Spaceport Vision Team Members

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Spaceport Vision Team Members
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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development
Today's Spaceport System
Spaceport System
Todays Technology
Macro Selection
Future Space System Needs
High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation
Spaceport Stakeholder Needs
Future Requirements
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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development
Todays Spaceport System

• Spaceport
• System
• Todays Macro Space Transportation System
• Spaceport Environment
• Spaceport Technology in Context

Todays Technology
Macro Selection
Future Space System Needs
High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation
Spaceport Stakeholder Needs
Future Requirements
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Todays Macro Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System
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Todays Macro Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System
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Spaceport Environment
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Spaceport Technology in Context
Stakeholders establish Mission
Mission drives functions
Organizations implement Functions within
Architectures
ASTWG
Components satisfy functions
Technology creates Components to support evolving
Architectures
Changes in stakeholder needs changethe mission
and drives the need for new technologies
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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development
Todays Spaceport System

• Spaceport
• System
• Todays Macro Space Transportation System
• Spaceport Environment
• Spaceport Technology in Context

Todays Technology
Macro Selection
Future Space System Needs
High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation

• Spaceport
• Stakeholder
• Needs
• Spaceport Stakeholders High Level Needs

Future Requirements
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Spaceport Stakeholders High Level Needs

• Common Needs Safety, Increased reliability,
  decreased cost, economic viability, decreased
  liability, greater flexibility, increased
  responsiveness

Todays Needs
Future Needs
Stakeholder Group
Stakeholders

• High Launch rates of certified launch vehicles
• Opportunities to create viable new spaceports
• Consistent standards
• Community relations

• Minimal ground assets
• Auto checkout
• Ability to support various customers
• Multi-mode transportation
• Certification of RLVs for overland use
• Minimal govt support

• Federal Spaceports
• State Spaceports
• Commercial Spaceports
• Developing Spaceports

Spaceports (Owners Operators)

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services
• Predictable launch dates
• Competitive prices
• Standard/consistent services interfaces
• Minimal impact to mission

• Vehicles with rapid turnaround times
• Minimize ground processing costs
• Competitive prices
• Increased launch rate
• Flexibility
• Standardization commonality (fuels, interfaces)
• Regulation changes to support domestic and foreign

Launch Vehicle Providers Developers (Customer)

• DoD
• Civil
• Commercial
• Domestic foreign

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services
• Predictable launch dates
• Rapid access to space
• Standard/consistent services interfaces

• Large surge launch rate capability
• Short notice launch and landing world wide
• Reusability
• Standardization

Payload Providers and Developers (Customers)

• DoD
• Civil
• Commercial

• U. S. Air Force
• U. S. Army
• U. S. Navy
• NASA
• State/Commercial

• Facilities, Utilities, and Services
• Consistent compliance process
• Increased automation
• Low turnaround time between launches

• Reduced ground assets
• Full integration with FAA ATC, space surveillance
  network

Range Administrators (Oversight)
Federal and State Governments (Funding and
oversight)

• Economic competitiveness
• Environmental stewardship
• Workable, effective regulations
• Fiscal responsibility
• National vision and space policy

• Space technology becomes commercial and practical
• Regulatory processes that meet public safety and
  commerce needs
• Overriding national goal

• U.S. Government
• FAA
• State Governments

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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development

• Todays Spaceport System
• Todays Spaceport System Functions Components

• Spaceport
• System
• Todays Macro Space Transportation System
• Spaceport Environment
• Spaceport Technology in Context

Todays Technology
Macro Selection
Future Space System Needs
High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation

• Spaceport
• Stakeholder
• Needs
• Spaceport Stakeholders High Level Needs

Future Requirements
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Todays Spaceport System
Perform Data Analysis Decision Making
Collect, Process, Distribute, Display, Archive
Data
Coordinate Spaceport Assets

• Outreach
• Educate Users
• Interface with Public
• Tourism

• Protect Environment
• Licensing
• Monitor Reporting
• Dispose of By-Products

• Provide Utilities
• Power
• Communications

• Secure Spaceport
• Fire
• Security

• Provide Logistics
• Supply
• Transportation
• Maintenance

• Support Commerce Academics
• Business Development
• Commerce Park
• Private Sector Industry
• Space Tourism

• Manage Spaceport
• Master Planning
• Zoning
• Regulatory Compliance

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A Point of Department Model of Generic Spaceport
Functions

• Comprehensive
• Catalogs possible functions/sub-functions to
  build an analytical framework
• Framework should be common for both business and
  technical analysis
• Idea is to combine/eliminate as many
  sub-functions and functions as possible to create
  a viable architecture
• Framework to explore architectures with minimum
  infrastructure and labor force to produce
  regularly scheduled, affordable flights

(See word file for detailed descriptions)
(Abstract from Vision Spaceport Briefing)
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Todays Spaceport System Functions Components
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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development

• Todays Spaceport System
• Todays Spaceport System Functions Components

• Spaceport
• System
• Todays Macro Space Transportation System
• Spaceport Environment
• Spaceport Technology in Context

Todays Technology
Macro Selection

• Future Space
• System Needs
• Defining the Future Needs

High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation

• Spaceport
• Stakeholder
• Needs
• Spaceport Stakeholders High Level Needs

Future Requirements
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Defining the Future Needs
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The ASTWG Technology Planning Process
Systems Definition
Performance Gaps
Technology Gaps
Technology Development

• Todays Spaceport System
• Todays Spaceport System Functions Components

• Spaceport
• System
• Todays Macro Space Transportation System
• Spaceport Environment
• Spaceport Technology in Context

Todays Technology
Macro Selection

• Future Space
• System Needs
• Defining the Future Needs

High-Level Trade Study
Future Technology Requirements
Priority Setting
Vision
Technology Trade Study
Project Implement-ation

• Spaceport
• Stakeholder
• Needs
• Spaceport Stakeholders High Level Needs

Future Requirements
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Defining the Ideal Spaceport.

• When you think of advanced spaceports such as
  those in Star Wars, The Jetsons, 2001 A Space
  Odyssey, or Star Trek
• What are the characteristics of the ideal
  spaceport?
• What would the ideal spaceport look like?
• What would the ideal spaceport provide or allow
  the users to accomplish?
• Brainstorm, dont think about specific
  technologies.
• See input from ASTWG meeting for ideas

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Converting the Vision to Objectives.

• From the vision, what specific objectives,
  performance criteria, or measures can we use to
  define where we are and where we want to be?