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2008 von Braun SymposiumOctober 22, 2008
Lawrence WilliamsVice President
Strategic Relations
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation 2
SLC-40, Cape CanaveralSLC-40, Cape CanaveralCentral TexasCentral TexasHawthorne HeadquartersHawthorne Headquarters
KwajaleinKwajalein
� Founded in mid-2002 with the singular goal of providing high reliability, low cost space transportation
� Initial market is government & commercial satellites to minimize market risk
� Transition to human transportation once technology is proven
� Over 560 employees — grow minimum 50% per year
� 550,000 sq ft of offices, manufacturing and production in Hawthorne, CA
� 300 acre state-of-the-art propulsion and structural test facility in central Texas
� Launch complexes in Kwajalein and Cape Canaveral
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Falcon 1Falcon 1 Falcon 9Falcon 9 DragonDragon
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� Merlin Test Stand
� Merlin-Vac Test Stand
� Kestrel Test Stand
� Draco Test Stand
� Horizontal Test Stand
� F1 Structural Test Stand
� F9 Structural Test Stand
� F9 Multiengine Test Stand
� F9 integration hanger
� Blockhouse Control Center
� Offices
� All structural and propulsion testing (development, qualification & acceptance) is performed at SpaceX facility near McGregor, Texas
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Falcon 1Falcon 1
DockDock
Integration Hanger& Clean-room
Integration Hanger& Clean-room
OfficesOffices
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� SpaceX has been granted a
license for use of SLC-40 on
Cape Canaveral (Former Titan IV
pad)
� Houses Integration & Payload
Processing Facility
� Demo complete; Construction
underway
� Offices just outside perimeter
fence
� LCC at south gate of CCAFS
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Customer Launch Vehicle Departure Point
Falcon 1 Flight 4 Q3 2008 Falcon I Kwajalein
Malaysia Q1 2009 Falcon I Kwajalein
Falcon 9 Demo Q2 2009 Falcon 9 Cape
MDA Corp 2009 Falcon 9 Cape
NASA COTS Demo C1 2009 Falcon 9 Cape
SpaceDev 2009 Falcon 1 Kwajalein
Avanti 2009 Falcon 9 Cape
NASA COTS Demo C2 2009 Falcon 9 Cape
SSC 2010 Falcon 1 Kwajalein
NASA COTS Demo C3 2010 Falcon 9 Cape
Bigelow 2011 Falcon 9 Cape
* Flight hardware at launch site on this date
Falcon 1 Overview
� 2-stage small launch vehicle
� Vehicle dia. 5.5’; Fairing dia. 5’; Length 68’
� 1st Stage LOX/RP1 Merlin M1 engine, ~78k lbf
� 2nd Stage LOX/RP1 Kestrel engine, ~7k lbf vac.
� World’s lowest cost orbital launch
� $7.9M all inclusive commercial service (Jan. 2008)
� Launch from Kwajalein (Reagan Test Site)
� 1st Stage Parachute/Water Recovery
� Enhanced Falcon 1 (F1e) block upgrade planned
� Available early 2010
� Payload capability � LEO
� F1: >1030 lbm (470 kg)
� F1e: >1580 lbm (720 kg)
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All structures, engines, most avionics and all ground systems designed (and mostly built) by SpaceX
All structures, engines, most avionics and all ground systems designed (and mostly built) by SpaceX
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� 2-stage EELV-class launch vehicle
� Vehicle dia. 12’; Fairing dia. 17’ (5.2 m); Length 180’
� 1st Stage LOX/RP1� 9 x Merlin M9 engines
� 2nd Stage LOX/RP1� 1 x Merlin M9-vac engine
� Payload capability (Block 1): � 10 MT � LEO (KSC � 28.5°; 200 km; circular)
� 3.5 MT � GTO
� 2.1 MT � TLI
� 1.0~1.4 MT � Mars (depending on launch date)
� Launch from the Cape (LC-40)
� Vehicle at Cape: Dec. 2008
� $36.75M all inclusive commercial cost (Jan. 2008 $)
� Block upgrade planned in 2010 timeframe
� F9-Heavy also planned� 3-stick configuration
� 29 MT � LEO
All structures, engines, most avionics and all ground systems designed (and mostly built) by SpaceX
All structures, engines, most avionics and all ground systems designed (and mostly built) by SpaceX
NASA human-rating Factor-of-Safety of 1.4 (vs. 1.25 for EELV)
NASA human-rating Factor-of-Safety of 1.4 (vs. 1.25 for EELV)
Engine-out capability from release/lift-off
Engine-out capability from release/lift-off
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Fault tolerant avionicsFault tolerant avionics
Falcon 9 Qualification 1st StageFalcon 9 Qualification 1st Stage
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Falcon 9 Li-P BatteryQual Unit
Falcon 9 Li-P BatteryQual Unit
M9-Vac Chamber & Aft-Chamber
M9-Vac Chamber & Aft-Chamber
Merlin Engine ControllerMerlin Engine ControllerMerlin EngineMerlin Engine
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� In 2005 NASA released an OTA call for an economical, commercial, American option for re-supplying ISS with cargo and crew after shuttle retirement in 2010
� Resulting award(s) were Space Act Agreements (SAAs) negotiated with winners
� Clear motivations are:� Fill the 5-year ISS service gap between Shuttle retirement (2010) and Orion (2015)
� Encourage the growth of the commercial space industry, resulting in lower costs to all buyers
� NASA allocated $500M to stimulate this development� Not intended to fund the development completely – additional private funding was expected
� Milestone-based: we only get paid when we complete a milestone
� NASA does not own the resulting system, but is really an investor
� NASA may choose procure the service after capability demonstration
� This initial funding was specifically for demonstration of cargo capability� Additional funding is anticipated for crewed demos after successful completion of a cargo flight
� Plans for crewed version (if applicable) were solicited in this same proposal
