2/27/021 Spaceport Vision Team Members. 2/27/022 Systems Definition Spaceport System Spaceport Stakeholder Needs High-Level Trade Study Performance Gaps

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Spaceport Vision Team Members

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SystemsDefinition

SpaceportSystem

SpaceportStakeholder

Needs

High-LevelTrade Study

PerformanceGaps

Vision

Future SpaceSystem Needs

Future Requirements

Today's Spaceport System

VISION TEAMFOCUS AREA

TEAMSASTWG

ADVISORYFUNDING

Technology Gaps

Today’sTechnology

Future TechnologyRequirements

TechnologyTrade Study

TechnologyDevelopment

MacroSelection

Priority Setting

Project Implement-

ation

The ASTWG Technology Planning Process

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SystemsDefinition

SpaceportSystem

• Today’s Macro Space Transportation System

• Spaceport Environment

• Spaceport Technology in Context

SpaceportSystem





Needs


PerformanceGaps

Vision


Future Requirements

Today’s Spaceport System


TEAMSASTWG

ADVISORYFUNDING

Technology Gaps

Today’sTechnology




MacroSelection

Priority Setting

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Space Transportation System

Today’s Macro Space Transportation System

Payload

Mission• Accomplish in-flight

mission

Functions• Power the system• Communicate• Perform in-flight tasks

(communications, remote sensing, experimentation, manufacturing)

Vehicle

Mission• Deliver payload/crew

into space• Return payloads/crew

from space

Functions• Propel• Navigation and

Attitude• Life support• Abort, rescue• Maintain environment

(radiation, cleanliness, temperature, etc.)

Spaceport

Mission• Provide infrastructure

and services for safe access to/from space

Functions• Operations

• Process Vehicle• Process Payload• Launch Vehicle• Land Vehicle• Perform Data

Analysis & Decision Making

• Collect, Process, Distribute, Display, & Archive Data

• Coordinate Spaceport Assets

• Infrastructure• Provide Utilities• Provide Logistics• Secure Spaceport• Protect Environment• Educate Users• Support Commerce• Manage Spaceport

Range

Mission• Provide for transport of

humans and cargo to and from space

• Ensure public safety during operations

• Satisfy customer requirements

Functions• Commanding

(terminate/abort flight and control of flight)

• Perform data analysis and decision making

• Collect, process, distribute, display, and archive data:

• Tracking data• Telemetry data• Surveillance data• Weather data

• Provide communications architecture

• Coordinate Range Assets

Mission and Flight Control

Mission• Provide for control,

monitoring, and coordination of vehicles and payloads in space

• Provide necessary communications with vehicle in space

Functions• Provide communications

architecture• Perform data analysis

and decision making• Collect, process,

distribute, display, and archive data:


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Space Transportation System

Today’s Macro Space Transportation System

Payload

Mission• Integrate payload and

launch vehicle for flight

• Post landing deintegration

Functions• Non Human Payloads -Shipping & receiving -Assembly -Integration and Test -Vehicle installation -In-vehicle test operations -Post flight removal -Post flight testing -Storage -Disassembly

• Human Payloads -Emergency training -Medical Support -Personnel FSE

Vehicle

Mission• Deliver payload/crew

into space• Return payloads/crew

from space

Functions• Plan launch operations• Pre and post flight

vehicle processing• Integrate payloads into

launch vehicle operations.

