NASALAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

January 2016

Rev Basic Date: 14 January 2016

Scott Higginbotham

Mission Manager

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20160002252 2018-06-08T08:07:08+00:00Z

Topics

• LSP Program Overview

• NASA LSP Organization

• LSP Fleet and Current Activity

• Venture Class Launch Services Overview

• NASA Launch Services (NLS II) Contract Overview

• Launch Vehicle Certification Overview

• Summary

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Verify and validate

mission engineering and analysisInsight of production,

integration, testing and

processing

Manage and approve

launch vehicle to

spacecraft integration

Acquire Launch Services

Certify launch systems

for NASA use

The NASA Launch Services Program (LSP)

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Provide technical, operational,

contractual, budget and business

knowledge and expertise to future

missions

Establish strategic partnerships and

make investments to satisfy Agency

launch service needs

Benefits of LSP

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Commercial Acquisition ExpertiseCommercial Space Act of 1998 (est. 1984)National Space Policy 2010National Space Transportation Policy 2013

Program Management, Analysis,

Engineering, Integration, &

Launch Operations

Experience: 15+ years as Program

Consistency: 79 missions

On Orbit• Technical Assessment• Launch Mgmt. w/ “GO” for Launch• 97+% Mission Success rateOn Time• Mission Management• Risk ManagementOn Cost• Success in Commercial Fixed Price Contract Mgmt.

One-Off“a-la-carte” Advisory

Services

NLS

Insight & Approval

Formalized Government CollaborationMemorandum of Understanding – March 2011

Government ELV Executive Board, GEEB (Quarterly)

USAF-NASA-NRO Summit

For LSP Internal Use Only

LSP Requirement Flowdown

NPD 8610.7

Launch Services

Risk Mitigation

Policy for NASA-

Owned and/or

NASA-Sponsored

Payloads/Missions

NPD 8610.23

Launch Vehicle

Technical Oversight

Policy

NPD 8610.24

Launch Services Program

Pre-Launch Readiness

Reviews

NPR 8705.4

Risk Classification for

NASA Payloads

OSMA

NPR 7120.5

NASA Space

Flight Program

and Project

Management

LSP-PCA-110.01

Program Commitment

Agreement

LSP-PLN-110.01

Program Plan

NASA Strategic

Planning

National Space

Policy

National Space Policy, Commercial Space Guidelines, “…departments and agencies shall purchase and use commercial space capabilities and services to the maximum practical extent when such capabilities and services are available in the marketplace and meet United States Government requirements…”

The Administration and Congress will rely on NASA to buy

commercial launch services and, when necessary, to form

partnerships with industry to help create new technological

capabilities for lower costs and more reliable civil, national

security, and commercial access to space.

Commercial Launch Services Authorities

Commercial

Space Act of 1998

Section 201 – “…the Federal Government shall acquire space transportation services from United States commercial providers whenever such services are required in the course of its activities.”

The LSP provides the Agency with a single

focus for the acquisition and management

of ELV launch services.

NASA Launch Services

Program Program Plan

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FLIGHT

PLANNING

BOARD

INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL

AUTHORITIES

DIRECTOR, LAUNCH

SERVICES OFFICE

(LSO)

NORMAN

SPACECRAFT PROGRAMS

AND PROJECTS AT NASA

CENTERS

LAUNCH SERVICES

PROGRAM (LSP)

MITSKEVICH

SAFETY &

MISSION

ASSURANCE

ENGINEERING

KENNEDY

SPACE CENTERCABANA

PROCUREMENT

RESOURCES

INFRASTRUCTURE

SSC

PROPULSION

SUPPORT

MSFC, GRC

TECHNICAL

SUPPORT

ELVIS (AI Solutions)

SUPPORT

CONTRACTOR

IT

LEGAL ETC.

Interfaces to other NASA Centers Support Contractor Interface

SPACE

TECHNOLOGYJURCZYK

HUMAN

EXPLORATIONGERSTENMAIER

NASA HQ BOLDEN

Launch Services Program Relationships

SCIENCEGRUNSFELD

ISS

CRS

Commercial Crew

For LSP Internal Use Only

LSP Organizational Structure

LAUNCH DIRECTOROmar Baez

FLIGHT PROJECTSMark Wiese

PROGRAM BUSINESSBobbi Gnan

PROGRAM PLANNINGLisa Haber

FLEET & SYSTEMS MGMTJenny Lyons/Denise Pham

FLIGHT ANALYSISMike Carney

INFRASTRUCTURE MGMTEric Anderson

Mission ManagementPre-Phase A–E

ContractsBudgeting

Launch Manifest Coordination

Strategic PlanningPolicy

FleetIntegration EngineeringField Offices

Flight DynamicsFlight Structures

Environments

Ground SystemsLaunch SiteComm & Telemetry

S&MARick Boutin

PROCUREMENTMike McCarty

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE

HQ McKinney

CHIEF COUNSELJoe Batey

Matrixed Organizations

TECHNICAL INTEGRATIONDarren Bedell

Risk Mgmt/Tech PolicyBusiness Development

LSP CHIEF ENGINEERJames Wood

LAUNCH SERVICES PROGRAMAmanda Mitskevich

Chuck Dovale

Technical Authority

Center Support

Delta IV

Falcon 9 v1.1

*Launch certification is meant to understand and possibly mitigate risks; not to ensure every last item and process is reviewed on every launch vehicle. Governed by NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 8610.7, Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-Owned or NASA-Sponsored Payloads.

