Composites for Space Applications

CompositesforSpaceApplications

NathanaelJ.GreeneNASAWhiteSandsTestFacility

CompositeCoreCapabilityManger

RemarksWelcometoCompositeConference2012 SpecialthanksandwelcometoparticipantsintheNASACompositeSummitthatstartedthiscollaboration.

SpecialThankYou! JoshuaJackson(MKF),HaroldBeeson(NASA),JamesFekte(NIST)andAntonioRuiz(DOE)forchairingtheconference

SessionchairsandallNASAandNISTstaffwhoworkedhardtoorganizetheconferencewithMKF

NewMexicoStateDACC’spresidentDr.MargieHuertaforhostingusintheEastMesaFacility

AngeliqueLasseigne(G2M2)CrystalLay(NMSUMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering)andCharlesNichols(NASA)formakingSTEMstudentsponsorshippossible.

Whyarewehere? Needhighstrengthmaterialsinmassandcostconstrainedapplications Additionalknowledgeneededtousecompositesinourapplicationsmoreefficiently

Non‐homogenousmaterial Anisotropicstructures ViscoelasticresponsetoloadingMultiplematerialinterfaces

Compositeuseinspacesystemsrequires Advancedstructuralmodels Lifeandfailuremodeprediction HarmonizedcodesandstandardsMaterialsandprocessesthataddresscompositecomponentvariability

Reliablenondestructiveevaluation

Future NASASpaceTechnologyRoadmaps

CompositeisCrosscuttingtechnology,TA12,TA7

Today NASA’sCOTS&CCDEVVehicles

CompositePressureVesselsCompositeStructure

Today SpaceLaunchSystem CompositePressureVesselsCompositeStructure

Today Orion CompositePressureVessels1990s InternationalSpace

StationCompositePressureVessels

1970s SpaceShuttle CompositePressureVesselsCompositeWingLeadingEdge

1960s Apollo Pre‐composites

NASA’sUseofComposites

Growth in Composite use

Future Composite Space Vehicles (NASA’s Composite

Crew Module)

CrosscuttingforSpaceTechnologyRoadmaps CompositesareacrosscuttingtechnologyforNASA’sfuturemissions.LowEarthOrbitAccessandPropellantDepots(2015)MarsPrecursorMissions&HeavyLiftVehicle(2020)AdvancedIn‐spacePropulsion(2025)SpacePlatforms(2030)

Informationontechnologyroadmapscanbefoundat:http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html

CompositesNeed:SpaceTechnologyRoadmap

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AcceleratedGrowthinComposites BarrierstoGrowth

Fundinglimitations Crossdisciplinarytechnologicalchallenges

Maturityrequiredtomeetroadmapdates

StepstoAccelerateGrowth U.S.intra‐governmentcollaboration Government‐industrypartnerships Internationalcommunicationandcollaboration

Globallyharmonizedroadmapsforkeytechnologies

NASA‐ �Commercial Collabora onCharlie Bolden (NASA) and

Elon Musk: (Space X)

Let’sGo!

• Addresstheglobalchallengeofusingcompositesinourapplicationsbyaddressingcommonissues

• Excitedtomeetwithleaderswhoareadvancingcompositesintheirapplications

• Keepupwithaparadigmshiftfrommetalstocompositesoccurringinaerospace,automotive,marine,andpipelines

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