SpaceX November 15, 2011 Senior Director, Product & Mission Management Brian Bjelde Then and Now: COTS & CRS Progress Update
SpaceX Founded in mid-2002 with goal of providing highly reliable, low-cost space transportation for both cargo and crew Over 1,500 employees and growing 55,700 sq m (600,000 sq ft) of offices, manufacturing and production in Hawthorne (Los Angeles), California 242-hectare (600-acre) state-of-the-art propulsion and structural test facility in central Texas Offices in Washington DC, Chantilly VA, Huntsville AL, and Houston TX Launch sites at Cape Canaveral, Kwajalein and Vandenberg SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SLC-4, Vandenberg Hawthorne (Los Angeles) Headquarters Central Texas Omelek, Kwajalein Atoll 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 2
Vehicles Falcon 1 Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy Dragon Spacecraft 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 3
COTS Then. 2005 (ref: SpaceX COTS Proposal) 12/12/2011 SpaceX Page 4
and Now. Falcon 9 Flight 2 Dec 8, 2010 Mission: F9-002 Payload: Dragon "COTS-1" spacecraft Liftoff: Dec 8, 2010 15:43 UTC Orbit: 281 x 306 km, 34.5 inclination Splashdown: 19:02 UTC 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 5
Dragon C1 Dec 8, 2010 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 6
Falcon 9 Demo Flight 2 COTS C1 Mission Total Running Time: 4 min 2 sec 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 7
Next: Falcon 9 Flight 3 Dragon C2/3 to ISS On target to be the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 8
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Dragon Spacecraft Capabilities Nose cap Total Cargo Up Mass 6,000 kg Total Cargo Down Mass 3,000 kg Propellant Mass 1,290 kg Pressurized Pressurized Volume 10 m 3 Unpressurized Volume 14 m 3 Services Reaction control system: 18 Draco thrusters Lifting re-entry for landing precision and low-g s Ablative, high-performance heat shield Trunk Crew version accommodates seven All structures, thrusters, most avionics and all ground systems designed and mostly built by SpaceX 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 10
Dragon Spacecraft Services NASA s COTS Program Commercial Orbital Transportation Services SpaceX receives $278M over 3.5 years Demonstrates cargo services to and from the ISS NASA s CRS Program SpaceX s DragonLab Program Commercial Resupply Services SpaceX awarded $1.6B for 12 cargo missions, 2012 2015 Minimum of 20,000 kg to be delivered Option for additional missions Free-flying recoverable platform for microgravity research Regular, frequent, commercial access to space First mission in 2014 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 11
Dragon Cargo Return Courtesy NASA 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 12
Commercial Crew Transport This is why SpaceX was founded 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 13
Spacecraft Abort System 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 14
SpaceX Manifest Customer Date Vehicle Launch Site NASA COTS remaining 2011 Falcon 9 / Dragon Cape Canaveral ORBCOMM multiple flights 2011-2014 Multiple Cape Canaveral MDA Corporation (Canada) 2012 Falcon 9 Vandenberg NASA Resupply to ISS Flights 1 thru 12 2012-2015 Falcon 9 / Dragon Cape Canaveral Falcon Heavy Demo Flight 2012 Falcon Heavy Vandenberg SES (Europe) two flights 2013, 2015 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Thaicom (Thailand) 2013 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral NSPO (Taiwan) 2013 Falcon 9 Vandenberg DragonLab two flights 2014, 2015 Falcon 9 / Dragon Cape Canaveral Space Systems/Loral 2014 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral* CONAE (Argentina) two flights 2014, 2015 Falcon 9 Vandenberg* Spacecom (Israel) 2015 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral* Astrium (Europe) 2015 Falcon 1e Kwajalein Bigelow Aerospace 2015 Falcon 9 Cape Canaveral Iridium eight flights 2015-2017 Falcon 9 Vandenberg Hardware arrival at launch site. *Or Kwajalein, depending on range availability. 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 15
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COTS and CRS Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Performed under a Space Act Agreement (SAA) Government and private funding Approximately $500 million split among Orbital and SpaceX, with unfunded space act agreements to other companies. Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Performed under a fixed price contract Milestone payments at key points during preparation for each mission Two main suppliers Orbital and SpaceX $1.6 billion to SpaceX under a fixed price contract for 12 cargo flights to ISS Minimum of 20,000 kg cargo total Each flight similar to COTS C3 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 17
Quality Policy SpaceX has developed the following Quality Policy, from which all other policies and activities are derived. No other policy or activity may contradict the Quality Policy. All employees are trained on the Quality Policy and how it affects their particular responsibilities. Space Exploration Technologies is committed to providing the safest, most reliable and economical access to space. For the purposes of training employees and developing quality objectives, SpaceX interprets this policy as follows: Space Exploration Technologies is committed to providing the safest, most reliable and economical access COMMITMENT: SpaceX must strive to meet all customer, regulatory and statutory requirements. SAFEST: SpaceX will provide and maintain the safest products, services and work environments. CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT: In order to maintain a position as an industry leader, SpaceX will continually improve its products, services and internal processes. RELIABILITY: SpaceX products and services must be of high quality to ensure reliable performance and results. ECONOMY: SpaceX processes must be efficient and practical, to reduce the costs of development and manufacturing. 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 18
SpaceX Standard Pricing Open and fixed pricing for all customers. Best-price guarantee. Discounts for contractually committed, multi-launch purchases. Prices are in US dollars. Please contact us for details at sales@spacex.com 12-Dec-11 SpaceX Page 19 Falcon 1 Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy