KENNEDY SPACE CENTER COMMUNITY LEADERS BRIEFING
Robert Cabana Director, Kennedy Space Center KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX
NEW HOME FOR ATLANTIS OPENING 2013 PARTNERING CAPABILITIES
Center Planning and Development Office . KSC’s “Front Door” to engage new business focusing on: . Master plan for KSC infrastructure, land use, and real estate strategies . Commercial space transportation and services . Retention of highly skilled aerospace workers and facility assets HUMAN EXPLORATION
Space Launch System
Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle/ORION TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES KSC PROGRAMS
Launch Services Commercial Crew 21st Century Ground Program (LSP) Program Systems Program (21CGSP) NASA’S LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM
Program Manager, Amanda Mitskevich Juno Launch A look back at the mission to Jupiter LSP ACTS AS THE BROKER…
With a goal of ensuring mission success LSP Vision To be the recognized leader in launch services
LSP Mission Leadership and expertise in providing on-orbit, on-time, on-cost launch services
LSP Goals: Goal 1: Maximize Mission Success Goal 2: Assure Long-Term Launch Services Goal 3: Promote Evolution of a US Commercial Space Launch Market Goal 4: Continually Enhance LSP’s Core Capabilities FUNDING SOURCES
Science Mission Directorate
HEOMD @ NASA HQ $$$
Launch LSP @ KSC We have a busy future!
MOON
LSP has launched 67 missions to date with over 35 more in flow 2012 NuStar - Nuclear RBSP – TDRS K – IRIS – Interface LDCM – Landsat Spectroscopic Tracking and Radiation Data Continuity Telescope Array Belt Solar Region Imaging Data Relay Spectrograph Mission System Probes
2013 OCO 2 - Orbiting TDRS L – LADEE - Lunar GPM- Global MAVEN - Mars Carbon Tracking and Atmosphere Precipitation Atmosphere Observatory Data Relay and Dust Measurement and Volatile System Environment EvolutioN Explorer
2014
GEMS – Gravity and MMS – SMAP – Soil Jason-3 Extreme Magnetospheric Moisture Magnetism MultiScale Active Passive Small Explorer 2011 REMAINING LAUNCHES
October 2011
November 2011 MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY National Aeronautics and Space Administration
COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM
Ed Mango NASA Program Manager Commercial Crew Program
Commercial Crew Program CCP APPROACH
Fiscal 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Year Demo/Test Flights
Commercial Crew Initial Design Critical Design Certification Missions
GOALS: Facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability Stimulates U.S. space transportation industry and encourages the availability of space transportation services to NASA and others
OBJECTIVES: Safe, reliable, and cost effective access to and from low Earth orbit (LEO) and the International Space Station (ISS)by mid decade Investing in U.S. aerospace industry CTS design and development Mature the design and certify U.S. Crew Transportation Systems (CTS) capabilities BLUE ORIGIN—Pusher Escape Design & Space Vehicle Requirements Review
BOEING—Vehicle PDR & Software PDR Blue Origin Boeing Sierra Nevada SIERRA NEVADA— SpaceX Early PDR & ETA Free Flight Test
SPACEX—Launch Abort Design & Vehicle PDR
ULA—Design Equivalency & Systems Requirement Review
ATK/EADS—Initial Systems Design & Program Design Review CCP ACQUISITION ROADMAP FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Blue Origin ` CCDev1 Boeing Element Paragon Design Sierra Nevada ULA Blue Origin Boeing CCDev2 Sierra Nevada Element Space X Design ULA ATK
Integrated Design and Early Development Design Phase
Early Development, Demonstration & Flight Test Activities
DTEC Development/Test/Evaluation/Certification Phase & Initial ISS Missions Potential Initial ISS Missions Transition to Services COMMERCIAL CREW IMPACT
• First Human Spaceflight Program located at KSC
• Commercial Crew Development Investments
• Commercial Crew Services
• Florida Space Coast could benefit from the Commercial Crew Program at KSC
CONCLUSION
A successful Commercial Crew Program will:
• Provide a safe, reliable, cost effective crew transportation to LEO and ISS
• Use and increase demand for local Spaceflight talent.
• Enable multiple commercial sources
• Allow NASA to focus on ISS is Waiting exploration 21ST CENTURY GROUND SYSTEMS PROGRAM
OUR VISION DEVELOP AND OPERATE SUSTAINABLE GROUND OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES TO EXTEND THE HUMAN PRESENCE ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Clean Floor Processing Horizontal Launch & Landing
Small Vehicle Launch
Flexible Launch Capability Multi-Use Integration (VAB) Heavy Class Launch Flexible Approach Capability 1950’s 1970’s ICBM Row Saturn V - Launch Complex 39
1980’s – 2000’s 2010’s Space Shuttle - Launch Complex 39 21st Century Launch Complex 39
Kennedy Space Center, 1950 – 2020 “Building On The Past – Setting The Future” 21ST CENTURY GROUND SYSTEMS PROGRAM THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE Demolished FSS/RSS Installed Lightning Protection
Cable trays repaired and replaced
Shuttle instrumentation racks removed Weather instrumentation racks installed
PAD 39B MODIFICATIONS – BEFORE AND AFTER MOBILE LAUNCHER CONSTRUCTION - BEFORE AND AFTER LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER – FIRING ROOM 1 BEFORE AND AFTER Vehicle Motion Simulator
Tower Refurbishments
Control Room Refurbishments
LAUNCH EQUIPMENT TEST FACILITY MODIFICATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER 21ST CGSP PLANNED PROJECT INVESTMENTS
Building the gateway to extend the human presence across the solar system
21ST CENTURY GROUND SYSTEMS PROGRAM QUESTIONS?