NASA Advisory Council Space Operations Committee

NASA Advisory CouncilSpace Operations Committee 1October 16, 2008

NASA Advisory Council Space Operations Committee

Kennedy Space CenterOctober 16, 2008


• Col. Eileen Collins, Chair• Dr. Pat Condon• Mr. Jay Greene• Dr. Tom Jones• Adm. Benjamin Montoya• Jacob Keaton, Executive Secretary, NASA

Space Operations Committee


Summary of Activities

• Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) Update– Space Shuttle Program Plan– International Space Station Program Plan– Telecons on Soyuz status and ISS Access

• ISS National Laboratory• Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS)• Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)• Orion Crew Displays• Recommendations


Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD)

• SOMD Update briefing from:– Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, SOMD– David Radzanowski, Deputy Associate

Administrator, Program Integration Office, SOMD


FY 2009 Funding Status

• Currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires March 6, 2009

• Funding rate is sufficient to undertake all SOMD activities as planned

• If CR were extended for the entire year, SOMD would still have sufficient funding to undertake all activities as planned


Key SOMD provisions:

• Utilization flights ULF-4 and ULF-5 shall be considered part of the Space Shuttle baseline flight manifest

• Fly one additional Space Shuttle flight to deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the ISS

• NASA will submit a plan to Congress within 90 days that describes the process for the disposition of the Space Shuttle Orbiters and other Space Shuttle hardware

FY 2009 NASA Authorization Bill


Key SOMD provisions:

• Directs NASA to terminate or suspend any activity before April 30, 2009, that would preclude the continued safe operation of the Space Shuttle after FY 2010, if the next Administration decided to delay its retirement

• Directs NASA to provide a report to Congress within 120 days providing options, impacts, and associated costs of extending the operations of the Space Shuttle beyond FY 2010 for both a 1-to-2 year and 3-to-6 year scenario

• Directs NASA to take all necessary steps to ensure the potential operation of ISS through at least 2020 and take no steps that would preclude its operation after 2015

FY 2009 NASA Authorization Bill


Space Shuttle Program Plan

• Retires the Space Shuttle no later than October 2010 – Includes 5 flights in FY 2009 and 5 flights in FY 2010 … (Manifest under

review due to STS 125/HST slip.)

• Support Ares I-X test flight from Launch Pad (LC-39) B

• Includes severance and retention costs through last flight

• Transition and Retirement costs included through FY 2010


International Space Station Program Plan

• Build-out of ISS to accommodate international partner elements. Begin preparations for delivery of life support system to support 6 crew operations in Spring 2009

• Supports commercialization of ISS cargo transportation; assuming sufficient funding (planning contract award in 1st or 2nd quarter FY 2009)

• Budget in FY 2009-2010 tight, but likely sufficient to fund purchase of commercial cargo services; however, budget beyond FY 2011 may be insufficient


• Assumes purchase of Soyuz seats through September 2014 based on extension of INKSNA authority through July 1, 2016

• As a National Laboratory, NASA will continue to pursue interest from other Government agencies and the private sector for using the unique platform of the ISS as a research laboratory

• Budget baseline assumes ISS decommissioning in 2016, but does not preclude extending ISS beyond that date (projected useful life is through 2020); however, additional funding is required within five-year budget plan to extend operations beyond 2016

International Space Station Program Plan


2008-2009 ISS Transportation Plan(Shuttle manifest under review)

NOVOCTSEPAUGJUL JULJUNMAYAPRMARFEB

Soyuz 19S

May 27Progress

34P June 26

Progress33P

June 23

Progress 30P

Sept 12

RS EVA #20Mid July

DEC JAN

Progress30P

Nov 25

STS-128 17A

July 30

STS-126/ ULF2

(MPLM) Nov 14

Soyuz 17S

Oct 14

Progress 33P

Apr 24

Progress 32P

Feb 12Progress

31P Nov 30

Progress31P

Feb 9

STS-119/ 15AS6

Feb 12

STS-127/ 2J/A

(JEM EF) May 21

Soyuz 16S

Oct 23

Progress32P

Apr 7 Soyuz 18S

Mar 27

Progress29P

Aug 30

ATV1Undocking

Sept 5U/R

RS EVA #21Dec 18

RS EVA #22/23

Mid June

Soyuz 17S

Apr 5


Regenerative ECLSS

ExPRESSLogistics Carrier

Node 3

SSPTS

HabitabilityModifications

NOTE: Development of Truss Segments, Node 2, and Cupola are complete.

