Conference on Quality in the Space and Defense Industries

Cape Canaveral, FloridaMarch 15, 2011

Mark ErmingerChief Safety and Mission Assurance OfficerCommercial Crew & Cargo ProgramExploration Systems Mission DirectorateJohnson Space Center

Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Status

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Program Objectives

The Commercial Crew & Cargo Program was established in November 2005 to accomplish the following objectives: Implement U.S. Space Exploration policy with

investments to stimulate the commercial space industry Facilitate U.S. private industry demonstration of cargo

and crew space transportation capabilities with the goal of achieving safe, reliable, cost effective access to low-Earth orbit

Create a market environment where commercial space transportation services are available to Government and private sector customers

Extending human presence in space by enabling an expanding and robust U.S. commercial space transportation industry

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Safety is Built Into the Design and Development Process

NASA Reviews S&MA Products During Partner Design Reviews Safety and Mission Assurance Plan Quality Plan Hazard Analysis Safety Assessments Risk Assessments Probabilistic Risk Assessment Software Assurance

COTS partners are required to obtain an Federal Aviation Administration license for all of the demonstration missions

COTS partners are required to meet all Space Station visiting vehicle requirements and be approved by the Space Station Safety Review Panel (SRP) before being allowed to rendezvous and berth with the ISS

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Falcon 9Rocket

Description and Features: Falcon 9 Medium Class Launch Vehicle

Dragon Crew/Cargo Spacecraft Recoverable launch vehicle and spacecraft Cape Canaveral LC-40 Launch Site ISS Flight Demonstration NASA Investment:

Cargo Demonstration – up to $278 M Crew Demonstration Option– up to $308 M

(not funded)

SpaceX COTS System

SpaceX Launch Site at Cape SLC 40

DragonCargo Capsule

DragonCrew Capsule

DragonCrew Capsule

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SpaceX COTS Demo Mission 1

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Orbital COTS System

Description & Features: Taurus II Launch Vehicle – derivative of

Taurus I with Aerojet AJ-26 engines (2) & Castor 30 2nd stage

Cygnus Service Module used for all missions – derived from STAR™ & Dawn spacecrafts

Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM): Heritage - ISS MPLM

Wallops Flight Facility Launch Site ISS Flight Demonstration NASA Investment:

Cargo Demonstration – up to $170 M

Pressurized Cargo Module& Service Module

Taurus II

Pad 0BPad 0A

Horizontal IntegrationFacility (HIF) Site

Wallops Flight Facility (WFF)Launch Site & Key Facilities

Atlantic Ocean

Bldg H-100(WFF Main Base)

COTS Visiting Vehicle& Payload Processing

Bldg H-100(7 Miles)794’

Pad 0A Taurus-IILaunch Site

Bldg H-100

Virginia Eastern Shore

Launch Pad 0A

Pad 0BPad 0A

Horizontal IntegrationFacility (HIF) Site

Wallops Flight Facility (WFF)Launch Site & Key Facilities

Atlantic Ocean

Bldg H-100(WFF Main Base)

COTS Visiting Vehicle& Payload Processing

Bldg H-100(7 Miles)794’

Pad 0A Taurus-IILaunch Site

Bldg H-100

Virginia Eastern Shore

Launch Pad 0A

Taurus II Rocket

MARS/Wallops Launch Site

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Orbital COTS Mission Visualization

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WFF Pad 0A Construction Progresses

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Taurus II First Stage Test Article Arrives at WFF

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PCM Integration & Testing

PCM 0

PCM 1PCM 2

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AJ-26 Engine at Stennis for Testing

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Partners & Subs

Pratt & WhitneySAS

• Developed a modular Emergency Detection System (EDS) which can be used with Atlas V, Delta IV, and other LVs

• CCDev1 tasks:• EDS definition• Identified LV failure modes and how measured• Algorithm development, software coding,

validation• Crew interface design• Prototype EDS tested and demonstrated• Real-time monitoring demonstration

• NASA invested $6.7M

ULA CCDev1 Project

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ULA Emergency Detection System

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Blue Origin CCDev Project

• System concept is bi-conic space vehicle launched on Atlas V 402

• Matured Pusher Escape System• Conducted TVC ground testing

• Matured Composite Pressure Vessel• Manufactured structural test article of a

suborbital capsule as a subscale demonstrator for the orbital Space Vehicle

• Over-pressurized the test article• Conducted pressure vessel drop test• NASA investment $3.7M

Blue Origin Composite Crew Pressure Vessel and Thrust Vector Control Testing

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Partners & Subs

Micropore TDA ResearchPerma Pure

Barber NicholsVista Photonics

• Developed Air Revitalization System (ARS) for commercial crew

• Matured its ARS concept under CCDev • Requirements development with 4 potential

vehicle providers• Designed through PDR level• Manufactured and tested an engineering

development unit• NASA investment $1.44M

Paragon CCDev Project

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Paragon CCDev 1 Air Revitalization System Engineering Development Unit

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Partners & Subs

Bigelow AerospaceAerojet

Airborne SystemsATK

Spincraft

• Commercial Crew Transportation System concept:

¨ Flexible crewed vehicle concept with maximum of seven crew¨ Light-weight design compatible with Atlas, Delta, and Falcon 9 ¨ Integrated operations & crew training center

• Matured system architecture and design through SDR and demonstrated key technologies and capabilities via 9 tasks

¨ SDR¨ Abort System Hardware Demonstration¨ Base Heat Shield Fabrication Demonstration¨ Avionics Systems Integration Facility Demonstration¨ CM Pressure Vessel Fabrication Demonstration¨ Landing System Demonstration¨ Life Support Demonstration¨ AR&D Integrated GNC Demonstration¨ Crew Module Mockup Demonstration

•NASA investment $18M

Boeing CCDev1 Project

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CST-100 CM Pressurized Structure Fabrication & Test

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Partners & Subs

Boeing Draper LabULA Aerojet

AdamWorks MDA University of Colorado

• Commercial STS based on NASA HL-20 launched on Atlas V

• Requirements defined for Dream Chaser systems design & major subsystems

• Built & Tested Spacecraft Primary Structure• Integrated Loads Defined & CFD studied• Main Propulsion Motor Built & Tested• RCS Thruster Prototype Built & Tested• Developed Atmospheric and Orbital GN&C

architecture• Flight Algorithms & Software Assurance Plan• TPS Trades completed• Atlas V Integration analyses• Scale Dynamic Model Flight Tested• NASA investment $20M

Sierra Nevada CCDev1 Project

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SNC Dream Chaser Structural & Propulsion System Testing

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