DOCSLIB.ORG

Panel Session V - X-Prize & Zero-G Briefing Ot the 4F1 Space Congress

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

The Space Congress® Proceedings 2004 (41st) Space Congress Proceedings Apr 28th, 8:00 AM Panel Session V - X-Prize & Zero-G Briefing ot the 4F1 Space Congress Peter Diamandis Chairman, X-Prize Foundation Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings Scholarly Commons Citation Diamandis, Peter, "Panel Session V - X-Prize & Zero-G Briefing ot the 4F1 Space Congress" (2004). The Space Congress® Proceedings. 1. https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings/proceedings-2004-41st/april-28/1 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Space Congress® Proceedings by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. X PRIZE & ZERO-G Briefing to the WHAT IS THE X PRIZE1 41st Space Congress 1' R I l f An international competition that will award a $10 Million cash prize to the first team to: - Privately finance, build & launch a ship - Carry 3 people to 62 miles (100 km) - Two flights within 2 weeks (same ship) Dr. Peter H. Diamandis The X PRIZE is: Chairnian/CEO - The largest cash prize ever; [email protected] - The NASCAR of space; Tel: 3 10-399-1976 Speed, innovation, performance; and, Tel: 3 14-533-2002 - A high profile, global event. www.xprize.oro - The Ultimate drama ... APRIL 2004 Aviation History 1927 Orteig Prize: New York - Paris . t- . I :-:. L..- 1903 - 1908 - Wright Brothers Flew in 1903 • 1919 011eig puts up a $25,000 challenge. - By 1908 Only ten pilots had flown • 9 Teams register to compete 1909-1912 • They spend $400,000 to win the prize - Diverse concepts tried, 'nonsense' became 'breakthroughs' • Underdog, 25 year old Lindbergh wins! - Entrepreneurs drove development • 30x increase in passenger traffic - Belief, in 1909: "I can do that." • 4x aircraft ... 3x pilots ... - Thousands of pilots were trained - Hundreds of aircraft types in 31 countries • Aviation Stocks skyrocket! - Not risk adverse • 35 of first 1000 pilots died in accidents (3.5%) - 50 M$ industry in Europe (nearly a billion yr2003$) - More than 40 cash prizes, some for "impossible feats" - Major Air shows k:;;( ;, ! r::J - Applications, and safety came later ~~Y Presented by Champ Car X PRIZE MEDIA REPORl ' -~ I / I . Total Print Impressions: X PRIZE Print May'96-Jan'04 >2.0 Billion Impressions Newspaper articles ... 4,000 I.SB Radio shows ... 300 1997-2003 Magazine articles .. 250 TV appearances .. 150 25 ?SOM ---- - - - Documentaries .. 2000 2001 2002 2003 63 Numerous studies have sought to forecast or >20 TEAMS FROM 7 COUNTRIE~ -- measure market demand for space tourism SPACE TOURISM MARKET ELASTICITY Including implied trends 100,000,000 ~ ' : VTioo Fligh• Study Name 10,000,000 Slop<·m'""'J "' "' ~ '~~ I COLLll'\S-GLODAL EQ. 1t YAl'\KELOVICI I A'='""''"h<d om"I · ~1--- S. ABITZSQI ,, rEl\"l'\ lllGll ~ 1.000.000 r- ~ ::g -r... '1 _.~.... _, ...; ..:; .......-- ~c:1: l\.dly Sur. ·t'~ ~c.- . ... - 1 '~\'.__; · ~ - ; ~ ·-~ .. 100,000 ..,., ----+1----r--~-~-.;;-~~ ·- ;:: I ~ ' t.' ~',· ',-=-." ·,··~ ...._"' ...-- J~-~, I a CSTS STIIDY-MEDlllt.I • CSTSSTUOY-LOW 10 . 000 ,,-,----+-----------~>--::.._-- '""1 "".._- .