Transportation Enabling a Robust Cislunar Space Economy 9 April 2016 Copyright 2016 United Launch Alliance, LLC. Unpublished Work. All Rights Reserved.
ULA Existing Rockets Atlas V Family Delta IV Family 401 431 551 Medium 4,2 Medium 5,4 Heavy GTO 4,750 kg 8,900 kg GTO 4,210 kg 13,810 kg LEO 8,080 kg 15,760 kg LEO 7,690 kg 23,560 kg 16 June 2016 1
Customers National Security Space Civil Space Human Launch Global Positioning System (GPS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Robotic Exploration and Science Mars Science Laboratory Pluto New Horizons Commercial Space Increasing Our Knowledge of the Earth and Its Climate Earth Imagery Commercial Communication Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Cloudsat 16 June 2016 2 Cargo Crew
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ULA s Vision Long Range Roadmap Missions Now and into the Future Enables our Vision Complete Range of Launch Services Increased Capability Much Lower Cost New Missions ULA s Roadmap Leads to the Enabling Transportation System for a Self Sustaining Space Economy 16 June 2016 4
16 June 2016 5 Cislunar 1000 Vision
16 June 2016 6 Cislunar 1000 Vision
GEO Cislunar Econosphere NEO V=3.77 V=0.50-2.00 V in (km/s) LEO V=1.40 V=0.65 V=2.52 V=4.33 EML1 LLO V=1.90 ETO V=9.53 LEO ISS Remote Sensing Commercial Station Communication Space Control Debris mitigation Science R&D Tourism Manufacturing Propellant Transfer Data 16 June Servers 2016 7 GEO Observation Communication Space Control Debris Mitigation Space Solar Power Repair Station Satellite Life extension Harvesting High Earth Orbit Science / Astronomy Communication Link Way Station Propellant Depots Repair Station Lunar Solar Power Sat Manufacturing Planetary Defense Existing market / Emerging market \ Future market Lunar Surface Science/ Astronomy Lunar Observatory Human Outpost Tourism Mining Oxygen/Water Regolith Rare Earth Elements HE3 Manufacturing Fuel Depots Solar Power to Earth
Cislunar Transportation System ACES Fueled with LO2 and LH2 propellant provided from: Earth Moon Asteroids XEUS Reusable Transportation Avoids Earth s Deep Gravity Well 16 June 2016 8
Lunar Water Water at Lunar poles Cold Traps in Craters ~10B mt per pole Fuel, Water, Oxygen Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Credit: LRO Camera Team Paul Spudis 16 June 2016 9 Credit: Chris Meaney / NASA 2008
Shackleton Crater 16 June 2016 10 Credit: NASA/Zuber, M.T. et al., Nature, 2012
First Step: Prospecting LCROSS Centaur Credit: NASA Resource Prospector Griffin Lander 16 June 2016 11 Credit: NASA Credit: Astrobotic
30 Year Product Evolution Roadmap Delta-M Retired RD180 Retired 16 June 2016 12
Vulcan Centaur 2 BE-4 VTS LNG Tank Intertank FWD LO2 Skirt PLF Base Module BE-4/HS Aft LNG Skirt Fwd LNG Skirt LO2 Tank PLFA 5.4M PLF BE-4 Pre Burner Test Completed BE-4 CDR Vulcan PDR Credit: Blue Origin
ACES Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage ACES Tank 150 klb LO2/LH2 propellant 5.4m stainless steel Monocoque structure Cryogenic Storage Stage Design Insulation Vapor cooling Integrated Vehicle Fluids Power Pressurization Reaction Control Advanced Avionics Long Duration 2 way com Rendezvous Engine Options RL10C+ XCOR 8H21 BE3U Refuelable Cryogenic transfer ports No vent fill Affordable, Reusable, Cislunar Transportation
Enabling Technologies In Development Integrated Vehicle Fluids & Cryogenics Power > No Main batteries Reaction control > No Hydrazine Pressurization > No Helium IVF Module Enables Weeks to Years Service Module Flexibility On Orbit Refueling IVF Prototype CRYOTE 3 at MSFC 16 June 2016 15 H2/O2 Thruster
Distributed Launch Vulcan Single Launch Distributed Launch Earth Escape GSO or Lunar Orbit Lunar Surface 14 mt 10 mt 3.8 mt 30 mt 24 mt 12 mt Initial Step to Upper Stage Reuse Propellant Launch Payload Launch
XEUS ACES + Mission Kit Electric LH2 & LO2 pumps LH2/LO2 Thruster Landing GN&C Landing struts XEUS Cargo Ascender or Cargo Module 16 June 2016 17
Lunar Surface Cargo Mission 4) Lunar Orbit Insertion And Descent 1) Launch 2) Refuel ACES 5) XEUS Terminal Descent 3) Trans-Lunar Injection ACES & Propellant Tank ACES/XEUS & Payload Propellant Transfer Enables Large Scale Lunar Infrastructure Science Propellant production Manufacturing Habitation
Lunar Resource Extraction Credit Off-World Consortium
Cost of Resources ($/kg) Costs of Resource in Cislunar Space GEO LEO EML1 LLO $35k/kg $20k $15k $10k Cost From Earth $5k $0k $0.001k/kg Earth Cost From the Moon LEO GTO GSO L1 Moon $0.5k/kg
Unlimited, green, constant, worldwide source of energy Energy is a $6T / yr growing business Space Solar Power Transportation Cost per Station $320B Traditional $190B Vulcan ACES $110B Lunar Propellant $ 6B Lunar Launch SPS-ALPHA concept by John C. Mankins
Dreams Start with Affordable Launch Tech Demo Asteroid prospecting Lunar prospecting 1 Kg Cubesats 100 Kg ABC 1,000 Kg AQUILA
Government National Security Science Communication Remote Sensing Research Education Exploration Standing on the Threshold of Robust Cislunar Economy Commercial Communication Remote Sensing Research Manufacturing Tourism Mining Solar Power Beaming Solar Power Station ALPHA Credit: Golden Spike 16 June 2016 23 Credit: John C. Mankins
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