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Overview of NASA's White Sands Test Facility
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Economic Impact of WSTF - Fiscal Year 2011
NASA Vision
To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown, so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.
WSTF Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide the expertise and infrastructure to test and evaluate spacecraft materials, components, and propulsion systems to enable the safe exploration and use of space.
WSTF Location
• Constructed 1962-64 to Support Apollo Project
• Component Facility of NASA Johnson Space Center
• Occupies 28 square miles of the SW Corner of White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)
• Annual Budget ~$79 Million (FY10)
• ~60 NASA and ~660 Contractor Personnel (FY10)
WSTF Background
• Large Buffer Zone and Controlled Remote Property for Hazardous Testing
• Moderate Desert Climate Ideal for Year-round Testing
• Environmental Permits in Place for Hazardous Testing
WSTF Background (Con’t)
Organization Chart
RDPropulsion Test Office
Robert R. KowalskiChief
RFMaterials and Components
Laboratories OfficeChief, Harold D. Beeson
RCFacility Engineering Office
Chief, John J. VillegasDeputy – J. Todd Kaufman
RHTechnical Services Office
Mary A. BurkeChief
Administrative OfficerPatsy A. Segura
NS3Safety & Mission Assurance
Alton B. LuperChief
Office of Procurement (BA)Jesse Brennan – Lead
Financial Management (LA)Heather M. Moncrief – Lead
Information Technology (IT)James M. Krupovage
WSTF ManagerJohn P. McManamen
Deputy ManagerRobert M. Cort
Associate Manager-TechnicalDavid L. Baker
REEnvironmental Office
Radel L. Bunker-FarrahChief
High Energy Blast Facility
• Rocket Propulsion Testing and Evaluation
• Oxygen Systems Testing and Analysis
• Propellants and Aerospace Fluids Testing and Analysis
• Hypervelocity Impact Testing
• Composite Pressure Systems Testing and Analysis
Capabilities
Titanium Alloy Burning in 8 psia Oxygen Propellant Testing
Space Environment Simulation Testing
STS-35 Space Shuttle window pit from orbital debris impact
Hypervelocity Impact Test Laboratory
Composite Pressure Systems Testing and Analysis
WSTF Training Courses
Customer Base• Johnson Space Center -
International Space Station, Payloads, Crew Training, and Special Projects
• NASA Headquarters and Other Field Centers
– MPCV, SLS
• Other US Government Agencies - ADF-SW, Army, EPA, DOD, DOE,DOT (National Highway Traffic Safety & Federal Aviation Administrations), Navy Research Lab, USAF, VAFB
Customer Base (Con’t)
• Commercial Industry -
Aerojet, Armadillo Aerospace, ASTM G4 Community, Blue Origin, Boeing, Cobham, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Center for Manufacturing, Orbital Sciences Corp, Pratt & Whitney, Scaled Composites, Inc., SpaceX, and Wendell Hull & Associates
Space Shuttle Test and EvaluationAcronyms
• APU – Auxiliary Power Unit
• ARCS – Aft Reaction Control System
• COPV – Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels
• FRCS – Forward Reaction Control System
• OMS – Orbital Maneuvering System
International Space Station (ISS)
Flight Components
Hydrazine Detector(Gold Salt)
Materials Compatibility
NORS(Nitrogen/OxygenRecharge System)
Orbital Debris ImpactPropulsion Systems
Oxygen Monitors
ORCA(Oxygen Recharge
Compressor Assembly)
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Crew Cabin Materialsand Experiment
Payloads
Propulsion ThrusterMaintenance and Repair
Engine Testing
Hypervelocity Impact Testing(Orbital Debris Impact)
Materials Compatibility
Offgassing
Composite OverwrappedPressure Vessels
Space Launch Systems
Payloads
Engine Testing
Materials Compatibility
OffgassingComposite Overwrapped
Pressure Vessels
Facilities• Rocket Engine System Test Stands with
Vacuum
• Long-duration Large-altitude Simulation System
• Full-scale Hypergolic and Cryogenic Propulsion Test Systems
• Chemistry and Metallurgical Laboratories
• Flight Component Repair, Refurbishment, and Test Facilities
• High Energy Blast Facility
• Oxygen-enriched Atmosphere Test Facilities
• Hypergolic Materials and Components Test Facilities
• Hypervelocity and Low Velocity Impact Test Facilities
• White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH)
Materials and Components Laboratories Office
• Micrometeoroid/Debris Hypervelocity Impact Testing
• Propellant and Explosion Hazards Assessment
• Research on Flammability of Materials including Metals in Oxygen-enriched Atmospheres
Materials and Components Laboratories Office
Components Failure Test and Analysis
Molecular Analysis of Surface Effects using X-ray Photoelectron
Spectroscopy
Flammability Testing
Materials and Components Laboratories Office
Technical Services Office
Flight Critical System Components Refurbishment
Critical Flight Hardware Assembly
Flight Hardware Production
Technical Services Office
Industrial and Scientific Imaging and Documentation
Measurement Standards and Calibration Lab
Precision Cleaning of Flight Critical Items
Technical Services Office
Valve Repair FacilityMachine and Weld
Propulsion Test Office
Cassini – Saturn Orbit Insertion Engine Test Minuteman Qualification Firing
Shuttle PRCS Thruster Hot-fire Testing
LOX Methane Engine Test
Propulsion Test Office
Night Firing of Shuttle Forward RCS Primary and Vernier Thrusters
Propulsion Test Office
Static Firing of DC-X with Four LOX/Hydrogen RL10-A5 Engines Test Firing R4D Engine
Propulsion Test Office
Educational and Community Outreach• NASA Explorer Schools in New Mexico • Design Competitions• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology) Robotics Program • New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering,
Science Achievement (MESA) and MESA USA• Schools & Regional Science and Engineering
Fairs • Science Education Alliance and the Science
Advisor (SCIAD) Program• Educational Tours of WSTF
• DC-9 Microgravity Fly High Program• X PRIZE and International Symposium for
Personal & Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS)• Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce Military
Affairs Committee• Doña Ana County Spaceport Educational
Initiative• Hydrogen Technology Partnership (HyTeP) • Oxygen and Hydrogen Safe System
Operations Training to New Mexico State University (NMSU) and area hospitals
Educational Outreach