- I •.._ KELLY(Avc:2020-20J01 ... ... °" TIT0 10MIRt,OOl1 ,...,, ---. Source: Ivan Bekey ... - ~ 1,000 .... Armadillo Aerospace >20 teams, from 7 countries, have thus far registered to compete. More teams win the coveted X PRIZE. Annual number of passengers are expected. Each team is spending $2M - $20M to The daVinci Project Canadian Arrow Canada Canada LAUNCH METHOD: Rocket is tethered.to a LAUNCH METHOD: Vertical takeoff from coastal launch site balloon and launched from 80,000 ft altitude PROPULSION: First Stage: Alcohol and liquid rocket engine PROPULSION: Liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket Second Stage: Solid Rocket Propulsion system LANDING METHOD: Parachute Landing RECOVERY: High drag re-entry ballute and parachute combined with inflatable airbag Geoff Sheerin -­ Team Leader Vehicle in Prototype Completed in Feb 2001. Rockefeller Center Team Leader: Brian Feeney NYC-Good rocket motor tests completed in 2002. ======='-"===== Pablo Deleon & Associates Starchaser Industries. Ltd. ?i~ Argentina United Kingdom Ir I LAUNCH METHOD: Rocket Powered Vertical Takeoff LAUNCH METHOD: Vertical launch PROPULSION: Hybrid Rocket Motors PROPULSION: Hybrid (Liquid/solid) rockets LANDING METHOD: Parachute LANDING METHOD: Parachute landing system Clean room Ops Testing Space Suit Scale Capsule drop test from 96,000 feet Team Leader: Steve Bennett Britain's #1 Rocket Developer 64 Scaled Composites, Inc.~~ Armadillo Aerospace ?~ California, USA II ~ " 'K f 1 I. ' Dallas, Texas, USA /I~ LAUNCH METHOD: Runway & air launch PROPULSION: Hybrid - N202 Engine LAUNCH METHOD: Vertical Takeoff PROPULSION: Hydrogen Peroxide Engines Software Guru, creator of Quake and Doom leads technical design and funding of Armadillo. ·- Additional SS 1 Images Additional SS 1 Images :•;., I .'.!. ' What is the X PRIZE CUP? )(_What is the X PRIZE CUP? ' • ~~ ;. / • After the X PRIZE is won .. • Each year, X PRIZE Teams from around the World are invited to a single location to race and set new records. During a 14 day period, teams launch as often as they can ... Teams are scored in 5 categories: Category I: Tum Arow1d Time Category 2: Max PAX Category 3: Total PAX Category 4: Max Altitude Category 5: Fastest Flight Time X PRIZE Follow-On: High visibility, high revenue, & high value. Combined Category Score = X PRIZE CUP Champion Benefiting teams and spaceports, involving the public 65 X. X PRIZE CUP VENUE - RFP 7. I" X PRIZE has issued an RFP to U.S. spaceports. • Four spaceports have provided proposals: California • Florida ~FLORIDA ·New Mexico ~NEWMEXICO Oklahoma • One Location will be selected by May'04 First CUP planned for Summer 2005 (exhibition) & 2006 (competition) ZERO GRAVITY CORPORATIO!i 2708 :v• Street· Suite No. 5 • S.nta Mon; ca. CA 90405 . ·Pb:.(a10) 399..1976",Fax: {775) 9"2-3544 • WWW..U:<ogcOIJ>."