Pegasus XL

LSP’s Current Fleet

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Emerging Vehicles

Minotaur- C Formerly Taurus XL

Atlas V

Vehicles On NLS II Contract

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Athena Ic Athena IIcNo

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et

Cert

ifie

d*

Cert

ifie

d*

Delta II

Antares

Launch Sites

Delta IV Heavy

Athena III

Blue Origin

Firefly Alpha

GOLauncher2

RL Electron

Stratolauncher

Super Strypi

ULA Vulcan

VG LauncherOne

XS-1

Falcon Heavy

* Exception for flight software

Falcon 9

“full thrust”

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Planned FY 16 Activity

Fleet Support• Advanced Mission Planning

• Certification of vehicles

• Programmatic Studies

• Strategic Investments

Launches In Work

NLS II On-Ramp

2015

Jason-3

Jan 2016

Falcon 9Insight

Mar 2016

Atlas V

OSIRIS-REx

Sep 2016

Atlas V

GOES-R

Oct 2016

Atlas V

CYGNSS

Oct 2016

Pegasus

Acquisitions:

MARS 2020

SWOT

Successful

Postponed

Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS)

• 425km orbit at provider selected inclination between 33o – 98o

• Launch no later than April 15, 2018

• Milestones-based payment structure, w/LSP insight to launch vehicle design reviews

• Success of Awardees enables new low cost launch options for Science (~1/10th price of current lowest cost dedicated launch option)

• Joint HEO/SMD investment to enable emerging commercial SmallSat launch market

• Awarded dedicated demonstration launches of CubeSats, to three separate providers

• Providers responsible for non-reoccurring development costs

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FireflyAlpha 1.0

VCLS Launch targeting March 2018

• ~75 feet tall• ~1 meter fairing• 2 Stage liquid

propulsion• Composite

Structure• ~150 – 400kg to

LEO• Actively seeking

additional investment funding

Rocket LabElectron

VCLS Launch targeting June 2017

• ~60 feet tall• ~1 meter fairing• 2 Stage liquid

propulsion• Composite

Structure• ~100 – 250kg to

LEO• Development is

fully funded

VCLS Launch targeting late 2017

VirginLauncherOne

• ~65 feet long• ~1 meter fairing• 2 Stage liquid

propulsion• Carrier aircraft

launched• Composite

Structure• ~150 – 350kg to

LEO• Development is

fully funded

VCLS Awardees

$5.5M $6.9M $4.7M

NLS II Contract Overview

• NLS II was awarded in 2010, ordering period through June 2020

• An IDIQ contract with negotiated Not To Exceed (NTE) prices

– Launch services are provided on a Firm Fixed Price basis

– Incorporate best commercial practices to the maximum extent possible

– Competitive Launch Services Task Orders (LSTO) are awarded

competitively for each mission to determine launch provider

– Competition is awarded based on a “Best Value” selection

– Annual On-ramp for new emerging Providers and existing Providers to

On-ramp new launch vehicles

• Order year NTE price is determined using Launch Date minus 30 months

• Milestone payment structure with down payment of 10% at award/Launch

minus 30 months

• Vehicles on contract but not certified must propose a credible certification

path as part of their bid, cannot bid until after a first successful flight14

NLS II Acquisition Approach

• NASA Launch Services (NLS II) is a FAR Part 12– “Best value”, firm-fixed-price, full spectrum of launch performance

– Provides access to all data necessary for certification and flight

worthiness determinations

• NLS II IDIQ Contract Tasks– Launch Service Task Orders (LSTOs) are issued for a mission

– All missions are competed

– Each company on the NLS II contract receives the Request for Launch

Service Proposal (RLSP)

» All must respond

» Response is either a proposal or a request for a waiver

» NASA decision to accept waiver request or request a proposal be

submitted

• LSP can acquire launch services for missions using contracting

approaches other than the NLS II IDIQ contracts. (i.e. SPP)

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Flight Project Funding – NLS ApproachCommercial Launch Services

Fixed-Price Contracts for Commercial Launch ServicesBasic Launch ServiceMission UniquesCommercial Payload Processing Facility

Price remains constant regardless of the cost of production (contractor assumes risk)