� Proposals were solicited and competitively awarded� Awarded in August 2006 to SpaceX ($276M) and Rocketplane-Kistler ($207M)
� RpK has since defaulted and been terminated
� Re-competition gave remaining $170M to Orbital
� SpaceX officially started work Sept 1, 2006� Successfully completed all 12 scheduled Milestones to-date on-time! (22 total)
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� Dragon spacecraft
� Flexible, generic, reusable spacecraft
� Identical whether cargo-only or crewed (except life-support & internal accommodations)
� Standard Falcon 9 launch vehicle
� Identical to commercial version
� 2550 kg total payload capacity to ISS orbit
� Human-rated when combined with a Dragon & a Launch Escape System (LES)
� Cargo accommodations
� Pressurized & unpressurized cargo capability
� Modular rack system inside capsule
� Unpressurized cargo in the “trunk”
� Can trade mass between pressurized & unpressurized cargo
� Crew accommodations
� Up to 7 crew per flight
� Can trade mass between crew & cargo
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COTS Concept of Operations
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The COTS system will carry >2550 kg of cargo to ISS (plus 1290 kg performance & growth margin)
>6000 kg payload with F9 Block 2 (late 2010 �)
The COTS system will carry >2550 kg of cargo to ISS (plus 1290 kg performance & growth margin)
>6000 kg payload with F9 Block 2 (late 2010 �)
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Maximum Diameter 3.7 m Capsule Length w/ Nose Cone 4.5 mCapsule Length (w/o Nose Cone) 3.1 mTrunk Length 3.0 mPressurized Volume 15 m
3
Pressurized Payload Volume 7-10 m3
Unpressurized Volume 30 m3
Unpressurized Payload Volume >14 m3
Payload Power (avg.) 1.1-1.8 kWPayload Power (peak) 2.0-4.0 kW
Dry Mass 4200 kgPropellant 1230 kgPressurized Cargo 1700 kgExternal Cargo 850 kgTotal 7980 kg
� Demo C1, Q2 2009 – Core Functionality Only
� Very basic, up & back functionality
� Tests fundamentals and puts an early success on the books
� Demo C2, Q4 2009 – ISS Fly-By
� Approaches to within 10 km of ISS
� Establishes command & telemetry cross-link
� Demonstrates commanding by ISS crew
� Demo C3, Q1 2010 – ISS Berthing
� ISS Proximity Operations, capture and berthing demo
� Return cargo safely to Earth
� Establishes system as operational
If funding for Crew Capability is turned on in 2010:
� Demo D1, 2011 – Unmanned high altitude abort
� Verifies abort and recovery systems & operations
� Demo D2, 2011 – Crew transport to ISS (three crew)
� Cargo mission will have proven ISS rendezvous and berthing operations
� A “light” flight crew (3) and minimal cargo to provide max delta-V and life support margins
� Demo D3, 2012 – Crew transport to ISS (seven crew)
� Verifies ability to transport full complement of crew
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Crew Demos are contingent upon additional “Capability D” fundingCrew Demos are contingent upon additional “Capability D” funding
� Ground swell of interest in Dragon amongst the following communities:
� Biotech/biomedical research
� Flying on C2 Demo mission
� Instrument & sensor developers
� Materials & space environments researchers
� Life sciences
� Microgravity research
� Radiation effects research
� Shuttle/ISS experimenters (without other flight opportunities)
� Earth sciences (short-duration LEO missions)
� Sounding rocket community
� Space physics & relativity
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We have customers interested in flying payloads on Dragon without going to ISS
� Multi-manifesting opportunities
We have customers interested in flying payloads on Dragon without going to ISS
� Multi-manifesting opportunities
� Benefits:
� Highly responsive payload hosting (5mth typical integration)
� Both pressurized and unpressurized accommodations available
� Shirt-sleeve pressurized environment for electronics
� Feed-throughs to Sensor Bay or trunk if needed
� Host electronics inside & sensors/apertures outside
� Capsule Payloads are recoverable
� Sensor Bay provides some recoverable, unpressurized volume - 0.1 m3 (4 ft3)
� For sensors, collectors, witness plates etc. that need the exposure to space but also recovery
� Can host large unpressurized payloads in trunk (>14 m3 payload; 3.5 m dia.)
� Can deploy spacecraft from the trunk (separation signal available)
� Power, data & thermal payload services are available
� Streamlined (SpaceX) Payload Safety Review requirements
� Flight test & raise TRL of Instruments & Sensors
� No need to develop a spacecraft bus to test an instrument in space
� Available at a fraction of the mission cost – price structure still TBD
� Firm flight opportunities starting in 2010
� Project 2 missions per year
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Actively soliciting input from potential Payload users – Nov 6 User’s ConferenceActively soliciting input from potential Payload users – Nov 6 User’s Conference
Preliminary Design ReviewDemo-C3 Mission
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Supports late-load cargo, payload power, data and thermal services
Supports late-load cargo, payload power, data and thermal services
Air and water-
tight hatch
Lidar
s
Star
Trackers
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There is also some recoverable, unpressurized There is also some recoverable, unpressurized volume in the Sensor Bayvolume in the Sensor Bay
•• Good for hosting sensors, collectors etc. that need Good for hosting sensors, collectors etc. that need exposure to space but also desirable to recoverexposure to space but also desirable to recover
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User Conference Nov. 6, 2008User Conference Nov. 6, 2008