https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20180005407 2019-08-31T14:51:15+00:00Z NASA’S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM: DEEP-SPACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLSATS 4S Symposium Kimberly Robinson, Ph.D. Payloads Manager Carole McLemore, Ph.D. Secondary Payloads Integration Manager Space Launch System Program May 29, 2018 0496 0496 NASA’S EXPLORATION PLANS 0496 SLS – ENABLING HUMAN EXPLORATION EXPLORATION CLASS: DEEP SPACE CAPABILITIES • Five times more volume than any contemporary heavy lift vehicle VOLUME Orion 8m fairing • Only vehicle that can carry the Orion and a co- with with large manifested payload to the Moon Science aperture Missions telescope • Block 1: Can launch 60% more mass than any contemporary launch vehicle MASS • Block 2: Mars-enabling capability of greater than Contemporary SLS Block 1 SLS Block 2 Heavy Lift Exploration Exploration 45 metric tons to Trans Lunar Injection Class Class • Reduce transit times by half or greater to the outer DEPARTURE solar system ENERGY 0496 SLS BLOCK 1 CONFIGURATION FOR EM-1 Launch Abort System (LAS) Crew Module (CM) Service Module (SM) Encapsulated Service Module (ESM) Panels Spacecraft Adapter Orion Stage Adapter Orion Spacecraft Lockheed Martin 5 Segment Solid Rocket Boosters (2) Orbital ATK Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) Boeing/United Launch Alliance Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter Teledyne Brown Engineering Core Stage & Avionics Boeing RS-25 Engines (4) Aerojet Rocketdyne 0496 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS 0496 ENGINES 0496 CORE STAGE 0496 IN-SPACE STAGE AND ADAPTERS 0496 EXPLORATION MISSION-1 FULL SYSTEMS CHECKOUT PRIOR TO CREWED MISSIONS 0496 SAMPLE DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS 0496 ONE LAUNCH, MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES SMALLSATS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM THE ORION STAGE ADAPTER MOON ASTEROID • Lunar Flashlight (NASA) • NEA Scout (NASA) • Lunar IceCube (Morehead State University) EARTH • LunaH-Map (Arizona State University) • EQUULEUS (JAXA) • OMOTENASHI (JAXA) • LunIR (Lockheed Martin) AND BEYOND • Biosentinel (NASA) SUN • ArgoMoon (ESA/ASI) • CuSP (Southwest • Cislunar Explorers Research Institute) (Cornell University) • CU-E3 (University of Colorado Boulder) • Team Miles (Miles Space) 0496 ONE LAUNCH, MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES 13 SMALLSATS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM THE ORION STAGE ADAPTER 0496 EM-1 SECONDARY PAYLOAD CAPABILITY Forward Ring Electrical Panels Secondary Payloads Cabling Avionics Box (2 places) OSA Diaphragm Secondary Payload Brackets (13) Isogrid Barrel Panels Access Cover Aft Ring (2 places) Orion Stage Adapter (OSA) 0496 SLS EVOLVABILITY Height 322 ft 364 ft 327 ft 364 ft 365 ft Launch Abort Launch Abort System System Orion Orion Launch Abort System Universal Universal Stage Adapter Cargo Fairing Stage Adapter Cargo Fairing Foundation Orion Exploration Exploration Exploration for a Interim Cryogenic Upper Stage Upper Stage Upper Stage Propulsion Stage Interstage Interstage Interstage generation Launch Vehicle of deep Stage Adapter Core Stage Core Stage Core Stage Core Stage space exploration Solid Solid Rocket Rocket Evolved Evolved Boosters Boosters Boosters Boosters RS-25 Engines SLS Block 1 SLS Block 1B Crew SLS Block 1B Cargo SLS Block 2 Crew SLS Block 2 Cargo 0496 FUTURE SLS EXPLORATION MISSION OPTIONS FOR SMALL PAYLOADS ~61 cm 10 1U Football 6U 12U 27U Ring Payload Interface (Notional) cm 14kg 25kg 54kg ~180kg VOLUME AND MASS RANGE 0496 SUMMARY • SLS provides unique opportunities for smallsats –Affordable access to the Moon and deep space –Payloads ranging from 6U/12U/27U to ESPA-class may be accommodated • EM-1 launching in fiscal year 2020, with 13 CubeSats manifested • Hardware for second mission in progress • Call for next SLS CubeSat payloads planned for this summer • Flexible architecture will meet demands of deep space exploration –Flight manifest may include multiple Block 1 flights More Information • SLS Mission Planner’s Guide (ESD 30000) –Provides future payload developers/users with information to support preliminary SLS mission planning –Copies can be requested via email: [email protected] –www.nasa.gov/opportunities for CubeSat payload opportunities and announcements 0496 0496 DEEP-SPACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLSATS 0496.