-- No insight to Contractor production costs

(EVM not practical, 533 reports not applicable)

+ Sets budget early at fixed level

+ Total cost for launch vehicle understood @ Award

+ Provider incentivized by schedule & success

Includes:Basic launch service with typical items used (PAF, doors, analyses, etc)L-30 (+/- 3) months Integration Cycle with priced options to extendCustomized payment schedule (if requested) Budget for mission specific services, mods & special studiesMission specific telemetry assetsPayload Processing Facility & commoditiesGrace days to account for launch slips, Failure penalty (25%)

95%+ of Cost is via

Fixed Price Contracting

NLS

Insight & Approval

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• “The basic ride”. Launch vehicle, fairing, spacecraft

separation system, and services and support that

are included in the basic launch service IDIQ

contract. Basic Launch Services

80% - 90%

Integrated Services4%- 8%

• Integration support of the the launch service and payload

– Support Contractors (logistics, security, engineering, other

services)

– Payload processing facilities (commercial or government)

– USAF Range Support, spacecraft propellants, guest relations

• Support needed to capture launch vehicle telemetry

– Mobile telemetry assets (air, sea, and ground)

– Fixed ground stations

– Network and communications services

– Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) support

Telemetry1%- 2%

• The support needed to customize the Basic Launch Service in

order to meet unique mission requirements.

– Additional or modified services (mission unique services)

– Non-standard services (NSS)

– Task Assignments (generally studies or analysis)

Mission Uniques5%-10%

Mission Budget Elements

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Launch Vehicle Certification

• When NASA is responsible for launch service acquisition and

management, the vehicle configuration utilized by Launch Service

Contractors (LSC) must be certified to the requirements in NASA Policy

Directive (NPD) 8610.7, Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-

Owned or NASA-Sponsored Payloads.

– Per NPD 8610.7 “NASA’s launch vehicle assignment and acquisition seek to

balance launch risk for individual missions with demonstrated launch vehicle

history, flight anomaly, and mission failure resolution, if any, and NASA

technical penetration consistent with overall mission risk.”

– Launch vehicle certification requires a combination of flight history of the new

vehicle configuration (i.e. unique combination of core propulsive stages) and

a non-recurring technical evaluation that is performed by LSP to assess and

mitigate risks associated with new/emerging launch vehicles

– Certification is a one-time evaluation (non-recurring) effort performed for each

new vehicle configuration

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Launch Vehicle Certification (cont.)

• Certification provides the foundation for recurring fleet insight

and each individual mission’s flight readiness determination as

part of the NASA LSP Certificate of Flight Readiness (COFR)

Process

• Demonstrated Reliability expected for a Category 2 Certified

Vehicle is 80-90%

• Demonstrated Reliability expected for a Category 3 Certified

Vehicle is 90-95%

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Mission Risk Tolerance

Spacecraft Classification

NPR 8705.4, Appendix B

Launch Vehicle

Category

NPD 8610.7

May Launch On

Class D

Low cost and simple

Potentially “replaceable”

Category 1

High Risk LV

Not normally launched

on the LSP Contract

- May be the first flight on a new “common launch vehicle

configuration” with no previous flight history

- Very limited NASA technical review

Class C (and B in rare cases)

Moderate cost and complexity

By itself not critical to achieving a

major NASA objective

Category 2

Medium Risk LV

- Requires at least one success (up to 6) of a “common

launch vehicle configuration”

- Meaningful NASA LSP technical evaluation

- Extensive verification of margins from flight data and

resolution of all flight anomalies and observations

Class A and B

High cost and/or complexity

Category 3

Low Risk LV

Designed to assure

highest practicable

probability of success

- Requires at least 3 or 6 success of a “common launch

vehicle configuration”

- Major NASA technical evaluation for 3 flight method,

meaningful evaluation for 6 flight method

- Extensive verification of margins from flight data and

resolution of all flight anomalies and observations

- May require 14 consecutive successful flights in some

cases negating need for extensive test/analysis evaluation

LSP Details

• NASA LSP—Assuring access to space for civil spacecraft

– NSTP*: NASA Administrator is responsible for assuring access to space for civil

missions; the “launch agent” for civil space missions

– NASA LSP is responsible for the acquisition & program management of

Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) commercial space transportation services

• Deeply technical, experienced, stable government civilian workforce

– 260 civilians, including matrixed support from KSC and other centers

– Augmented by team of contractor technical support, approx 180 WYEs

– Average government experience level in launch activities: 15+ years

• Providing insight/penetration for expendable launch mission assurance

– Current team has provided government go/no-go on every expendable launch

vehicle NASA has launched since 1998

– 97% mission success rate

• Through purchasing commercial expendable launch services

– “Best value”, firm-fixed-price, full spectrum of launch performance

* NSTP: National Space Transportation Policy

LSP Summary