Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight

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Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight. SPACE TAXI. Marcel Milanes December 14 th , 2010 mmilanes@usc.edu. ASTE 527 Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio Team Project, Fall 2010, Astronautical Engineering Department, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing

Future of Human Spaceflight

ASTE 527 Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis StudioTeam Project, Fall 2010, Astronautical Engineering Department, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California

SPACE TAXIMarcel Milanes

December 14th, 2010mmilanes@usc.edu

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Background

0 7 10 35 2012 2020

SPACE TAXI

US PrivateCrew Private

CitizensDaysTrip

SoyuzFlight

IncrementsISS

ContractExtension

$USMillions

Seat

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Assumptions SPACE TAXI

International Space Station

Cost Safety

Travel Build

2011 - 2020

SpaceCommerce

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Design Objective SPACE TAXI

To shuttle humans and cargo between different co-orbiting stations.

China 2012 Bigelow 2015Russia 2018

ISS

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Rationale SPACE TAXIB

igelow 2015

Russia 2018

ISS

Global Community

China 2012

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Concept Architecture SPACE TAXI

SOYUZ

SPACECRAFT

Orbital Module (OM)

Descent Module (DM)

Propulsion Module (PM)

Crew

Cargo

Transfer

Transfer

Re-entry

Modular Unit

Crew

Crew

OM

DM

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Space Taxi Fleet SPACE TAXI

Phase I - DM/PM

Phase II - OM/PM

Phase III – OM/OM/PM

ST-IST-III

ST-II

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Phase I - RM/PM

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ISS

SpaceX / Russia

Bigelow

Mission Profile: ST-I

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ISS

NASA / Russia

Bigelow

Private

Phase II - OM/PM

Mission Profile: ST-II

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Phase III – OM/OM/PM SPACE TAXI

ISS Bigelow

NASASpaceX / Private Ventures China / Russia / Other Nations

China / Russia

Mission Profile: ST-III

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Technical Challenges SPACE TAXI

Larger Windows

Modular Joint Interface

Universal Docking System

SPA

CE T

AX

IModular Joint Interface

Solar Panel Upgrade

Propose Upgrades : - Radiator- RCS- Communication

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Limitations: Co-Orbiting Factor

ISS

Bigelow

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Future Work: ST-IV SPACE TAXI

Resupply station with fuel and food Emergency rescue vehicle Evacuation vehicle Orbital correction Boost maneuvers Orbital debris mitigation Orbital Assembly

ST-III

ST-I

ST-II

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Conclusion SPACE TAXI

Benefits of using existing hardware safety and cost

Modular Design multiple mission profile mass optimization range extension

Operational Life 360 days

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Questions ?

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Welcome on board !!!

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