Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) Presentation to ASTWG

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ATDC ASTWG Presentation – May 2001

Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) Presentation to ASTWG

Presenter: Greg Clements

ATDC Project Manager

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ATDC Objective

The ATDC will provide the nation with a “World Class” facility for the research, development, demonstration, testing and qualification of Spaceport Technologies.

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ATDC Goals

• The primary goal of the ATDC is to provide, demonstrate and test technologies and processes that will both increase the safety and reduce operations costs for preparing vehicles and payloads for space flight.

• A complimentary goal of the ATDC is to forge strategic partnerships with commercial companies engaged in the business of Spaceports.

• NASA-government and NASA-industry partnerships will ensure the maximization of safety, expertise, innovation and cost-effectiveness in developing the Spaceports of tomorrow.

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ATDC Overview

• The ATDC will be housed at Space Launch Complex (SLC) 20 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS).

• The Spaceport Florida Authority (SFA) is currently utilizing SLC 20 for small-scale launch operations and possible engine firing testing.

• ATDC activities will be coordinated with SFA and the USAF 45th Space Wing (45SW), with launch operations taking precedence.

• There is currently no intention of launching vehicles from ATDC-deployed infrastructure; SFA launch capabilities could be used as required.

• Separate, bilateral Memorandums of Agreement with the SFA and with the 45SW document the working relationships necessary for the execution of the ATDC Project.

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LSC

HPF SITE A

SITE B

FLUME

Conceptual Phased ATDC Implementation

PROPOSED AREA FOR ATDCINFRASTRUCTURE

N100'

LOX Area (PHASE 1)

1. LOX Storage Area 2. LOX Flow Area/Dump Basin 3. LOX Control Skid 4. LOX Test Area

SPACEPORT FLORIDAFacilities Indicated in Gray

(Launch Support Center, Horizontal Processing Facility,

Launch Site A and Launch Site B)

ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 1

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LSC

HPF SITE A

SITE B

Ram

p (P

H 2 )

FLUME



N100'

LOX Area (PHASE 1)


LH2 Area (PHASE 2)

1. LH2 Storage Area 2. LH2 Low Area/ Flare Stack 3. LH2 Control Skid 4. LH2 Test Area

LN2 Area (PHASE 2) 1. LN2 Storage/Flow Area

2. LN2 Control Skid 3. Cryo Component Test Area

Launch Mount (PHASE 2)





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LSC

HPF SITE A

SITE B

Ram

p (P

H 2 )

FLUME



N100'

LOX Area (PHASE 1)


LH2 Area (PHASE 2)





Iron Rocket (PHASE 3)

CryogenicDensification

Skids (PHASE 3)

IronRocket Park Site

PH 3 The “Iron Rocket” is detachable

From the Launch Mount and can be “parked” in sections When not being used





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LSC

HPF SITE A

SITE B

Ram

p (P

H 2 )

FLUME



N100'

LOX Area (PHASE 1)


LH2 Area (PHASE 2)







Skids (PHASE 3)


NewPerimeter

Fence

ATDC ShopFacility (2000 sq. ft.)

(PHASE 4)

Checkout and Control System(installed in Processing Facility)

ATDC ProcessingFacility (5000 sq ft)

(PHASE 4)PH 3

The “Iron Rocket” is detachableFrom the Launch Mount and can be “parked” in sections When not being used





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LSC

HPF SITE A

SITE B

Ram

p (P

H 2 )

FLUME


N100'

LOX Area (PHASE 1)


LH2 Area (PHASE 2)







Skids (PHASE 3)


NewPerimeter

Fence

ATDC ShopFacility (2000 sq. ft.)

(PHASE 4)

Checkout and Control System(installed in Processing Facility)

ATDC ProcessingFacility (5000 sq ft)

(PHASE 4)

PHASE 5Expansion Area(Infrastructure TBD)

PH 5Expansion

Area(TBD)

PH 3 The “Iron Rocket” is detachable

From the Launch Mount and can be “parked” in sections When not being used





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ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3

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ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3 (continued)

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ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3 (continued)

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ATDC Facility Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

LO2 Area Partial Capability Upgrade Upgrade

LH2 Area Full Capability Upgrade

LN2 Area Full Capability Upgrade

Launch Mount Full Capability Upgrade

Iron Rocket Partial Capability Upgrade Upgrade

Densification Area Full Capability Upgrade

Processing Facility Full Capability

Shop Facility Full Capability

Checkout and Control System

Partial Capability Upgrade

Future Infrastructure Full Capability

Summary of ATDC Phased Implementation

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ATDC Design Certification and Turnover

ATDC Phase NTestbed

Area Usage

Requirements

Design

Construction& Fabrication

Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement

Design Certification

Review

ATDC Project Phase N Development

ATDC Project ATDC

Requirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

ATDC Project Phase N+1 DevelopmentATDC

Phase N+1Testbed

Area UsageTurnover

to YA-F2

Turnover to

Development

(Upgrades and

Modifications)

Turnover

to YA-F2

Turnover Point(Design Certification Review)

ATDC Phase NTestbed

Area Usage

Requirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

ATDC Project Phase N DevelopmentRequirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

Requirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

ATDC Project Phase N Development

ATDC Project ATDC Testbed Operations

Requirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

Requirements

Design


Installation

Test and Activation

Procurement


Review

ATDC Project Phase N+1 DevelopmentATDC

Phase N+1Testbed

Area UsageTurnover

to YA-F2

Turnover to

Development

(Upgrades and

Modifications)

Turnover

to YA-F2

Turnover Point(Design Certification Review)

ATDC Development is NASA-KSC Led ATDC Operations is NASA-KSC Led

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Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20

Future LO2 Area

Future LO2 Offload Area (Truck to Dewar)

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Future LH2 Area

ATDC Installation Manager Surveying Inside of Existing Launch Mount

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View of Base of Existing Launch Mount from North

View of Top of Existing Flame Trench

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View of Base of Existing Launch Mount from West

View of Existing Launch Mount Approach Ramp from East

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View of Top of Existing Launch Mount

View of Top of Existing Launch Mount

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ATDC Potential Customer Base

The ATDC will be able to support the following customers

• New Vehicle Development (2nd Gen, 3rd Gen, EELV) Organizations

• US Spaceport Development Agencies

• Cape Canaveral Spaceport (KSC/CCAFS) Organizations

• Other DoD and Government agencies

• Related Industry Vendors

• Commercial Launch Industries

• Academic Research

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ATDC Customers – New Vehicle Development

• The flexibility of the ATDC is well suited for supporting development of new vehicles, both reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) and expendable launch vehicles (ELVs).

• ATDC Infrastructure will be able to support initial demonstration, testing and qualification of new vehicle development.

• NASA-MSFC (under NRA 8-30) is funding 2nd Generation RLV proposals; 2nd Gen contractors are planning on using the ATDC to support “proof of concept” activities (e.g., densified cryogenic tanking)

• For ELV development, the ATDC could be used as a “proving ground” for new vehicle designs. By using the ATDC, ELV vendors can concentrate their efforts on the design of the vehicle as opposed to the corresponding ground Spaceport systems.

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ATDC Customers – Spaceport Development Agencies

• Various states have chartered Spaceport Development Agencies to study, develop and deploy Spaceports; the ATDC can support collaborative efforts and transfer expertise and technology to these Agencies.

• Examples of ATDC activities that could be conducted in partnership with Spaceport Development Agencies include:– Spaceport Master Planning and Conceptualization – Operational Processing Expertise– Payload Processing Expertise– Environmental Impacts from Spaceport Development – Workforce Development and Training– Spaceport Technology Experiments– Range Technology Experiments

• Using the ATDC as a national resource, Spaceport Technology research can be developed in partnership to maximize benefits for cost/information sharing.

• The ASTWG and the ARTWG forums will synergize development initiatives at the ATDC and maximize the benefits of its Spaceport Technology research.

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ATDC Customers – KSC/CCAFS Organizations

• The KSC/CCAFS ops organizations (Shuttle, Payloads and ELV Processing) can utilize the ATDC to qualify new components and technologies (e.g., LOX Pump for Shuttle LC-39) without operational risk to their programs.

• The ATDC is available to improve the efficiency of existing KSC/CCAFS operations by allowing “What if” scenario testing; an operating or test procedure can be modified and validated against actual launch site equipment at no operational risk to the program.

• ATDC Infrastructure will be available to “field test” Spaceport and Range Technology research and development projects with commercial or operational potential, where the full-scale “elements” of a launch site are required.

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ATDC Customers – Other DoD & Gov’t Organizations

• Other NASA Centers, the Department of Defense, and other Government Agencies (e.g., the Federal Aviation Administration) could also benefit from activities conducted at the ATDC.

• New vehicles and systems in development could utilize the ATDC for a large portion of ground-based qualification activities.

• Hazardous operations, such as processing with radioactive thermal generators, could be simulated without requiring the use or handling of hazardous commodities.

• As with the Spaceport Development Agencies, the ASTWG and the ARTWG will be a forum to synergize activities at the ATDC with these agencies and maximize the benefits of Spaceport Technology research.

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ATDC Customers – Industry Vendors

• ATDC Infrastructure will also be made available to industry for qualifying cutting-edge commercial technology for use in a Spaceport Environment.

• The ATDC Infrastructure can also be made available to support initial demonstration, testing and qualification of new vehicle development.

• Small companies could use the ATDC in order to reap the benefit of its large ground-based infrastructure without having to expend a significant long-term capital investment for that infrastructure; by using the ATDC, these vendors can concentrate their efforts on the design and development of “production” systems.

• In support of industry vendors, the ATDC could be viewed as a Spaceport version of “Underwriters Laboratories” wherein a controlled qualification test could be performed by a neutral party, NASA-KSC.

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ATDC Customers – Academia

• ATDC Infrastructure will also be made available to academia for research of related Spaceport Technologies.

• In this instance, the ATDC would be viewed as a large-scale laboratory supporting controlled research in Spaceport or Range technologies.

• Joint research agreements would be developed between NASA and the academic institution(s) to outline the research being conducted, its duration, and what ATDC facilities would be utilized.

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For Additional Information. . .

• Contact the ATDC Project Manager:Gregory R. Clements

NASA-KSC Mail Stop: YA-E6

KSC, FL 32899

321.867.8992

321.867.4234 (Fax)

[email protected]

• Additional Project information can be placed on a CD (MSOffice 2000 Products) and sent out to any interested parties

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Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) Presentation to ASTWG