°"1 " Company Overview Executive Managemen ZERO-G management includes a world-class team of professionals An overnight success after 11 years of hard work... from NASA, the FAA, and executives from the aerospace, tourism and educational arenas. Peter H. Diamandis ZERO-G has already obtained Patents (#5,971,319), Chairman/CEO & Founder Trademarks and FAA Supplemental Type Certificates B.S., M.S., M.l.T., Aerospace Engineering. M.D., Harvard Medical School (#ST01051LA) to protect its leadership position. Founder, Managing Director, lnt'I Space University Chairman & President, X PRIZE Foundation Co-Founder, Space Adventures. ZERO-G's goal: Make the Byron K. Lichtenberg excitement and unique President & Founder environment of space B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Brown University accessible to the general M.S. ScD,Bio/ Mechanical Engineering , M.l.T. public and the commercial Space Shuttle Astronaut: STS-9; STS-45 3000 hrs in military jets; 8,000+ hrs in 737 type rating marketplace in a safe and Pilot for major U.S. Airlines cost-effective fashion . Founder, President, Payload Systems, Inc. Key Management, Parabolic Directors & Advisors (Zero-G) Flight :,. Rick Searfoss - (VP) - NASA Shuttle Only method to create Commander and Pilot. Airforce test pilot. Motivational speaker. weightlessness on Earth. ,_ Alan Ladwig - (COO)- Previous NASA Associate Administrator of Policy & Plans. • 25-30 seconds of zero gravity during each parabola. , Noah McMahon - Chief Marketing Officer Rick Searfoss McDowell >- Robert Ward - Director, Aircraft Operations • NASA has flown over 140,000 :;.. Mike McDowell - (Director) - Co-Founder, parabolas over the past 30 Space Adventures; Quark Expeditions. Leading years without incident. adventure travel entrepreneur. :,.. Gloria Bohan- President, Omega World Travel a • NASA uses a 45 year old Air $500M/year leisure travel company. Force KC-135 aircraft. :;.. Ted Ellett - Hogan & Hartson, FAA General Council under President Reagan & Bush. Ladwig • Before ZERO-G, parabolic ,_ Astronaut Advisors - ZERO-G has numerous experiences were not available Astronaut Advisors who will fly with the Customers. to the General Public in the U.S. 66 ZERO-G's Boeing 727 Mechanical STC #ST01051LP ZERO-G was required by the FAA to demonstrate the nomial operations of every subsystem. or to modi fy systems fo r norm al ops in parabolic fli ght. ZERO-G conducted extensive engin eering and verificati on work. including the creati on of a 60.000 node FEM (Finite Element Model) in conjunction with strain-gauge measurements during fli ghts. The fo ll owin g systems were tested in fli ght and data obtained to demonstrate nonna I operations: - Fuel System and fu el procedures - JTSD En gin es Aircraft mods have been approved by FAA - Constant Speed Drives Same body size as NASA's Parabolic aircraft. - Air Cycle Mac hines Structures Analysis • B-727 offers a better quality parabola than NASA's aircraft. - Flight Operations Procedures • Large fleet of 727 and easy access to maintenance facilities The fo llowing modifications were made as pa n of the offers high assurance of aircraft availability. '"Mechani cal STC" to a ll ow fo r safe operati ons durin g fli ght: - Avioni cs/Gauges Operated under Part-121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, - Hydraulic System the highest standard for aircraft safety. - Continued Airwonhiness Program - Approved interior Interior AMERIJET INT'L Configuration AIRLINES ZERO-G has selected Amerijet lnt'I Airlines, a Florida-based, Part-121 Boeing 727-200 operators.
Recommended publications
  • Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies and Spaceports

    Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies and Spaceports

    Commercial Space Transportation 2006 Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies and Spaceports January 2006 HQ003606.INDD 2006 U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts About FAA/AST About the Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 49 United States Code, Subtitle IX, Chapter 701 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA/AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA/AST is directed to encour- age, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA/AST’s web site at http://ast.faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation i About FAA/AST 2006 U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. ii Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation 2006 U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Developments and Concepts Contents Table of Contents Introduction . .1 Significant 2005 Events . .4 Space Competitions . .6 Expendable Launch Vehicles . .9 Current Expendable Launch Vehicle Systems . .9 Atlas 5 - Lockheed Martin Corporation .
  • Industry at the Edge of Space Other Springer-Praxis Books of Related Interest by Erik Seedhouse

    Industry at the Edge of Space Other Springer-Praxis Books of Related Interest by Erik Seedhouse

    IndustryIndustry atat thethe EdgeEdge ofof SpaceSpace ERIK SEEDHOUSE S u b o r b i t a l Industry at the Edge of Space Other Springer-Praxis books of related interest by Erik Seedhouse Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide 2008 ISBN: 978-0-387-74643-2 Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon 2008 ISBN: 978-0-387-09746-6 Martian Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on Mars 2009 ISBN: 978-0-387-98190-1 The New Space Race: China vs. the United States 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4419-0879-7 Prepare for Launch: The Astronaut Training Process 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4419-1349-4 Ocean Outpost: The Future of Humans Living Underwater 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4419-6356-7 Trailblazing Medicine: Sustaining Explorers During Interplanetary Missions 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4419-7828-8 Interplanetary Outpost: The Human and Technological Challenges of Exploring the Outer Planets 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4419-9747-0 Astronauts for Hire: The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4614-0519-1 Pulling G: Human Responses to High and Low Gravity 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4614-3029-2 SpaceX: Making Commercial Spacefl ight a Reality 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4614-5513-4 E r i k S e e d h o u s e Suborbital Industry at the Edge of Space Dr Erik Seedhouse, M.Med.Sc., Ph.D., FBIS Milton Ontario Canada SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN SPACE EXPLORATION ISBN 978-3-319-03484-3 ISBN 978-3-319-03485-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-03485-0 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013956603 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright.
  • Reusable Launch Vehicles Exos Aerospace Is Making

    Reusable Launch Vehicles Exos Aerospace Is Making

    Reusable Launch Vehicles Exos Aerospace is making SPACEavailable…TM The 4 FAA/AST The other 6 of 10 Licensed Reusable EXOS AEROSPACE is… “Non-Reusable Rocket Launch Rocket” Launch Providers Providers companies of companies of 1 4 IN THE 1 10 in the United WORLD with a licensed States with an Active reusable rocket. Launch License $ <10% reuse cost Access to space $$ 25% reuse cost is too inflexible Air Launch Provides for increased flexibility $$ reuse cost… % unknown (Exos, Virgin Orbit, Lockheed Martin) Reusability Enables increased ROI through cost reductions (Exos, SpaceX, Blue Origin) 1- Ignition 2- Clean Lox Ethanol Engine (launch) Apogee SARGE Flight 1 3- Drogue Return to 4.- Canopy Return from reenter the atmosphere Rocket flight 3 Our team has built hundreds of rocket engines and dozens of suborbital flying vehicles designed for reusability TEAM’S PAST EXPERIENCE Vehicle Evolution (20+ Years) Armadillo 4 Launches and 3 Rocket Racing st J Aerospace Lunar recoveries on 1 League SARGE vehicle Founded by Lander development SARGE a st John Carmack Challenge 1 Today program Super Mod Aug 2018 – Oct 2019 SARGE-LW Place g u a r 2000 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 2020 Apr 2020 Air Force X-Prize Lunar lander 2010-2013 Stig Exos Aerospace Hypersonic Challenge2009 flies to 95km acquires assets of Contract Competition Armadillo Aerospace Armadillo prize $ w/Pixel and and brings on the team Testing SARGE R2 J Texel Round 1 winner- NASA with new management for return to flight Winners Morpheus Sale supporting commercial post COVID 19 a objectives
  • Virgin Galactic Th E First Ten Years Other Springer-Praxis Books of Related Interest by Erik Seedhouse

    Virgin Galactic Th E First Ten Years Other Springer-Praxis Books of Related Interest by Erik Seedhouse

    Virgin Galactic Th e First Ten Years Other Springer-Praxis books of related interest by Erik Seedhouse Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide 2008 ISBN: 978-0-387-74643-2 Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon 2008 ISBN: 978-0-387-09746-6 Martian Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on Mars 2009 ISBN: 978-0-387-98190-1 The New Space Race: China vs. the United States 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4419-0879-7 Prepare for Launch: The Astronaut Training Process 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4419-1349-4 Ocean Outpost: The Future of Humans Living Underwater 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4419-6356-7 Trailblazing Medicine: Sustaining Explorers During Interplanetary Missions 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4419-7828-8 Interplanetary Outpost: The Human and Technological Challenges of Exploring the Outer Planets 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4419-9747-0 Astronauts for Hire: The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4614-0519-1 Pulling G: Human Responses to High and Low Gravity 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4614-3029-2 SpaceX: Making Commercial Spacefl ight a Reality 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4614-5513-4 Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space 2014 ISBN: 978-3-319-03484-3 Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide, Second Edition 2014 ISBN: 978-3-319-05037-9 Erik Seedhouse Virgin Galactic The First Ten Years Erik Seedhouse Astronaut Instructor Sandefjord , Vestfold , Norway SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN SPACE EXPLORATION ISBN 978-3-319-09261-4 ISBN 978-3-319-09262-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09262-1 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957708 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright.
  • Aerospace Industry Review Paper Canadian Space Society Introduction in 1962, Canada Became the Third Country in Space with the L

