suborbital opportunities for students

Fly Early, Fly Often, Fly Safe(science and research on reusable suborbital vehicles)


Dr. Kimberly EnnicoNASA Ames Research Center

November 15, 2011

CU SEDS

Dr. Kimberly EnnicoNASA Ames Research Center

November 15, 2011

CU SEDS

A little bit about me...

Dr. Kimberly Ennico & Dr. Sam Durrance (STS-35 & STS-67) at the runway dedication of Spaceport America, Las Cruces, NM, October 22, 2010.

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Topics du jourTopics du jour

What is Suborbital? What is Suborbital Science? What is Commercial Suborbital?

Who are involved? What are NASA’s roles? How can you get involved?



What is Suborbital?What is Suborbital? Do reach space Move through

the atmosphere of the body from which it was launched

Are not traveling fast enough to escape gravity

Do not go into orbit.

Do reach space Move through

the atmosphere of the body from which it was launched

Are not traveling fast enough to escape gravity

Do not go into orbit.

Image adapted from Sir Isaac Newton’s A Treatise of the System of the World (c1680s)

Suborbital is nothing new...Suborbital is nothing new...

May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard’s historic Redstone rocket flight.

A Black Brant XII being launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility

Balloon payload being prepped by the CSBF in Palestine, TX.

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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) Japanese Balloon & Sounding Rocket Program

Norway's Andøya Rocket Range

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Major World SpaceportsMajor World Spaceports

http://www.spacetoday.org/Rockets/Spaceports/LaunchSites.html*This graphic is a bit dated (see next slide)

21st Century U.S. Spaceports21st Century U.S. Spaceports

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/industry/media/spaceports.gif

Spaceport America Runway Dedication October 22, 2010

Spaceport America Runway Dedication October 22, 2010

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Spaceport America Hangar Dedication October 17, 2011

Spaceport America Hangar Dedication October 17, 2011

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Student Launch (SL-5) May 20, 2011

Student Launch (SL-5) May 20, 2011

http://www.spaceportamerica.com/http://www.launchnm.com

http://www.spaceportamerica.com/http://www.launchnm.com

CU RocketSatCU RocketSat

http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/COSGC_Projects/rocketsat/http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/RockSat/RockSat.htm

Sounding Rocket Payload Program

Started in 2005 by students

RockSat1 - Launched Sep 25, 2006a RockSat2 - Launched Apr 28,2007a RockSat3- Launched June 27, 2007a

RockSat 4 - Launched June 27, 2008b

RockOn/RockSat - Launched June 26, 2009b

Morphed into the RockSat-C & X programs...

aLas Cruces, NM; bWallops, VA

“Suborbital” has also been used to describe these platforms...

“Suborbital” has also been used to describe these platforms...

Global Hawk

ER-2

WB57

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/http://sofia.usra.edu/

What is Suborbital Science?What is Suborbital Science?Science enabled by access

to 100 km (62 mile) altitude

Earth Science Remote Sensing Climate Science Vertical Atmospheric Sampling

Helioscience Solar storms

Observational science Infrared optics Astronomy targets of opportunity

Astrobiology DNA/microbes at edge of space

Science enabled by access to 100 km (62 mile)

altitude Earth Science

Remote Sensing Climate Science Vertical Atmospheric Sampling

Helioscience Solar storms

Observational science Infrared optics Astronomy targets of opportunity

Astrobiology DNA/microbes at edge of space

Science enabled by periods of micro or zero gravity

Biotech Gene Expression

Fundamental biology Vestibular system

Fundamental Physics Fluid dynamics Particle agglomeration

Human physiology Transitional g-response Radiation effects

Material Science Metal alloy phase separation Combustion physics

Science enabled by periods of micro or zero gravity

Biotech Gene Expression

Fundamental biology Vestibular system

Fundamental Physics Fluid dynamics Particle agglomeration

Human physiology Transitional g-response Radiation effects

Material Science Metal alloy phase separation Combustion physics

Technology Development STEM Education Workforce Development

What is Suborbital Science?What is Suborbital Science?Science PayloadsScience Payloads

Technology Development STEM Education Workforce Development

High Altitude Science SpotlightHigh Altitude Science Spotlight Study of the mechanisms by

which TGFs (Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes) are produced by lightning

Approach to have sensor permanently mounted on the suborbital vehicle -ray detector, wave receiver &

optical photometer High flight frequency &

routine flights enables cataloging of (1-2 ms) events and monitoring

PI: Joanne Hill, GSFC Platform: Lynx, SS2

Study of the mechanisms by which TGFs (Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes) are produced by lightning

Approach to have sensor permanently mounted on the suborbital vehicle -ray detector, wave receiver &

optical photometer High flight frequency &

routine flights enables cataloging of (1-2 ms) events and monitoring

PI: Joanne Hill, GSFC Platform: Lynx, SS2

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/29jan_firefly/

35,000 feet(airline)

100,000 feet(balloon)

Expected for 330,000 feet(commercial suborbital)

1,000,000 feet(ISS)

Zero Gravity Corporation

Microgravity ScienceMicrogravity ScienceNASA Glenn's 5 second Zero Gravity Facility

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Microgravity Science SpotlightMicrogravity Science Spotlight A proposed study on how

“rubble pile” asteroids form and stick

An experimental study of the mechanical reorientation of ejecta blocks in a microgravity environment

Approach tests methods of reconstructing the block distribution from an imaging dataset

PI: Dan Durda/SwRI Platform: SF-104, Zero-G,

Blue Origin

A proposed study on how “rubble pile” asteroids form and stick

An experimental study of the mechanical reorientation of ejecta blocks in a microgravity environment

Approach tests methods of reconstructing the block distribution from an imaging dataset

PI: Dan Durda/SwRI Platform: SF-104, Zero-G,

Blue Origin

Itokawa

535 × 294 × 209 meters

the SwRI Pathfinder Payloadsthe SwRI Pathfinder Payloads

BioHarnessBioHarnessSuborbital Environment:Changes in gravity

Science Field: Life science, physiology

Objective: To understand the human’s cardiovascular system response due to instantaneous changes in gravity by repeatedly sampling a large population of individuals

Experiment Duration: Sequences of 5-10 min measurements

Human Tended: Yes

Specifications: Mass: 357.2 gPower: 6VDC (four 1.5V AA Batteries)Volume: 8.25 x 12.7 x 3.3 cmData Volume: supports 24 hr constant monitoring

Box of RocksBox of RocksSuborbital Environment:Microgravity

Science Field: Planetary Science

Objective: To understand the surface properties of small asteroids & comets by observing mechanical reorientation of ejecta blocks in a microgravity environment.

Experiment Duration: 5 minutes gravity

Human Tended: Not required

Specifications: Mass: 7.1kgPower: 14WVolume: 35.6 x 29.2 x 20.6 cm*Data Volume: 45.2 GB*

SWUISSWUISSuborbital Environment:Access from above 50 km altitude

Science Field: Earth & atmospheric sciences, planetary astronomy

Objective: Wide-field UV-visible imaging

Experiment Duration: (depends on target) System sensitivity V=8 mag (0.033s), V=11mag (10sec co-add)

Human Tended: Yes

Specifications: Mass: 6.5 kgPower: <18W (needs 11-15 VDC)Volume: All parts fit within 45.5 x 45.5 x 10 cm Data Volume: 40 GB (60 minutes continuous at 30fps)

Suborbital SWUIS-type system

Unique observations provided by unique access at higher elevations

>100 km (62 mi) Get minutes at twilight (instead of seconds) enable searches of large areas close to the Sun

50-100 km (31-62 mi) Sprites & Elve phenomena in Mesosphere

8 km (5 mi) get above most of water, enables IR observations

20-40 km (12-25 mi) Blue Jets phenomena in Stratosphere

80-100 km (50-62 mi) Meteors form when Earth intercepts a particle debris stream (meteor showers)

15 km (9mi) regime of highest aircraft platforms (manned w/ viewing windows)

>50 km (31mi) get above ozone, enable UV observations

the SwRI Approach...Multiple Science Payloads

per Flight“More science for your buck!”

Human physiology harness/experiments

(vision, heart, motor skills, ...)Multiple subjects & sampling

Passive microgravity experiments(biology, physics, fluids, ...)

Remote/autonomously operatedRepeated experiments

Scientist-operated Remote Sensing experiments

(targets of opportunity, unique observational windows provided by altitude)

Repeated sampling

What is Commercial Suborbital?

What is Commercial Suborbital?

Suborbital vehicles under development by emerging commercial companies

Reusable vehicles High flight rates Rapid-turn around Fly-on-demand

All support unmanned payloads Some allow human-tended experiments Lower cost than existing research

methods

Suborbital vehicles under development by emerging commercial companies

Reusable vehicles High flight rates Rapid-turn around Fly-on-demand

All support unmanned payloads Some allow human-tended experiments Lower cost than existing research

methods

Virgin Galactic

XCOR Aerospace

Blue Origin

Armadillo Aerospace

Masten Space Systems

(circa 2010)

Virgin Galactic

XCOR Aerospace

Blue Origin

Armadillo Aerospace

Masten Space Systems

The current players are expanding....

Near Space Corp

Up Aerospace

Whittinghill Aerospace

RocketPlane Global

4 Frontier’s Star Lab

…and more to come…

Armadillo AerospaceArmadillo Aerospace

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Homehttps://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/suborbital/supermod/

Supermod/Stig(VTVL / Unpiloted)

2011

May 2011

When 1st test flights are expected

Sep 2010

Jul 2011

Mar 2011

June 2011

Blue OriginBlue Origin

http://www.blueorigin.com/https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/suborbital/newshepard/

New Shepard(VTVL / Unpiloted)

2011

Composite pressure

vessel Mar 2011

New Goddardtest vehicle 2006

August 2011August 2011

Masten Space SystemsMasten Space Systems

http://masten-space.com/https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/suborbital/xaero/

Xaero(VTVL / Unpiloted)

2011

Xoie Oct 2009

XaeroMay 2011

XombieNov 2011

Test Stand

Virgin GalacticVirgin Galactic

http://www.virgingalactic.com/http://www.scaled.com/projects/whiteknighttwo_spaceshiptwo_test_summaries

https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/suborbital/spaceshiptwo/

Space Ship Two(HTHL/Piloted)

2010

April 6, 2011. Opening of SFO’s Terminal 2. White Knight 2 with Space Ship 2, underneath, visits SFO.

Photo: Mark Greenberg/Virgin America

XCOR AerospaceXCOR Aerospace

http://www.xcor.com/https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/suborbital/lynx/

Lynx(HTHL / Piloted)

2012

March 2011

Wind Tunnel Testing 2010

Zero-G(not a suborbital vehicle, but an excellent venue for training)

Zero-G(not a suborbital vehicle, but an excellent venue for training)

http://www.gozerog.com/https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/platforms/parabolic/gforce-one/

G-Force One(Boeing 727-200F )

2008

FAST 2010 Flight

FAST 2009 Flight

Who are Involved?Who are Involved?

These new commercial suborbital vehicles are “Complementary not

Competitive” to other suborbital and/or microgravity platforms

These new commercial suborbital vehicles are “Complementary not

Competitive” to other suborbital and/or microgravity platforms

PlatformDrop

TowersSounding Rockets

High Altitude Balloons

Parabolic Flights

International Space Station

Commercial Suborbital

Cost $5K $0.5-$1.2M $200-500K $8K $1-2.5M $50-200K

Cont. Time in -gravity

1-5 seconds

20 minutes 0 seconds30

secondsdays to months

4 minutes

Quality of Microgravity

High High None Low High High

Launch frequency

Once per month

Once every 6 months

Few times a year

Multiple flights per

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Once every 6 months


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Prep Time Few days ~ 1 year ~ 1yearFew

monthsSeveral Years

Few months

Payload Mass

< 450 kg < 680 kg500-1000

kg< 1500 kg

< 700 kg~1kg return

20 - 100 kg

Altitude 150 m 50-1,500 km 45-50 km 10 km 300 km 100 km

Maximum g-loading

25-65 g 20 g 1-1.5 g 2-4 g 2-4 g 2-4 g

Human Tended Science

No No No Yes Yes Yes

How do the platforms compare?

How do the platforms compare?

PlatformDrop

TowersSounding Rockets

High Altitude Balloons

Parabolic Flights

International Space Station


Cost $5K $0.5-$1.2M $200-500K $8K $1-2.5M $50-200K

Cont. Time in -gravity

1-5 seconds

20 minutes 0 seconds30

secondsdays to months

4 minutes

Quality of Microgravity

High High None Low High High

Launch frequency

Once per month

Once every 6 months

Few times a year


day

Once every 6 months


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Prep Time Few days ~ 1 year ~ 1yearFew

monthsSeveral Years

Few months

Payload Mass

< 450 kg < 680 kg500-1000

kg< 1500 kg

< 700 kg~1kg return

20 - 100 kg

Altitude 150 m 50-1,500 km 45-50 km 10 km 300 km 100 km

Maximum g-loading

25-65 g 20 g 1-1.5 g 2-4 g 2-4 g 2-4 g

Human Tended Science

No No No Yes Yes Yes

Why Commercial Suborbital?Why Commercial Suborbital?

Drop TowerCommercial Suborbital

Parabolic Aircraft

ISS

Sounding Rocket

Scientific Balloon

Satellite

Hi-Alt Aircraft

Commercial suborbital can be used for instrument TRL-raising for future satellite and space station experiments

Remote Sensing Science

MicrogravityScience

Increasing TRL

Technology Readiness LevelsTechnology Readiness Levels

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/trl/trlchrt.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_readiness_level

Founded 1869

20 Leagues

246 Teams/Clubs

Founded 1869

1 League

30 Teams/Clubs

Why Commercial Suborbital?Why Commercial Suborbital? Cost effectiveness Instrument flexibility Leverages private investment Unique capabilities

fly-on-demand rapid-turnaround human-in-the-loop

Hands-on experience Diverse research areas

Cost effectiveness Instrument flexibility Leverages private investment Unique capabilities

fly-on-demand rapid-turnaround human-in-the-loop

Hands-on experience Diverse research areas

“Current Players” image courtesy of Alexander van Dijk (ARC/Flight Opportunities)

Researchers Scientists

TechnologistsAcademicsEducators

Government...

InvestorsInsurancers

Launch ProvidersIntegratorsSpaceports

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Primarily facilitator &regulatory roles,

also user & supplier (at certain times)

NASA’s Flight Opportunities

Program working here now

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Human Exploration & Operations (HEOMD)

Office of the Chief Technologist

Flight Opportunities

Partnerships,Innovation & Commercial

Space

Strategic Integration

Early Stage Innovation

• Research Grants• NIAC• SBIR/STTR• Centennial Challenges• Center Innovation Funds

TRL 1-3

Crosscutting Capabilities

Demonstrations

• Technology Demo MissionsEdison Small Satellite Demo Missions•Flight Opportunities

TRL 5-7

Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research (CRuSR)Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology (FAST)

Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle (SRLV)

Game Changing Technology

• Development Program• Franklin Small Satellite Subsystems Technologies

TRL 3-5

CRuSR FAST

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This sounds so cool, but...

How much is NASA investing in commercial suborbital?

NASA’S FY2011 Budget ~$19B

NASA today gets 0.47% of the Federal Budget, about $19B


57% Human Space Flight (blue); 35% Science (Yellow/Orange); 3% Technology (Green); 1% Education (Pink); 4% Aeronautics (Red)

How money is divided up %


$11B Human Space Flight (blue); $6.5B Science (Yellow/Orange); $570M Technology (Green); $190M Education (Pink); $760 Aeronautics (Red)

How money is divided up $B

Commercial Suborbital is 0.03 *0.026 = 0.008 = 0.8 % NASA Budget

= ~$14M/yr

NASA Agency Budget NASA Technology Budget

https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/

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How can YOU* get involved?How can YOU* get involved? Fly a pathfinder payload on existing platforms Participate in proposal opportunities Join the Commercial Space Federation

Research & Education Affiliates** Take suborbital payload specialist training***

(if applicable) Attend conferences (e.g., NSRC)

Hold special sessions on suborbital platforms at established conference venues (e.g., AGU, ACS, AAS)**non-gov’t only***18 yrs and older

Fly a pathfinder payload on existing platforms Participate in proposal opportunities Join the Commercial Space Federation

Research & Education Affiliates** Take suborbital payload specialist training***

(if applicable) Attend conferences (e.g., NSRC)

Hold special sessions on suborbital platforms at established conference venues (e.g., AGU, ACS, AAS)**non-gov’t only***18 yrs and older

*The student, scientist, educator, researcher, user, ...

Rockon!Next Workshop

June 16 - 21, 2012Wallops Flight

Facility, Virginia

RockSat-Ccanister payload for

sounding rocketRockSat-X

more modular payload interface

http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: Rock-On

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: Rock-On

http://www.cansatcompetition.com/Main.htmlhttp://www.cansatcompetition.com/Mission.html

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: CanSat

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: CanSat

Yearly Competition,each year has a unique goal

Goal 2012 Planetary Atmospheric Entry Vehicle

Organized by the American Astronautical Society (AAS)

and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

(AIAA)

Team Application due: Nov 30, 2011

Flight:June 2012,

Cross Plains, Texas

Yearly Call comes out each September

Proposal winners get a flight. You need to have provided

other ways to build your payload.

Proposals Due: Dec 16, 2011

Selections Made: Jan 2012

Integration on HASP:July/Aug 2012

Flight:September 2012,

Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: High Altitude Student Platform (HASP)

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: High Altitude Student Platform (HASP)

http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: Microgravity University

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: Microgravity University

Yearly Call comes out each September

Proposal winners get a flight. You need to have provided other

ways to build your payload.

Letter Intent Due:Sept 14, 2011

Proposals Due: Oct 26, 2011

Selections Made: Dec 7, 2011

(you get about 4-6 months to ready your experiment)

Flight:June 2012

You get to fly on parabolic aircraft

(max of 5 flyers/team)

Experiments now only for ISS (Shuttle Program retired)

Announcement Nov 7, 2011Next payloads launch on Soyuz 32 and F9/Dragon

Current call: SSEP Mission 2 to ISS

Funding for building payload is provided, typically through sponsorships

Submit Plan by Feb 27, 2012

More detailed proposal due Apr 30, 2012

Downselect to 3 teams May 2012with series of reviews

Delivery of flight experiments Aug 22, 2012

Soyuz 32 launch Sep 26, 2012Return on Soyuz 31 Nov 12, 2012

(6.7 weeks on ISS)http://ssep.ncesse.org/

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: SSEP (Student Spaceflight Experiments Program)

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: SSEP (Student Spaceflight Experiments Program)

Drop Tower Experimentsat NASA’s Glenn Research

Center

Annual Middle School & High School Competition

Proposals due November Selections made DecemberDrop tests occur in March

Can get funding from NASA space grant consortiums!

http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/DIME.html

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: DIME (Dropping In a Microgravity Environment) &

WING (What If No Gravity?)

Developing your own pathfinder payloads: DIME (Dropping In a Microgravity Environment) &

WING (What If No Gravity?)

There is not yet a fixed path for this activity

NASA Flight Opportunity model is “in the same spirit” as the Airborne Science Operations Flight Request System (SOFRS)

There is not yet a fixed path for this activity

NASA Flight Opportunity model is “in the same spirit” as the Airborne Science Operations Flight Request System (SOFRS)

http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/sofrs/

Note: Proposals for high-altitude aircraft payloads will continue to go through SMD ROSES (if available that year). Aircraft flight services proposals (using existing

instruments, e.g. AVIRIS/ASTER) go through the established NASA SOFRS program.

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How to Fly a Science Investigation on Commercial Suborbital

How to Fly a Science Investigation on Commercial Suborbital

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Earth and Space

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Life Science & uGravity

Possible Future Funding

Est. Funding

KEY: Funding Routes

Peer Review Selection

Flight DataInstrument

Interface

YourGrants


& Grav Vehicles Purchase

FlightsIdea


& Grav Vehicles

Flight Data

Letter of Endorsement from Vehicle Vendor

Purchase Flights

NASA / SOMD

NASA / OCT InstrumentInterface

NASA / SMD (ROSES)

Instrument

Interface

Flight Profile

CIR

NASA Flight Opportunities“Open Call”

Flight Profile

Compatibility check

Safety Review

NASA Flight Opportunities“Open Call”

R&D Grants from your Institution

NSF

Space Grant

NIH

DoD

Interface

Instrument

Other...


& Grav Vehicles

Flight

Purchase Flights

Flight Profile

Compatibility check

Safety Review

Data

http://www.commercialspaceflight.org/

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Payload Specialist Training for Commercial Suborbital VehiclesPayload Specialist Training for Commercial Suborbital Vehicles

http://www.nastarcenter.com/http://www.nastarcenter.com/space/suborbital_scientist

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Next Generation Suborbital Researcher Conferences

Next Generation Suborbital Researcher Conferences

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NSRC 2010

Feb 18-20, 2010Boulder, CO

250+ attendees70 talks

13 sponsors

NSRC 2011

Feb 28-Mar 2, 2011Orlando, FL

350+ attendees100 talks, 20 posters

25 sponsors

NSRC 2012NSRC 2012 Conference dates

Feb 27-29, 2012 Palo Alto, CA Registration is open Abstracts due

Dec 2, 2011

Conference dates Feb 27-29, 2012

Palo Alto, CA Registration is open Abstracts due

Dec 2, 2011

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