EUROPEAN SPACE PROPULSION

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1 EUROPEAN SPACE PROPULSION FACING A TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE Assemblée de l'union de l'europe Occidentale Conférence Interparlementaire Européenne de l'espace Kourou septembre 2006 Jean-Paul Herteman Senior Vice President, Safran 1

2 PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY ONE OF THE CRITICAL KEYS FOR ACCESS TO SPACE NO MARGIN : PAYLOAD 1.5% TAKE-OFF WEIGHT EXTREME CONDITIONS : C TO 3500 C 1/3-1/2 LAUNCH VEHICLE VALUE 2

3 DOES EUROPE HAVE A COMPETITIVE SPACE PROPULSION TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASIS? 3

4 HIGH PERFORMANCE UPPER STAGE ENGINES IN THE WORLD RL10 A&B 11D58 HM 7 LE 5B YF 75 ISP (s) Cost* (M ) NA NA First flight Engine Country Nb of successsfull flights Reignitable 4

5 A EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH ON A U.S. INSTITUTIONAL LAUNCH VEHICLE BOEING DELTA IV UPPER STAGE ENGINE FLIGHT EXPANDABLE NOZZLE World Première Carbon-carbon composites 9 successfull flights Designed and produced by 5

6 SATELLITE ELECTRIC THRUSTERS A MAJOR STEP TO THE FUTURE IN SPACE EXPLORATION & OPERATIONS SNECMA PPS 1350 hall effect thruster Key to Smart-1 ESA mission success FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WITH JUST 75 KG OF XENON win-win Snecma / Fakel (Russia) cooperation from the '90s no dependency 6

7 YES WE HAVE A CAPABLE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASIS BUT WE ARE SMALL AT RISK TO CROSS SUB-CRITICAL SIZE BOUNDARY AND STILL FAR TOO FRAGMENTED 7

8 EUROPEAN INDUSTRY SCATTERED & NEAR SUB-CRITICAL US AND EUROPEAN SPACE PROPULSION COMPANIES TURNOVER IN 2005 (M ) =1$ M 8 IS P sp ac - ae ro Vo lv o Am T EA D S Ae ro sp ac e ST E SM Av io Sa fr an Ae ro je t PW R AT K 0

9 SPACE PROPULSION HUMAN RESOURCES SAFRAN*: 2300 ATK*: 6600 PWR: 3800 AEROJET: 3100 AVIO *: 695 ASTRIUM *: 450 Volvo *: 125 *Pro rata annual report 2005 Staff evolution at Snecma Vernon

10 SNECMA VERNON HR SENIOR EXPERTISE BREAKDOWN IN LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES staff by technical fields cumulated years of expertise 6 p / 1 y 6 p / 6 y Engineering system (mechanical) 6 p / 72 y Engineering system (functional) Material/NDA 6 p / 1 y 14 p / 324 y 9 p / 8 y Controls Combustion Turmomachinery 10

11 ARIANE 5 VULCAIN ENGINE KALEIDOSCOPE MT Aero A strength for Europe Purge valve Gimbal, Thermal protection Meggitt Flexible hose Snecma Gas generator, Valve generator Avio but Support An industrial challenge Snecma Moteurs OxygenTP Oxygen turbine HydrogenTP Hydorgen turbine Hot gas valve APP Astrium Starter, igniters Chamber Snecma Oxygen supply line, Hydrogen supply line Sensors Electrovalve unit Vulcain engine Snecma Propulsion Solide Sensors 11 Snecma Vulcain 2 system integration Sensors Chamber valve Nozzle Sensors

12 ARIANE 5 VULCAIN ENGINE CONTRACTUAL FLOW (-) Nb of engineers working on cryogenic engines Arianespace Final customer CNES Astrium Design authority Launcher Prime Snecma (370 p) Liquid propulsion Prime Astrium D. (130 p) AVIO (50 p) Techspace Aero (25 p) Thrust chamber Lox Turbo Pump Valves Nozzle Volvo 12 (40) Lox Turbine Has been improved but still too stretched

13 ARIANE 5 BOOSTER MPS INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AVIO - SME SAFRAN - AVIO Has also been improved (BIP Operations) but not yet optimized 13

14 WHAT CAN WE DO? RESTRUCTURE FINANCE 14

15 FROM "STRICT" GEO RETURN TO AN EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CENTERS OF COMPETENCE Astrium GmbH DLR Snecma Vernon Ottobrunn Lampoldshausen Today System integration Turbomachinery Combustion Tests Combustion System integration Tomorrow? COC System integration Vernon COC Turbomachinery COC Tests Stuttgart Munich COC Combustion Neutral Transfers no looser Technology national flags associated labs strong Far more efficient integrated management no unnecessary duplications 15

16 SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROPULSION BUSINESS: "MARKET FAILURE" N.R.C Civil Aircraft Engine CFM class Business Revenue 600 M$ 3000 M$ Over 15 years Cryo Rocket Engine Vinci class Business Revenue Incl. Spare parts 400 M$ 600 M$ Ariane 5000 M$ to M$ Over 30 years 2000 M$ Total World Over 30 years Commercial launch business provides volume to maintain operation skills, not ROI 16

17 SPACE PROPULSION CRITICAL PATH Services Applications Satellites Launhers 5 1 Propulsion European R &D rocket liquid propulsion budget (M ) Game over?

18 VINCI TO ENSURE THE FUTURE RL10 A&B HM 7 LE 5B 11D58 YF 75 Vinci Cost* (M ) 4.6-5, NA NA 4.5 First flight Engine Country ISP (s) Nb of successsfull flights Reignitable MORE PAYLOAD, MORE VERSATILE 18

19 SPACE R & T GLOBAL LEVERAGING Mix flow nozzle Rocket engines Atmospheric re-entry Brakes Aeronautics SELF HEALING Space Telescopes & Industry IN RETURN, HIGH VOLUME DIVERSIFICATIONS SUSTAIN SPACE ACTIVITY

20 SPACE R&T GLOBAL LEVERAGING SPACE PROPULSION CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY Liquefied natural gas Fuel Cells Space transport Gas combustion unit 30 kw Unit Module 5kW LP Pumps Co-generation Stationnary 20 Transport

21 «Control your own destiny or somebody will do it for you» 21