X Prize Cup Update

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This Briefing is UNCLASSIFIED
X Prize Cup Update
Lt Col Robin Athey
AF Liaison to FAA/AST 17 May 2007
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Overview

• Perspective on X Prize Cup
• Safety Overview
• Inspection Team
• Lessons Learned
• Holloman AFB NM and X Prize Joint Effort

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X Prize Cup Perspective
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Safety Overview

• ASTs Role
• Approve and inspect permitted activities -
• Armadillo Permit
• Advise Flight Standards and Air Traffic on
  non-permitted rocket activities
• Tethered flights - Microspace
• Amateur rockets 8 large and 2-4 small
• Static Fires
• Rocket Belt
• Coordinate X Prize Cup activities within FAA

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Inspection

• Lead Safety Randy Repcheck
• (Jim Malecha AFS)
• Armadillo Aerospace Karen Shelton-Mur
• Dan Murray
• Microspace Yvonne Tran
• High Power Rockets Brad Warner
• Dave Gerlach
• Mishap Response Dave Gerlach (Dan Diggins
  AAI)
• (Bob Benson NTSB)
• Weather Karen Shelton-Mur
• Static Fires, Rocket Belt, Fuel Depot Dave
  Gerlach
• Noise Monitoring Stacey Zee
• David Coate - ICF
• Adam Teepe ICF
• Technical Advisor Mark Wright
• Duty Officer Lyndon Bonaparte
• Glen Rizner

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Lessons Learned

• Applicants need more assistance in developing
  application
• AST developed an experimental permit sample
  application
• Because timelines are tight for the experimental
  permit, need
• To focus greatly on pre-application consultation
• To encourage draft applications
• Review documents in a timely manner
• ASTs one-stop-shop role was critical to the
  success of the X Prize Cup
• AST had a great deal of responsibility for the
  safe operation of the amateur rockets

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Holloman AFB and X Prize Cup

• HAFB Considered Joint X Prize Base Air
  Show--Oct 07
• Early they were determining the
  logistically/legally implications
• AST passed on to AF POCs Lessons
  Learned--Challenges

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Holloman AFB and X Prize Cup

• 49th Fighter Wing Commander, Gen Goldfein,
  attended the 2006 X-Prize Cup at Las Cruces
• Considered hosting X Prize Cup at Holloman AFB in
  Alamogordo NM
• Initial contact made in October but asked to wait
  by AF
• Holloman needed Air Combat Command approval
• Working group suggested to go over FAA lessons
  learned
• Met with Holloman AFB POCs and X Prize in March
• During team summit in April pad construction and
  access may cause change to Lunar Lander challenge

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Holloman AFB and X Prize Cup

• FAA Nominal Permit Schedule
• 30 March 07 Data submitted in support of
  Environmental review
• March April 07 draft applications submitted
• 28 May 07 Complete Enough applications must be at
  FAA to begin 120 day review period for permit
  issuance
• 25 September 07 Permit Issuance
• 25 October 07 Dress Rehearsal day at Holloman
• 26-27 October 07 X Prize Cup
• Ten teams have pre-registered to compete in
  the Lunar
  Lander Challenge
• Seven in Pre-application consultations with FAA

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Holloman AFB and X Prize Cup

• Latest Issues
• Funding sources for XPF
• Storage

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Summary

• FAA / AF and XPF ready for first ever Air and
  Space show
• Working toward October show
• Ten teams pre-registered for Lunar Lander
  Challenge
• FAA working with teams on Permits
• Combined Space and Air Show scheduled for 26-27
  Oct 07