    Aerospace Industry Review Paper Canadian Space Society Introduction in 1962, Canada Became the Third Country in Space with the L

    Aerospace Industry Review Paper Canadian Space Society Introduction In 1962, Canada became the third country in space with the launch of Alouette-1. Since then, Canada has had a proud history of significant contributions in science and technology through space research and development. In 1967, the Chapman Report provided a series of recommendations that helped guide Canada’s original focus and investments in space technology. The Chapman Report also provided a practical plan that outlined how space can address the areas of greatest need for Canadians. Given our large geographic area and disperse population, satellite communications and remote sensing (including space-based earth observation) was, and still is, a practical and cost effective means to address Canada’s needs. As such, space technology has helped Canadians stay connected, coast to coast to coast, and has given us a higher vantage point to monitor our large country. In addition, research and development into space technology has provided us the Canadarm, an iconic symbol of Canada’s innovative and imaginative ability. 50-years have now passed since the launch of Aloutte-1 and Canada’s space program is at a crossroads. The global community has yet to chart a course for space exploration and NASA has ended its Space Shuttle program. India and China have entered the space arena with significant strides in rocketry, satellite manufacturing, human space flight and has set its targets on the Moon. The private sector in the USA has entered the arena providing its own space transportation systems (SpaceX), and is setting ambitious targets to mine space resources (Planetary Resources).
  • The Space Race Continues

    The Space Race Continues

    The Space Race Continues The Evolution of Space Tourism from Novelty to Opportunity Matthew D. Melville, Vice President Shira Amrany, Consulting and Valuation Analyst HVS GLOBAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES 369 Willis Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 USA Tel: +1 516 248-8828 Fax: +1 516 742-3059 June 2009 NORTH AMERICA - Atlanta | Boston | Boulder | Chicago | Dallas | Denver | Mexico City | Miami | New York | Newport, RI | San Francisco | Toronto | Vancouver | Washington, D.C. | EUROPE - Athens | London | Madrid | Moscow | ASIA - 1 Beijing | Hong Kong | Mumbai | New Delhi | Shanghai | Singapore | SOUTH AMERICA - Buenos Aires | São Paulo | MIDDLE EAST - Dubai HVS Global Hospitality Services The Space Race Continues At a space business forum in June 2008, Dr. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), addressed the future of commercial space travel: “There is tangible work underway by a number of companies aiming for space, partly because of their dreams, but primarily because they are confident it can be done by the private sector and it can be done at a profit.” Indeed, private companies and entrepreneurs are currently aiming to make this dream a reality. While the current economic downturn will likely slow industry progress, space tourism, currently in its infancy, is poised to become a significant part of the hospitality industry. Unlike the space race of the 1950s and 1960s between the United States and the former Soviet Union, the current rivalry is not defined on a national level, but by a collection of first-mover entrepreneurs that are working to define the industry and position it for long- term profitability.
  • Evidence Review – Environmental Innovation Prizes for Development

    Evidence Review – Environmental Innovation Prizes for Development

    Evidence Review – Environmental Innovation Prizes for Development DEW Point Enquiry No. A0405 A Report by Bryony Everett With support from Chris Barnett and Radha Verma Peer Review by William Masters July 2011 Acknowledgements We would like to thank all the interviewees detailed in Annex 1 for their time and support in providing us with their insights and information, without which we would not have been able to produce this report. Particular thanks go to Erika, Jaison and Will. Disclaimer This report is commissioned under DEW Point, the DFID Resource Centre for Environment, Water and Sanitation, which is managed by a consortium of companies led by Harewelle International Limited1. Although the report is commissioned by DFID, the views expressed in the report are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent DFID’s own views or policies, or those of DEW Point. Comments and discussion on items related to content and opinion should be addressed to the author, via the “Contact and correspondence” address e-mail or website, as indicated in the control document above. 1 Consortium comprises Harewelle International Limited, DD International, Practical Action Consulting, Cranfield University and AEA Energy and Environment Table of Contents Evidence Review – Environmental Innovation Prizes for Development Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................
  • Download of Your Pictures to Your Computer

