Suborbital Research Platforms of the Future Suborbitale Forschungsplattformen der Zukunft

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Suborbital Research Platforms of the Future – Suborbitale Forschungsplattformen der Zukunft
12 December, 2014
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Dr. Olympia Kyriopoulos

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Suborbital Research Platforms
of the Future

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What is a suborbtial space flight…
TERMINOLOGY Suborbital flights flights that follow parabolic arcs and reach above 100 km altitude providing several minutes of micro-g
Space Tourism commercial activities that offer customers a direct experience of the space environment
SUBSPACE

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Suborbital Research Platforms
of the Future

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SUBSPACE There is a market with explicit need for research under microgravity Nowadays, a multitude of campaigns realised per year with Drop Tower in Bremen, Parabolic Flights and TEXUS (MAXUS) Each platform has its strength They complement each other

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SUBSPACE New commercial access provided with sRLV (suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles) Routine daily flights above 100km into the near-space environment, with accompanying short periods of weightlessness Main advantages: flexible, repetitive, inexpensive related to micro-g time

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Suborbital Research Platforms
of the Future

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Google search results
FUTURE SPACE VEHICLES…
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Who is trying to change the paradigm?
MAIN ACTORS AND THEIR VEHICLES
Virgin Galactic
XCOR Aerospace
Armadillo/EXOS Aerospace
Whittinghill
Aerospace
Blue Origin
UP Aerospace

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SUBSPACE
Who is trying to change the paradigm?

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SUBSPACE
Who is trying to change the paradigm?
STATUS QUO

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XCOR Aerospace

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LYNX MARK I MOCK-UP 1:1
SUBSPACE
XCOR Aerospace
XCOR XR-5K18 "Lynx" main engine test
on the flight weight fuselage

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LYNX MK. II – MISSION PROFILE
SUBSPACE
XCOR Aerospace

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LYNX PAYLOAD INTEGRATION
SUBSPACE
XCOR Aerospace Secondary Payload A – Behind-Pilot Primary Payload B – Right-of-Pilot XCOR Pre-Flight Review Payload integration in Mojave, CA Final Safety Review Flight Readiness Review

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UP Aerospace

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UP Aerospace
SPACELOFT XL
SUBSPACE Operations at Spaceport America, New Mexico (NM) 9 years of professional aerospace integration and launch management services Highly reliable, low-cost access to space Minimal on-pad effort, simplified pre-launch and launch operations Payload access prior to launch for testing, updating and final preparations On-land experiment and payload recovery Single-stage unguided suborbital launch vehicle Overall height 6.10 m, max. diameter 0.26 m Standard mission liftoff weight (incl. payloads) 354 kg
Source: UP Aerospace

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UP Aerospace
MISSION SCHEDULING
SUBSPACE Standard mission payloads up to 36 kg Standard mission apogee ~115 km Standard microgravity time ~3 min.
Source: UP Aerospace Higher apogee and more microgravity time with lower payload mass Suborbital space access also with 50 kg

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UP Aerospace
NOSE CONE (NC) & PAYLOAD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (PTS)
SUBSPACE
NC-1
NC-2
NC-3
PTS4-X
PTS10-X
Maximum Inside Height (cm)
35.6
34.3
21.6
8.3
23.5
Maximum Inside Diameter (cm)
8.4
15.9
20.3
24.8
24.8
Maximum Payload Volume (cm3)
868.5
5915.7
6980.9
3982.0
11323.4
Maximum Useable Payload Weight (kg) excluding the PTS module
0.9
3.2
4.5
1.5
3.2
Payload weight including the PTS Module or Bulkhead (kg)
1.1
3.7
5.3
3.4
5.8
Access to Space
No
No
No
Yes
Yes PTS4 module (Al) and access opening to space PTS10 module (Al) and customizable access panel window to space
Source: UP Aerospace NC modules for autonomous payloads (no power, electronics)
© UPC

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Our Services…

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Communication with VG
ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO…
SUBSPACE

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Our Services…
…TPZV OBJECTIVE WAS/ IS
SUBSPACE
providing a ‘one stop shop’ for all customer services during every
key step to flight,
from initial enquiry
through to payload
integration and return
offering sRLV flights
via a range of systems
and operators to
ensure both,
optimum and cost
effective service
solutions
To be THE preferred
agent /broker for suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle (sRLV) services
by:

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Our Services…
MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENTS For us to ‘broker’ an all-inclusive service package, we had to be able to provide at least the following: the optimal suborbital flight among the providers logistics services to transport the payload and researchers to/from the launch site integration services to ensure the payload can operate as expected aboard the vehicle contractual services to ensure all legal, regulatory and fiscal requirements are fully met consultation services to tailor current and future customer needs to specific flight services

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What have we
achieved so far?

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SubSpace Meeting, 11/11/11
ONCE UPON A TIME IN 2011…
SUBSPACE

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How is TPZV involved?
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE…
SUBSPACE
Contract for 1st ‘pilot’ flight opportunity with AA’s STIG-B Signed in May with TU Braunschweig for the MEDEA experiment
Contract for 2nd ‘pilot’ flight opportunity with AA’s STIG-B Signed in July with TU Magdeburg for the GAGa experiment
Suborbital flight opportunities for MEDEA Combined System Test (CST) at Armadillo’s facility & three launch attempts with STIG-B at Spaceport America (NM) in Oct/Nov 2012 and Jan 2013
2012
2013
Marketing activities, presentations and workshops Promotion of ‘SubSpace’ services within TPZV, to European space agencies and industries, identify research needs, purchase of PTS 10 unit from UP
Finalise the business case Consolidate the business case via market analysis and discussions with potential customers (in collaboration with TPZ Strategy)
Strategic partnership with sRLV providers and potential customers Sign agreements of intent / MoUs with a limited set of prime operators/ customers
2014
Tailor contractual basis for suborbital flights UP pricing proposal for entire SL flight campaign, XCOR suborbital flight payload integration and support agreement; negotiate terms and conditions

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TPZV Broker Checklist
TO SUM UP…
SUBSPACE As a ‘broker’ we achieved the following:
the optimal suborbital flight among the providers (e.g. AA, UP, XCOR)
logistics services to transport the payload and researchers to/from the launch site
integration services to ensure the payload can operate as expected aboard the vehicle
contractual services to ensure all legal, regulatory and fiscal requirements are fully met
consultation services to tailor customer needs to specific flight services
…and all of it in only 5 months, from contract to launch!
© Armadillo Aerospace

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What can we expect in the future?
…FUTURE ACTIVITIES & FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
SUBSPACE
Suborbital flight opportunity for GAGa CST & Launch with Lynx Mk. I at XCOR’s Mojave facility in Spring 2015
Open up the SubSpace market Leverage flight experience to stimulate interest and then demand from ‘future’ experiments, eventually build experiments for industry
Fly your experiments / pathfinder flights Fly follow-on experiments funded via DLR and/or ESA on-board e.g. SpaceLoft XL, Lynx Mk. I and other sRLV systems, as they become available
2015

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SUBSPACE
Thank you for your attention… …questions/ comments?
© DLR
Olympia Kyriopoulos: olympia.kyriopoulos@telespazio-vega.de
Head of New Space Section, TPZV D, Europaplatz 5, 64293 Darmstadt

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Backup slides…

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Armadillo Aerospace
(EXOS Aerospace)

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Armadillo (EXOS) Aerospace
LAUNCH OF FIRST EUROPEAN PAYLOAD Flight opportunities with the suborbital reusable launch vehicle (sRLV), Armadillo Aerospace’s STIG-B, realized on Oct/Nov 2012 and Jan 2013 from Space Port America in New Mexico Payload is MEDEA experiment, built by Technische Universität Braunschweig with funding from DLR
SUBSPACE
* Early vehicle capabilities; expected to significantly improve with later versions
© Armadillo Aerospace

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Virgin Galactic

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SPACESHIPTWO
SUBSPACE
Virgin Galactic Payload information form available Payload safety document (templated by VG) Payload rack hardware developed by NanoRacks (19‘‘ Racks)

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Blue Origin

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Blue Origin
NEW SHEPARD
SUBSPACE Interface cabin payload bay (CPB) or customized Standard-height (~23 cm) but also double-height available (~49 cm) Length (~51 cm) and width (~42 cm) Payload weight limit ~11 kg or for double CPB ~23 kg