CompositesforSpaceApplications
NathanaelJ.GreeneNASAWhiteSandsTestFacility
CompositeCoreCapabilityManger
RemarksWelcometoCompositeConference2012 SpecialthanksandwelcometoparticipantsintheNASACompositeSummitthatstartedthiscollaboration.
SpecialThankYou! JoshuaJackson(MKF),HaroldBeeson(NASA),JamesFekte(NIST)andAntonioRuiz(DOE)forchairingtheconference
SessionchairsandallNASAandNISTstaffwhoworkedhardtoorganizetheconferencewithMKF
NewMexicoStateDACC’spresidentDr.MargieHuertaforhostingusintheEastMesaFacility
AngeliqueLasseigne(G2M2)CrystalLay(NMSUMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering)andCharlesNichols(NASA)formakingSTEMstudentsponsorshippossible.
Whyarewehere? Needhighstrengthmaterialsinmassandcostconstrainedapplications Additionalknowledgeneededtousecompositesinourapplicationsmoreefficiently
Non‐homogenousmaterial Anisotropicstructures ViscoelasticresponsetoloadingMultiplematerialinterfaces
Compositeuseinspacesystemsrequires Advancedstructuralmodels Lifeandfailuremodeprediction HarmonizedcodesandstandardsMaterialsandprocessesthataddresscompositecomponentvariability
Reliablenondestructiveevaluation
Future NASASpaceTechnologyRoadmaps
CompositeisCrosscuttingtechnology,TA12,TA7
Today NASA’sCOTS&CCDEVVehicles
CompositePressureVesselsCompositeStructure
Today SpaceLaunchSystem CompositePressureVesselsCompositeStructure
Today Orion CompositePressureVessels1990s InternationalSpace
StationCompositePressureVessels
1970s SpaceShuttle CompositePressureVesselsCompositeWingLeadingEdge
1960s Apollo Pre‐composites
NASA’sUseofComposites
Growth in Composite use
Future Composite Space Vehicles (NASA’s Composite
Crew Module)
CrosscuttingforSpaceTechnologyRoadmaps CompositesareacrosscuttingtechnologyforNASA’sfuturemissions.LowEarthOrbitAccessandPropellantDepots(2015)MarsPrecursorMissions&HeavyLiftVehicle(2020)AdvancedIn‐spacePropulsion(2025)SpacePlatforms(2030)
Informationontechnologyroadmapscanbefoundat:http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html
CompositesNeed:SpaceTechnologyRoadmap
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AcceleratedGrowthinComposites BarrierstoGrowth
Fundinglimitations Crossdisciplinarytechnologicalchallenges
Maturityrequiredtomeetroadmapdates
StepstoAccelerateGrowth U.S.intra‐governmentcollaboration Government‐industrypartnerships Internationalcommunicationandcollaboration
Globallyharmonizedroadmapsforkeytechnologies
NASA‐ �Commercial Collabora onCharlie Bolden (NASA) and
Elon Musk: (Space X)
Let’sGo!
• Addresstheglobalchallengeofusingcompositesinourapplicationsbyaddressingcommonissues
• Excitedtomeetwithleaderswhoareadvancingcompositesintheirapplications
• Keepupwithaparadigmshiftfrommetalstocompositesoccurringinaerospace,automotive,marine,andpipelines
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