    Download of Your Pictures to Your Computer

    w ww om .estesrockets.c TABLE OF CONTENTS Index . .2 Skill Level 2 Rocket Kits . .26 How To Start . .3 Skill Level 3 Rocket Kits . .30 What to Know . .4 “E” Engine Powered Kits . .32 Model Rocket Safety Code . .5 Blurzz™ Rocket Racers . .33 Ready To Fly Starter Sets . .6 How Model Rocket Engines Work . .34 E2X® Starter Sets . .8 Model Rocket Engine Chart . .35 Ready to Fly Launch Sets . .10 Engine Time/Thrust Curves . .36 E2X® Launch Sets . .12 Model Rocket Accessories . .37 Ready To Fly Rockets . .14 Estes Airplanes . .38 E2X® Rocket Kits . .15 Estes Educator™ Products . .41 Skill Level 1 Rocket Kits . .20 Estes Specialty Products . .42 INDEX 220 Swift™. 21 Lucky Seven . 17 36 D Squared™ . 27 Max Trax® Starter Set. 7 Accessories. 37 Mini Super Shot™ Starter Set . 9 AeroX™ Interceptor™R/C Mobile Launcher. 40 Model Rocket Bulk Packs . 41 Air Force 1 Electric R/C Jet. 39 No. 2 Estes Sky Writer® . 17 Air Powered Action Hero. 43 NSA Starship™ . 7 Air Powered Blast Jets®. 43 Operation Search & Destroy™ Launch Set . 11 Air Show™ Launch Set. 13 Oracle™ Digital Camera Rocket . 19 Alpha®. 21 Outlander™ . 31 Alpha III®. 17 Patriot™ Starter Set. 7 Alpha III® Starter Set . 9 Presidential VIP Electric R/C Jet Airplane. 39 Astrocam® 110 . 19 Quickfire™ Catapult R/C Airplane . 39 Baby Bertha™. 21 Quark™ . 21 Bandito™ . 15 Renegade™ . 31 Big Bertha® . 23 Riptide™ Launch Set. 11 Big Daddy™ . 32 Rocket Bulk Packs. 41 Blue Ninja™ . 17 Rubicon . 25 Blurzz™ Rocket Powered Cars . 33 Scissor Wing Transport™ . 31 Bull Pup 12D™.
  • Dominant Suborbital Space Tourism Architectures

    Dominant Suborbital Space Tourism Architectures

    Dominant Suborbital Space Tourism Architectures The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. Citation Guerster, Markus and Edward F. Crawley. "Dominant Suborbital Space Tourism Architectures." Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 56, 5 (September 2019): dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.a34385 As Published http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.a34385 Publisher American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Version Author's final manuscript Citable link https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126666 Terms of Use Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Detailed Terms http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS Dominant Suborbital Space Tourism Architectures Markus Guerster∗ and Edward F. Crawley† Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 DOI: 10.2514/1.A34385 In the early stages of maturity of a system built for a specific function, it is common for the solutions to lie in a broad architectural space, in which numerous concepts are being developed, built, and tested. As the product matures, certain concepts become more dominant. This pattern can currently be observed in the suborbital tourism industry, in which the obvious question is what system architecture will provide the best combination of cost and safety and in the long run become the dominant architecture. This paper addresses this question by defining a broad architectural space of thousands of possibilities and exploring it comprehensively. We identified 33 feasible architectures, 26 of which had not been proposed earlier. A genetic algorithm optimizes each architecture with respect to the launch mass (a proxy for cost) and operational safety.
  • Space Planes and Space Tourism: the Industry and the Regulation of Its Safety