• Limited modification and repair

Spaceport

Mission• Provide infrastructure

and services for safe access to/from space

Functions• Operations

• Process Vehicle• Process Payload• Launch Vehicle• Land Vehicle• Perform Data

Analysis & Decision Making

• Collect, Process, Distribute, Display, & Archive Data

• Coordinate Spaceport Assets

• Infrastructure• Provide Utilities• Provide Logistics• Secure Spaceport• Protect Environment• Educate Users• Support Commerce• Manage Spaceport

Range

Mission• Provide for transport of

humans and cargo to and from space

• Ensure public safety during operations

• Satisfy customer requirements

Functions• Commanding

(terminate/abort flight and control of flight)

• Perform data analysis and decision making

• Collect, process, distribute, display, and archive data:


• Provide communications architecture

• Coordinate Range Assets

Mission and Flight Control

Mission• Launch and landing

control• Integrate launch and

landing operations into national airspace

Functions• Integrate range and

vehicle operations• Coordinate vehicle ops

and spaceport systems support

• Coordinate emergency services

• Support pre and post flight test operations

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Spaceport Environment

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Stakeholders establish Mission

Organizations implement Functions within

Architectures

Technology creates Components to support evolving Architectures

Changes in stakeholder needs changethe mission and drives the need for new technologies

Mission drives functions

Components satisfy functions

AST

WG

Spaceport Technology in Context

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SystemsDefinition

SpaceportSystem





Needs• Spaceport

Stakeholders’ High Level Needs


Needs• Spaceport



PerformanceGaps

Vision


Future Requirements



TEAMSASTWG

ADVISORYFUNDING

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Stakeholder Group Stakeholders Today’s Needs Future Needs

Spaceports

(Owners & Operators)

Launch Vehicle Providers & Developers

(Customer)

Payload Providers and Developers

(Customers)

Range Administrators

(Oversight)

Federal and State Governments

(Funding and oversight)

• Federal Spaceports• State Spaceports• Commercial Spaceports• Developing Spaceports

• DoD• Civil• Commercial

• Domestic & foreign

• DoD• Civil• Commercial

• U. S. Air Force• U. S. Army• U. S. Navy• NASA• State/Commercial

• U.S. Government• FAA• State Governments

Spaceport Stakeholders’ High Level NeedsCommon Needs: Safety, Increased reliability, decreased cost, economic viability, decreased liability, greater flexibility, increased responsiveness

• High Launch rates of certified launch vehicles• Opportunities to create viable new spaceports• Consistent standards• Community relations

• Minimal ground assets• Auto checkout• Ability to support various customers• Multi-mode transportation• Certification of RLV’s for overland use• Minimal gov’t support

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services• Predictable launch dates• Competitive prices• Standard/consistent services & interfaces• Minimal impact to mission

• Vehicles with rapid turnaround times• Minimize ground processing costs• Competitive prices• Increased launch rate• Flexibility• Standardization & commonality (fuels, interfaces)• Regulation changes to support domestic and foreign

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services• Predictable launch dates• Rapid access to space• Standard/consistent services & interfaces

• Large surge launch rate capability• Short notice launch and landing world wide• Reusability• Standardization

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services• Consistent compliance process• Increased automation• Low turnaround time between launches

• Reduced ground assets• Full integration with FAA ATC, space

surveillance network

• Economic competitiveness• Environmental stewardship• Workable, effective regulations• Fiscal responsibility• National vision and space policy

• Space technology becomes commercial and practical

• Regulatory processes that meet public safety and commerce needs

• Overriding national goal

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SystemsDefinition

SpaceportSystem





Needs• Spaceport



PerformanceGaps

Vision


Future Requirements

Today’s Spaceport System• Today’s Spaceport System

Functions & Components




TEAMSASTWG

ADVISORYFUNDING

Technology Gaps

Today’sTechnology




MacroSelection

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Coordinate Spaceport Assets

Collect, Process, Distribute, Display, & Archive Data

Perform Data Analysis & Decision Making

Land/Recover VehicleLaunch Vehicle

Process Payload

Process Vehicle

Manage Spaceport• Master Planning• Zoning• Regulatory Compliance

Outreach• Educate Users• Interface with Public• Tourism

Protect Environment• Licensing• Monitor & Reporting• Dispose of By-Products

Secure Spaceport• Fire• Security

Provide Logistics• Supply• Transportation• Maintenance

Provide Utilities• Power• Communications

Support Commerce & Academics• Business Development• Commerce Park• Private Sector Industry• Space Tourism

