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4th Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium4th Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium

Robert Lightfoot, Robert Lightfoot, DirectorDirector

NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNASA Marshall Space Flight Center

October 25, 2011October 25, 2011

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More than Fifty Years of Science and Exploration

Marshall continues its legacy of science and exploration.2

Explorer I Apollo Space Shuttle Hubble Space

Telescope

International

Space Station

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The NASA Vision

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To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown,

so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.

To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown,

so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.

NASA Strategic Goals

• Extend and sustain human activities across the solar system.

• Expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in which we live.

• Create the innovative new space technologies for our exploration, science, and economic future.

• Advance aeronautics research for societal benefit.

• Enable program and institutional capabilities to conduct NASA’s aeronautics and space activities.

• Share NASA with the public, educators, and students to provide opportunities to participate in our mission, foster innovation, and contribute to a strong national economy.

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New MSFC Organization

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Office of

Human CapitalCenter

Operations

Office of

Diversity and

Equal

Opportunity

Chief Counsel

Chief

Financial Officer

Procurement

Office of

Strategic

Analysis and

Communications

Chief Information

Officer

Center Management

Michoud

Assembly

Facility

Engineering

Directorate

Safety &

Mission

Assurance

Directorate

Shuttle-Ares

Transition OfficeFlight Programs &

Partnerships Office

Science &

Technology OfficeSpace Launch System

Program Office

Space

Systems

Propulsion

Systems

Mission Ops

Lab

Test

Lab

Materials &

Processes Lab

Spacecraft& Vehicle

Systems

Chief

Engineer

MSFC Reorganization in Detail

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Science &

Technology Office

Mgr: Dan Schumacher

Dep: Corky Clinton

Sr Sci Advisor: Melissa McGrath

ZP01

Space Launch System

Program (SLS) Office

Mgr: Todd May

Dep: Jody Singer

XP01

Ground Ops Liaison

Mgr: Brian Matisak

Adv Development

Mgr: Fred Bickley

Spacecraft & Payload

Integration

Mgr: David Beaman

Boosters

Mgr: Alex Priskos

Engines

Mgr: Mike Kynard

Stages

Mgr: Tony Lavoie

Avionics

Mgr: Lewis Wooten

Shuttle-Ares

Transition Office*

Mgr: Roy Malone

Dep: Mike Allen

Dep: Mike Vanhooser

TP01

* No sub-organizationsScience and Research

Office

Mgr: James Spann

Science & Space

Technology Projects

Office

Mgr: Keith Hefner

Technology

Development and

Transfer Office

Mgr: Daniel Dorney

Flight Programs &

Partnerships Office

(FPPO)

Mgr: Teresa Vanhooser

Dep: Paul Gilbert

FP01

ISS Office

Mgr: Annette Sledd

Robotic Mission

Programs Office

Mgr: Dennon Clardy

Human Exploration

Development Office

Mgr: Chris Cianciola

Partnerships Office

Mgr: Steve Tesney

Program Development

Lead: TBD

Program Development

Lead: TBD

CS01

Dir: Bobby Watkins

Dep: Johnny Stephenson

Office of Strategic

Analysis &

Communication

Strategic Integration

Lead: Wes Brown

Strategic Integration

Lead: Wes Brown

Opportunity

Management

Lead: TBD

Center Strategic

Development

Mgr: Dennis Boccippio

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Marshall’s Role in Space Exploration

Marshall makes significant contributions

to America’s space program.

Marshall makes significant contributions

to America’s space program. 6

Lifting from EarthLifting from Earth

Living and Working in SpaceLiving and Working in SpaceLiving and Working in Space

Understanding

Our World

and Beyond

Understanding Understanding

Our WorldOur World

and Beyondand Beyond

Lifting from Earth

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Marshall’s capabilities and facilities are

launching the future of space vehicle development.

Space Shuttle

Shell Buckling

Test

J-2X Upper Stage

Engine

RS-25 Core Stage

Engine

Friction Stir

Dome Welding

5-segment Solid

Rocket Motor

America’s Heavy Lift Rocket:

The Space Launch System

• Safe, affordable and sustainable

• Carries the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

• Supports national missions beyond Earth orbit

• Back-up for ISS transportation

• Initial lift capacity of 70 tons (t) evolving to 130 t

• Builds on Saturn, Shuttle and Ares experience

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Maximizing Existing U.S. Aerospace Workforce and

Capabilities

Leverages Existing Contracts, While Competing the Future8

Launch Abort System

Interstage

Solid

Rocket

Boosters

(SRB)

70 t

320 ft.

