevelopment
#CompaniesIntegratedFlightDemonstrator(s)
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Products
• Roadmapswithrecommendedgovernmenttechnologytasksandmilestoneswillbecompiledanddocumented,alongwithinitialbudgetandresourcerequirementestimates
• InitialroadmapswillbeconstructedbyJuly,2010andpresentedattheSpaceFrontierFoundationNewSpaceConferenceatNASAAmes,July23‐25th
• FinalroadmapswillbedocumentedbySeptember,2010
• ArefreshoftheCRLVTechnologyRoadmapswillbeginattheNASA/USAFCRASTE2010conferencehostedatNASAAmes,October25‐28,2010
Questions?
BackupSlides
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ThelawthatcreatedNASA,theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceActof1958,asamended,givesNASAanoften
overlookedmission.
NASA’sfoundinglegislationstatesthatwewill“seekandencourage,tothemaximumextentpossible,thefullest
commercialuseofspace.”
RemarksbytheNASAAdministratorGenCharlesBolden
NationalAssociationofInvestmentCompanies
WashingtonDC,October20,2009
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PathForward
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NASAProposed2011Budget
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