    Space Planes and Space Tourism: the Industry and the Regulation of Its Safety

    Space Planes and Space Tourism: The Industry and the Regulation of its Safety A Research Study Prepared by Dr. Joseph N. Pelton Director, Space & Advanced Communications Research Institute George Washington University George Washington University SACRI Research Study 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………… p 4-14 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….. p 16-26 2.0 Methodology…………………………………………………………………….. p 26-28 3.0 Background and History……………………………………………………….. p 28-34 4.0 US Regulations and Government Programs………………………………….. p 34-35 4.1 NASA’s Legislative Mandate and the New Space Vision………….……. p 35-36 4.2 NASA Safety Practices in Comparison to the FAA……….…………….. p 36-37 4.3 New US Legislation to Regulate and Control Private Space Ventures… p 37 4.3.1 Status of Legislation and Pending FAA Draft Regulations……….. p 37-38 4.3.2 The New Role of Prizes in Space Development…………………….. p 38-40 4.3.3 Implications of Private Space Ventures…………………………….. p 41-42 4.4 International Efforts to Regulate Private Space Systems………………… p 42 4.4.1 International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety… p 42-43 4.4.2 The International Telecommunications Union (ITU)…………….. p 43-44 4.4.3 The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).. p 44 4.4.4 The European Aviation Safety Agency…………………………….. p 44-45 4.4.5 Review of International Treaties Involving Space………………… p 45 4.4.6 The ICAO -The Best Way Forward for International Regulation.. p 45-47 5.0 Key Efforts to Estimate the Size of a Private Space Tourism Business……… p 47 5.1.
  • 0.0 a New Way to Look at Things George Nield FINAL

    0.0 a New Way to Look at Things George Nield FINAL

    A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT THINGS by ∗ George C. Nield ood evening everyone. I am not sure how many of you are aware of it, but today is the anniversary of a very significant event G in the development of mankind’s understanding of the Universe. It was on 24 May 1543, that Nicolaus Copernicus is said to have published his most important work, which was titled "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres." Previously, based on the writings of Aristotle and Ptolemy, it had been assumed that the Earth was located at the very center of the universe. Copernicus rejected that approach. Instead, he showed how a model of the Solar System in which the Earth and other planets traveled in orbits around the Sun was better able to account for the observed motions of the heavenly bodies. Although Copernicus did not attempt to explain what would cause such motions, the publication of his heliocentric theory provided a new way to look at things, and it is often hailed as marking the beginning of the scientific revolution. We have come a long way since then in our knowledge of physics, mathematics, and astronomy. At the same time, with the recent retirement of the Space Shuttle, we are currently in the process of undergoing a huge change ∗ Associate Administrator, Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, USA. REGULATION OF EMERGING MODES OF AEROSPACE TRANSPORTATION in how we travel to and operate in outer space, and how we think about spaceflight. Ever since the very beginning of the space age, more than 50 years ago, almost every space activity, milestone, and accomplishment has been under the direction and control of national governments, which in the US has meant NASA or the Department of Defense.
  • The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017

    The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017

    Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 January 2017 Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 i Contents About the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) licenses and regulates U.S. commercial space launch and reentry activity, as well as the operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites, as authorized by Executive Order 12465 and Title 51 United States Code, Subtitle V, Chapter 509 (formerly the Commercial Space Launch Act). FAA AST’s mission is to ensure public health and safety and the safety of property while protecting the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch and reentry operations. In addition, FAA AST is directed to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and reentries. Additional information concerning commercial space transportation can be found on FAA AST’s website: http://www.faa.gov/go/ast Cover art: Phil Smith, The Tauri Group (2017) Publication produced for FAA AST by The Tauri Group under contract. NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsement of such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the Federal Aviation Administration. ii Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2017 GENERAL CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 5 Launch Vehicles 9 Launch and Reentry Sites 21 Payloads 35 2016 Launch Events 39 2017 Annual Commercial Space Transportation Forecast 45 Space Transportation Law and Policy 83 Appendices 89 Orbital Launch Vehicle Fact Sheets 100 iii Contents DETAILED CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .