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Gateway To Space ASEN / ASTR 2500 Class #18. T-23. Colorado Space Grant Consortium. One minute:. Today:. Announcements One Minute Reports Mid semester Team Evaluation Due Camera Programming Rest of Launch Vehicles Next Classes - Orbits. Announcements:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Gateway To SpaceASEN / ASTR 2500
Class #18
T-23
One minute:
- Announcements
- One Minute Reports
- Mid semester Team Evaluation Due
- Camera Programming
- Rest of Launch Vehicles
- Next Classes - Orbits
Today:Today:
- Design Document Rev A/B back today end of class
- Questions directly to Jennifer
- She will meet with you about her comments and suggestions
- When meeting with her, consider that you are meeting with me
Announcements:Announcements:
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Critical Design Review: Day 1Critical Design Review: Day 1
Best CDR Presentation: 10/6/09
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One Minute Reports:
- What launch vehicle took the Mars Rover to Mars?- Why was China putting that guy in space more
important than the X-prize?- What other countries have real serious space
programs?- Sea Launch – Private or government?- Cost/kg lower because of Russia/China labor costs?- What is your favorite old rocket?- What made the Saturn V carry so much cargo?- What are some of the reasons rockets blew up?- Do you think Saturn V was a better a launch vehicle
to transport humans?
One Minute Reports:
- Why didn’t they pass down the knowledge for the Saturn V?
- Which country is the US most likely to work with in the future (space-wise)?
- What direction do you think we should take (Augustine report)?
- Should we watch the Right Stuff?- Don’t the engineer know that they don’t have enough
thrust?- Space elevator replace rockets?- Where do you get to eat under a Saturn V?-
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Camera Programming
Class #18
- The following instructions will walk you through the steps needed to change the firmware on this camera to take picture every 20 seconds
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- The CHDK code was originally written by Rick von Glahn from Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS)
- These steps are performed with the camera modified to turn on and off with a external switch
- The steps to modify the hardware of the camera are contained in a different presentation
- 2GB can hold ~ 566 pictures
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- This mod uses CHDK to add autonomy to a digital camera without the use of a timing circuit or further modifications to the camera
- CHDK is firmware enhancement
- It only works with Canon digital cameras
- Please see the following website for much more information http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
Canon A570 IS Mods:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Take your camera out of the box
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Insert the batteries
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Turn on camera by touching two wires together
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Set the date and time
- Power off the camera by touching the two wires together again
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Insert SD card and close battery cover
(not all SD cards support this mod)
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
- Set Camera to “AV” mode
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Turn on camera by touching two wires together
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Press the “MENU” button and format the card – Use the “Low Level Format” setting
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Press the “MENU” button and format the card – Use the “Low Level Format” setting
3. 4.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Press the “MENU” button and format the card – Use the “Low Level Format” setting
5. 6.
- Power off camera and remove the SD Card
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
- Connect the SD card to your computer
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
- The files we are going to copy to the SD card contain a script (macro) that will take pictures about every 20 seconds after an initial boot up.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Open the “cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas” file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1.
- Open the “cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas” file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
2. 3.
- Open the “cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas” file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
4. 5.
- Open the “cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas” file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
6.
- Save the “cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas” file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Copy the CHDK folder structure and files to the SD card
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Switch the play/record button on the camera to “play”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Insert SD card and power the camera on.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2. 3.
- Press the “MENU” button and press the left on the circle button until the “play” symbol is highlighted
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1.
2.
3.
- Press up on the circle button and highlight “Firm Update”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
- Select “OK” and press “SET”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
1. 2.
- Camera should now be running the CHDK firmware.- May be default script or Gateway script.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Press the shutter button to stop the script but leave the camera on
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Switch the play/record button on the camera to “record”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- You should see “Default Script” and “<ALT>” in the bottom of the screen
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- With “<ALT>” showing, press the “MENU” button
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- “<ALT>” will be replaced by “<CNF>”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Use the control pad to move the cursor down to "Debug parameters" and click "SET" to select this option.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Move the cursor down to "Make card bootable...“- Press "SET" to select this option then select back and press “SET” again
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Nothing should happen. This is OK- Power off camera.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Remove the SD card and slide switch to “LOCKED”
Canon A570 IS Mods:
Even though the card is in the “LOCKED” position it will be able to be written to via the CHDK firmware.
- Power on the camera
- If the script that runs is the Gateway 2009 script than you can skip to end of these steps
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Insert locked SD card and make sure the camera is in “RECORD” mode
- Power on the camera
- “Default Script” and the “<ALT>” should be visible
- Press the shutter button to stop script
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Insert locked SD card and make sure the camera is in “RECORD” mode
- With “<ALT>” showing, click on the menu to get to the “<CNF>” screen.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Use the control pad to move the cursor down to "Scripting parameters" and push "SET"
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- On the “Script” menu select "Load script from file..."
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- On the "Select script file" screen, move the cursor to highlight "cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas>" and press "SET"
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- When you return to the “Script” menu ensure that "Script Autostart" is checked (a dot in its selection field).
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Also make sure the “Current script” is correct
- Now click "MENU” to save these changes to the configuration file
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Turn off camera
- The next time the camera is turned on, it will run the script
- It will go through a series of camera setting changes which will take about 60 seconds
- Then the camera will begin to take pictures every 20 seconds until the card is full
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Sometimes the script doesn't execute properly the first time it runs.
- If this happens, let it run it's course for around a minute or so then turn the camera off then on again and it should work fine
- It should continue to work just fine on every subsequent power up
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Turn on the camera
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- You can turn the camera off anytime.
- If you wish to stop the script during execution just press the shutter release button and that will interrupt the execution of the script
- Next press the printer button to gain control of the camera without having to remove the card
- This is handy if you want to review photos, or do something else without the script running.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- After the pushing the shutter, you must push the print button to have normal camera operation
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Any setting you might make to the camera will be restored to factory default settings next time the script runs as that is the first action the script takes
- Once you interrupt a script it must be re-run from the beginning you can not PAUSE a script and RESUME it
- Pictures on card should be in the JPEG format not *.RAW format
- To delete pictures, you must remove card and lock
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- You can modify your code without reloading the firmware
- For example lets change the “sleep” value to 5000
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Power off camera
- Remove SD Card
- Unlock SD Card
- Open CHDK/Scripts/cu_gateway_fall_2009.bas
- Scroll down to end of code and change sleep = 5000
- Save
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- Remove SD card and lock
- Insert SD card into the camera and power on
- Pictures should be taken every 8 to 10 seconds now
- I would suggest a 20 second (sleep = 16000) for 135 minute flight time
Canon A570 IS Mods:
- You can also “rem” out pieces of the set up or other functions but test first
- Camera is working, it shall also be working at the end of the semester
- Take good care of this camera
- Thank you.
Canon A570 IS Mods:
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
Launch Vehicles Part 2
Class #18
PresentPresent
Present:Present:
United StatesUnited States- ShuttleShuttle- Atlas- Titan- Delta- Pegasus- Athena- Taurus- Falcon- ARES- Dragon (COTS)- Orion
Foreign- France (Ariane)- Japan (H-series)- China (Long March)- Russia (Proton,
Buran)
Present:Present:
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle
Thrust:Thrust: 28,200,000 N28,200,000 N(6,340,000 lb)(6,340,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 2,040,000 kg2,040,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 24,400 kg LEO24,400 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $245,000,000$245,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $10,040$10,040
SRB Recovery
External Tank
Present:Present:
First Shuttle Flight VideoFirst Shuttle Flight Video
Present:Present:
SRB Separation VideoSRB Separation Video
Present:Present:
External Tank VideoExternal Tank Video
Present:Present:
Atlas IIASAtlas IIAS
Thrust:Thrust: 2,980,000 N2,980,000 N(670,000 lb)(670,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 234,000 kg234,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 8,390 kg LEO8,390 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $78,000,000$78,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $9,296$9,296
Present:Present:
Atlas II VideoAtlas II Video
Present:Present:
Titan IVTitan IV
Thrust:Thrust: 4,800,000 N4,800,000 N(1,080,000 lb)(1,080,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 860,000 kg860,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 21,645 kg LEO21,645 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $248,000,000$248,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $11,457$11,457
Present:Present:
Titan IV VideoTitan IV Video
Present:Present:
Present:Present:
Delta IIDelta II
Thrust:Thrust: 2,630,000 N2,630,000 N(591,000 lb)(591,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 230,000 kg230,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 5045 kg LEO5045 kg LEO
17,000 kg17,000 kgCost per launch:Cost per launch: $60,000,000$60,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $11,892$11,892
Present:Present:
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Delta IVDelta IV
Height 63 - 77.2 m (206 - 253.2 ft) Height 63 - 77.2 m (206 - 253.2 ft) Diameter 5 m (16.4 ft) Diameter 5 m (16.4 ft) Mass 249,500 - 733,400 kg (550,000 Mass 249,500 - 733,400 kg (550,000
- 1,616,800 lb) - 1,616,800 lb) Stages 2 Stages 2 Capacity Capacity Payload to LEO 8,600 - 25,800 kg Payload to LEO 8,600 - 25,800 kg
(18,900 - 56,800 lb) (18,900 - 56,800 lb) Payload toPayload toGTO GTO
Present:Present:
Present:Present:
PegasusPegasus
Thrust:Thrust: 486,000 N486,000 N(109,000 lb)(109,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 24,000 kg24,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 455 kg LEO455 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $9,000,000$9,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $19,800$19,800
Present:Present:
Present:Present:
Pegasus VideoPegasus Video
Present:Present:
Ariane 44L (France)Ariane 44L (France)
Thrust:Thrust: 5,380,000 N5,380,000 N(1,210,000 lb)(1,210,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 470,000 kg470,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 9,600 kg LEO9,600 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $110,000,000$110,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $11,458$11,458
Present:Present:
Ariane 5 (France)Ariane 5 (France)
Thrust:Thrust: 11,400,000 N11,400,000 N(2,560,000 lb)(2,560,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 737,000 kg737,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 18,000 kg LEO18,000 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $120,000,000$120,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $6,666$6,666
Present:Present:
Ariane V VideoAriane V Video
Present:Present:
H-2 (Japan)H-2 (Japan)
Thrust:Thrust: 3,959,200 N3,959,200 N(890,060 lb)(890,060 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 260,000 kg260,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 10,500 kg LEO10,500 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $190,000,000$190,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $18,095$18,095
VideoVideo
Present:Present:
Present:Present:
H2 VideoH2 Video
Present:Present:
Long March CZ2E (China)Long March CZ2E (China)
Thrust:Thrust: 5,922,000 N5,922,000 N(1,331,000 lb)(1,331,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 464,000 kg464,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 8,800 kg LEO8,800 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $50,000,000$50,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $5,681$5,681
Yang Liwei
Present:Present:
Sea Launch / Sea Launch / ZenitZenitWidest Diameter: Widest Diameter: 14 feet 14 feet
Overall length: Overall length: Approximately Approximately 200 feet 200 feet
All stages are All stages are kerosene/liquid kerosene/liquid oxygen fueled oxygen fueled
Capacity to Capacity to geosynchronus geosynchronus transfer orbit: transfer orbit: 6,000 kg 6,000 kg
Present:Present:
Proton D-1 (Russia)Proton D-1 (Russia)
Thrust:Thrust: 9,000,000 N9,000,000 N(2,000,000 lb)(2,000,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 689,000 kg689,000 kgPayload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 20,000 kg LEO20,000 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $70,000,000$70,000,000Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $3,500$3,500
Present:Present:
Soyuz:Soyuz:
Gross mass: 98,100 lbmGross mass: 98,100 lbmPropellant: 86,400 lbm Propellant: 86,400 lbm Diameter: 8 ft 10 inDiameter: 8 ft 10 inLength: 64 ft 4 inLength: 64 ft 4 inBurn time: 118 s Burn time: 118 s Thrust 813 kN (183 klbf) Thrust 813 kN (183 klbf)
at liftoff at liftoff Specific impulse 245 Specific impulse 245
kgf·s/kg (2.40 kN·s/kg) kgf·s/kg (2.40 kN·s/kg) at liftoff at liftoff
Specific impulse 310 Specific impulse 310 kgf·s/kg (3.04 kN·s/kg) kgf·s/kg (3.04 kN·s/kg) in vacuum in vacuum
Present:Present:
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Present/Past:Present/Past:
Energia (Russia)Energia (Russia)
Thrust:Thrust: 34,800,000 N 34,800,000 N (7,820,000 lb)(7,820,000 lb)
Fueled Weight:Fueled Weight: 2,400,000 kg 2,400,000 kg Payload to Orbit:Payload to Orbit: 90,000 kg LEO90,000 kg LEOCost per launch:Cost per launch: $764,000,000?$764,000,000?Cost per kg:Cost per kg: $Not Known$Not Known
Present/Past:Present/Past:
Buran “Snowstorm” (Russia)Buran “Snowstorm” (Russia)
First and only launchFirst and only launchNovember 15, 1988November 15, 1988
No one on boardNo one on board- Life support not tested- Life support not tested- CRT’s did not have software- CRT’s did not have software
Only 2 orbitsOnly 2 orbits- This was limited because of computer memory- This was limited because of computer memory
Landed by autopilotLanded by autopilot
Present/Past:Present/Past:
Aero Buran was test unitAero Buran was test unit
Had 24 test flightsHad 24 test flights
3 others were being built3 others were being built- Pitchka (Little Bird)- Pitchka (Little Bird)- Baikal (Typhoon) - Baikal (Typhoon)
All dismantled in 1995All dismantled in 1995
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FutureFuture
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Falcon 1:Falcon 1:
- Length: 21.3 m (70 ft) - Width: 1.7 m (5.5 ft) - Mass: 38,555 kg (85
klbs) - Thrust on liftoff: 454
kN (102 klbf)
- Launch video
Future:Future:
Falcon 9:Falcon 9:
- Length: 54.3 m (178 ft) - Width: 3.6 m (12 ft) - Mass (LEO, 5m fairing): 325,000 kg
(716 klb) - Mass (GTO, 4m fairing): 323,000 kg
(713 klb) - Thrust (vacuum): 4.4 MN (1 M lb)
Dragon:Dragon:
- Fully autonomous rendezvous and docking with manual override capability in crewed configuration
- Pressurized Cargo/Crew capacity of >2500 kg and 14 cubic meters
- Down-cargo capability (equal to up-cargo)
Dragon:Dragon:
- Supports up to 7 passengers in Crew configuration - Reaction control system - 1200 kg of propellant from sub-orbital insertion to
ISS rendezvous to reentry - Designed for water landing under parachute for
ocean recovery
Dragon:Dragon:
- Lifting re-entry for landing precision & low-g’s - Ablative, high-performance heat shield
Future/Past:Future/Past:
NASA’s Exploration Roadmap
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Lunar Lander Development
Ares V Development
Earth Departure Stage Development
Surface Systems Development
Orion CEV Development
Ares I Development
Space Shuttle Ops
Lunar Outpost BuildupInitial Orion Capability
Ares/Orion Production and Operations
Lunar Robotic Missions
Science Robotic Missions
1st Human Orion Flight
7th Human Lunar Landing
Early Design Activity
Demonstrate Commercial Crew/Cargo for ISS
Mars Expedition Design
Ares ICrew Launch
Vehicle
Earth Departure Stage
OrionCrew Exploration
Vehicle
LunarLander
ELO Ambassador Briefing – 124
Ares VCargo Launch
Vehicle
Our Exploration Fleet
Crew
Lander
S-IVB(1 J-2 engine)240k lb LOx/LH2
S-II(5 J-2 engines)1M lb LOx/LH2
S-IC(5 F-1 engines)3.9M lb LOx/RP
LunarLander
Earth DepartureStage (EDS) (1 J-2X)499k lb LOx/LH2
Core Stage(5 RS-68 Engines)3.1M lb LOx/LH2
Upper Stage(1 J-2X)280k lb LOx/LH2
5-Segment Reusable Solid Rocket Booster (RSRB)
Space Shuttle Ares I Ares V Saturn VHeight: 184.2 ft
Gross Liftoff Mass: 4.5M lb
55k lbm to LEO
Height: 321 ftGross Liftoff Mass: 2.0M lb
48k lbm to LEO
Height: 358 ftGross Liftoff Mass: 7.3M lb
117k lbm to TLI144k lbm to TLI in Dual-Launch Mode with Ares I
290k lbm to LEO
Height: 364 ftGross Liftoff Mass: 6.5M
lb
99k lbm to TLI262k lbm to LEO
Two 5-SegmentRSRBs
Orion CEV
Building on a Foundation of Proven Technologies– Launch Vehicle Comparisons –
Ares I Elements
Stack Integration
• ~25 mT payload capacity• 2 Mlb gross liftoff weight• 315 ft in length• NASA-led
Upper Stage
• 280 klb LOx/LH2 stage• 216.5 in. (5.5 m) diameter • Aluminum-Lithium (Al-Li) structures• Instrument unit and interstage• Reaction Control System (RCS) / roll
control for 1st stage flight• Primary Ares I avionics system• NASA Design / Contractor Production
First Stage
• Derived from currentShuttle RSRM/B
• Five segments/Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile (PBAN) propellant
• Recoverable• New forward adapter• Avionics upgrades• ATK Launch Systems
Upper Stage Engine
• Saturn J-2 derived engine (J-2X)• Expendable • Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne
Orion• 198 in. (5 m) diameter
InterstageCylinder
LAS
Spacecraft Adapter
Instrument Unit
Ares V Elements
Stack Integration
• 65 mT payload capacity• 7.3 Mlb gross liftoff weight• 358 ft in length• NASA-led
Earth Departure Stage
• TBD klb LOx/LH2 stage• 216.5 in (5.5-m) diameter • Aluminum-Lithium (Al-Li) structures• Instrument unit and interstage• Primary Ares V avionics system• NASA Design / Contractor Production
Core Stage
• Two recoverable five-segment PBAN-fueled boosters (derived from current Shuttle RSRM/B).
• Five Delta IV-derived RS-68 LOx/LH2 engines (expendable).
LSAM• TBD
Spacecraft Adapter
Interstage
NASA’s Exploration Transportation System
Our Nationwide Team
Dryden
Ames
Kennedy
Langley
Marshall GlennGoddard
Stennis
ATK Launch Systems
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JohnsonMichoud Assembly
Facility
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Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- $10 Billion$10 Billion
Future/Past:Future/Past:
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
Future/Past:Future/Past:
Future/Past:Future/Past:
- Crew Return VehicleCrew Return Vehicle- X-38X-38
Future/Past:Future/Past:
X-38 VideoX-38 Video
Future/Past:Future/Past:
Future/Past:Future/Past:
- X-33
- VentureStar
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Future:Future:
- - Delta IV HeavyDelta IV Heavy
Future:Future:
- - Delta IV HeavyDelta IV Heavy
Future:Future:
- Shuttle Fly-back boostersShuttle Fly-back boosters
Future:Future:
- Hyper-X
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- X-37
Future:Future:
Ion Drive VideoIon Drive Video
Sci-Fi FutureSci-Fi Future
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Anti-matterAnti-matter
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Boussard Ramjet Fusion PropulsionBoussard Ramjet Fusion Propulsion
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Electrodynamic TetherElectrodynamic Tether
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Jovian Electrodynamic TetherJovian Electrodynamic Tether
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Laser PropulsionLaser Propulsion
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Beamed Energy PropulsionBeamed Energy Propulsion
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Pulsed Detonation RocketPulsed Detonation Rocket
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Space Based Laser Re-boostSpace Based Laser Re-boost
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Plasma RocketPlasma Rocket
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Plasma RocketPlasma Rocket
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- Space ElevatorSpace Elevator- Original concept as old as Original concept as old as
Mesopotamia: Biblical Mesopotamia: Biblical “Tower of Babel” and “Tower of Babel” and “Jacob’s Ladder”“Jacob’s Ladder”
- Five Critical Technologies Five Critical Technologies (Source: MSFC Study)(Source: MSFC Study)
- High Strength High Strength Materials Materials
- Tension StructuresTension Structures- Compression Compression StructuresStructures
- EM PropulsionEM Propulsion- Supporting Supporting InfrastructureInfrastructure
- May Lower Launch Costs May Lower Launch Costs to <$10/kg!to <$10/kg!
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- $10 Billion$10 Billion- To LEO or GEO?To LEO or GEO?
- LEO: Possible TodayLEO: Possible Today- Lower end just inside atmosphereLower end just inside atmosphere- Space plane flies to lower end for cargoSpace plane flies to lower end for cargo- 10-12 times the cargo lifted by SSTO10-12 times the cargo lifted by SSTO
- GEO: YR 2050+GEO: YR 2050+
- Time Frame:Time Frame:- 10-20 Years for enabling technologies10-20 Years for enabling technologies- YR 2050 + for actual constructionYR 2050 + for actual construction
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
Sci-Fi Future:Sci-Fi Future:
- $10 Billion$10 Billion