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Community Infrastructure

Traffic & Flight Control(Including “Range” functions)

System Operations Planning & Management

Spaceport Support Infrastructure

Payload/Cargo

Landing/Recovery

Assembly &Integration

Launch

Turnaround

Depot MaintenanceElement Receipt &

Acceptance

Concept-UniqueLogistics

Community Infrastructure

Traffic & Flight Control(Including “Range” functions)

System Operations Planning & Management

Spaceport Support Infrastructure

Payload/Cargo

Landing/Recovery

Assembly &Integration

Launch

Turnaround

Depot MaintenanceElement Receipt &

Acceptance

Concept-UniqueLogistics

A Point of Department Model ofGeneric Spaceport Functions

• Comprehensive• Catalogs possible

functions/sub-functions to build an analytical framework

• Framework should be common for both business and technical analysis

• Idea is to combine/eliminate as many sub-functions and functions as possible to create a viable architecture

• Framework to explore architectures with minimum infrastructure and labor force to produce regularly scheduled, affordable flights

(See word file for detailed descriptions)(Abstract from Vision Spaceport Briefing)

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Today’s Spaceport System Functions & Components

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SystemsDefinition

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Needs• Spaceport



PerformanceGaps

Vision


• Defining the Future Needs



Future Requirements




TEAMSASTWG

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Today’sTechnology




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Current/Short (Now – 2006)

Mid (2007 – 2011)

Long (2012 – 2025)

Industry Defense Civil/Scientific Commercial

Defense Civil/Scientific Commercial

Defense Civil/Scientific Commercial Space Tourism

Vehicle by Mission Type

Sub-Orbital Sounding Rockets Balloons

Sounding Rockets Balloons X-Vehicles

Sounding Rockets Balloons Aerospace Vehicles

Orbital RLV: Shuttle ELV: Small (e.g., Pegasus,

Athena) ELV: Medium (e.g., Delta II,

Atlas) ELV: Heavy (e.g., EELV’s)

RLV: Shuttle, testing 2nd Gen

ELV: Small, Medium, Heavy

Mixed Fleet of RLV’s and ELV’s

RLV: Shuttle, 2nd Gen Operational, testing 3rd Gen, space maneuver vehicle

ELV: Small, Medium, Heavy

Payload Robotic Human

Robotic Human

Robotic Human Virtual Human

Spaceports Coastal (Sub-orbital/Orbital) Sea Based (S/O) Land-locked (S)

Coastal (S/O) Sea Based (S/O) Land-locked (S)

Coastal (S/O) Sea Based (S/O) Land-locked (S/O) “Airports”

Range Missions Combined Test/Evaluation and Operational

Operational Test and Evaluation Combined T/E and

Operational

Distributed spaceports across the country

A Global Range Internationally accepted

Ranges Range Volumes Temporary Clearance Zones Temporary Clearance Zones Established Routes Range Infrastructure Terrestrial

Co-located with spaceports

Terrestrial Space based Vehicle based

Space based Vehicle based

Defining the Future Needs

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SystemsDefinition

SpaceportSystem





Needs• Spaceport



PerformanceGaps

VisionVision



Future Requirements




TEAMSASTWG

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Today’sTechnology




MacroSelection

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Defining the Ideal Spaceport.• When you think of advanced spaceports such as

those in Star Wars, The Jetsons, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Star Trek:– What are the characteristics of the ideal spaceport?– What would the ideal spaceport “look like”?– What would the ideal spaceport provide or allow the

users to accomplish?

• Brainstorm, don’t think about specific technologies.• See input from ASTWG meeting for ideas

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Converting the Vision to Objectives.

• From the vision, what specific objectives, performance criteria, or measures can we use to define where we are and where we want to be?

Documents

2/27/021 Spaceport Vision Team Members. 2/27/022 Systems Definition Spaceport System Spaceport Stakeholder Needs High-Level Trade Study Performance Gaps