130 t

389 ft.

Cargo

Fairing

Upper

Stage

with

J-2X

Engine

Solid

or

Liquid

Rocket

Boosters

Multi-Purpose

Crew Vehicle

INITIAL CAPABILITY EVOLVED CAPABILITY

Core Stage

RS-25

Space Shuttle Main Engines

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Living and Working in Space

Marshall has supported all aspects of

living and working in space. 9

Supporting Science Experiments

• Operations management for science

experiments

• Hardware and facility development

Supporting Life in Space

• Air and water recycling

• Human-rated pressurized modules

Payload Operations Center

Node 3

TranquilityISS Test FacilityEnvironmental

Control and Life

Support

Materials Science

Research Rack

Understanding Our World and Beyond

Environmental Monitoring

• Understanding climate change and

weather patterns

• Providing decision-makers with tools

for land-use planning and disaster

recovery

Weather Prediction • Improving forecasts and

weather warning times• Predicting the intensity and dynamics

of hurricanes

Making discoveries and learning about our planet,

solar system and the entire universe

Making discoveries and learning about our planet,

solar system and the entire universe 10

Environmental

Monitoring

Lander Testbed SERVIR James Webb

Space Telescope

Learning about our universe

• Scientific instruments to reveal information

about activity in deep space

• Management, design and construction

Learning about our solar system

• Spacecraft to study and analyze

the sun, planets, comets and asteroids

• Program management and instrument

development

SWEAP

Advancing Technology Development

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Technology Demonstration Missions

(TDM) Level II Program Office

FY 12 Funded Projects

•Deep Space Atomic Clock

•Solar Sail Demonstration

•Laser Comm Relay Demo

Other Technology Work at MSFC

• Composite Cryotank Technologies (OCT)

• Next Generation Life Support, (OCT)

• Centennial Challenges (OCT)

• Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage

(HEOMD)

• Magnetosphere Multi Scale (SMD)

• Cryo Propellant Storage and Transfer

(Directed)

Developing Mutually Beneficial Partnerships

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The Partnerships Office pairs external stakeholder needs with Marshall’s

50 years of unique knowledge, experience, tools, and specialized

facilities for mutually beneficial work.

Our mission is to leverage NASA’s unique capabilities and foster

productive partnerships that lead to innovations and discoveries

benefiting aerospace, defense, and academic communities, and that

deliver on national space priorities.

• Serves as a “one-stop” shop for the external stakeholders

• Listens to external stakeholder needs

• Understands the Center’s resource inventory and strategic plans

• Represents stakeholders and integrates within NASA

Preserving and Stewarding the U.S. Propulsion Base

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“Considering that NASA alone had 29 percent of the entire 2009 U.S. Government

space budget, a perturbation in NASA’s supply base could have a significant effect

on the U.S. space industrial base.”Annual Industrial Capabilities Report To Congress - September 2011, Office of Under Secretary of Defense

Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Office of Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy

“Anything that NASA does is important to us in terms of the industrial base. And

anything that we do is important to NASA as well.”Gregory Schulte, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy,

The National Journal (7/20/11)

The National Institute for Rocket Propulsion Systems

“The need to move with clear velocity is imperative if we are to sustain our

endangered U.S. space industrial base, to protect our national security, and to retain

our position as the world leader in human spaceflight and space exploration. I

believe that if we work together we can achieve these goals.“Jim Maser, President, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Congressional testimony, March 30, 2011

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National Institute for Rocket Propulsion Systems

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Tri-faceted approach:

• Stewardship: Formulate and recommend National Policy options and strategies that promote a healthy industrial base.

• Technology: Identify technology needs and recommend technology insertions.

• Solutions facilitator: Maintain relationships and awareness across the Government and industry to align available capacity with emerging demand

Scope:National

Multi-organizational

Multi-sector

Purpose:NIRPS will help preserve and align government and private

rocket propulsion capabilities to meet present and future US

commercial, civil, and defense needs, while providing

authoritative insight and recommendations to National

decisional authorities

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Planning Partners

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