Waste Collection System/Hygiene

Compartment

Total Organic Carbon Analyzer

Crew Quarters

Galley

Treadmill with Vibration Isolation System 2

* Shuttle Contingency Flight

International Space Station U.S. Development MilestonesFY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009

Ship to KSC

CDR Ship First Flight Unit to KSC

at KSC

WRS Ship to KSC

FY 2010

At KSC

At KSC

ULF2

SRR Final Systems Review At KSC

At KSC

Integrated Rack Review

SDR

Storage at Alenia

WRS Activation

Avionics Delta-CDR

Installed in OV-105 and OV-103

ULF3: ELC 1 & ELC 2

*ULF5: ELC 3 & ELC 4

ULF2

20A

PDR

CDR

CDR

PDR

SRR

SRR

SDR


Other Topics

• Programmatic:– Launch Services Program Plan

• Supports up to nine planned launches of NASA payloads in FY 2009– Crew Health & Safety Program Plan– Rocket Propulsion and Test Program

• Operational:– Repair of the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ)

• Root cause understood; ULF-2 (Nov 14) will potentially reestablish full SARJ operational capability

• Budget and technical plans are being developed to add additional race ring and fully mitigate any concerns


ISS National Laboratory

• Briefing to update status on:– Space Act Agreements (SAAs)– Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• Briefing by Mark Uhran, Assistant Associate Administrator, International Space Station, SOMD

• Joint briefing with the NAC Exploration Committee and the ad hoc Biomedical Committee






COTS - SpaceX Update• Successful Falcon 1 launch into orbit on 28 Sept. 2008• Three more Falcon 1 launches scheduled for 2009• Successful 9 engine static test firing last quarter• Falcon 9 test flight scheduled 2nd quarter 2009• Construction on Cape Canaveral launch pad well underway• COTS Launch site visit


Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)

• Briefing on SCaN vision, requirements, and architecture by Badri Younes, Deputy Associate Administrator for SCaN, SOMD

• Joint briefing with the NAC Science Committee

• Major bandwidth issue (“getting the data back to planet Earth”) for science and human exploration missions

• Strategic plan needed– Quantified, measurable requirements– Schedule– Budget


SCaN Key Driving Requirements

1. SCaN shall develop a unified space communications and navigation network infrastructure capable of meeting both robotic and human exploration mission needs.

2. SCaN shall implement a networked communication and navigation infrastructure across space.

3. SCaN’s infrastructure shall provide the highest data rates technically feasible for both robotic and human exploration missions.

4. SCaN shall assure data communication protocols for Space Exploration missions are internationally interoperable.

5. SCaN shall provide the end space communication and navigation infrastructure on Lunar and Martian surfaces.

6. SCaN shall provide anytime/anywhere communication and navigation services as needed for Lunar and Martian human missions.

7. SCaN shall continue to meet its commitments to provide space communications and navigation services to existing and planned missions.



• Johnson Space Center CEV Rapid Prototyping Team– Visit on July 25, 2008– Host: Astronaut Lee Morin with a team of 5 engineers– Goal: build prototype displays and the interface with Orion

Orion Crew Displays


Activities for Next Quarter

• Continue: ISS Access for 2011 - 2015

• EVA Workshop in Pensacola, FL, Dec 1-2, 2008

• Continue: COTS Development

• Continue: Space Communication and Navigation Development

• Potential visit to JSC ISS Computer Lab

• Transition Paper


Recommendations

• E-08-01: U.S. Assume Responsibility for Lunar Crew Mobility– It is of the opinion of the Space Operations

committee that the U.S. should take the lead in developing lunar surface mobility

• Potential recommendation on SCaN requirements, schedules, and budget

Documents

NASA Advisory Council Space Operations Committee