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Taking Exploration Beyond LEO

…Safely

Larry Price

Orion Deputy Program Manager

October 2009

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CA

NVUT

CO

TX

AZNM

LA

AL

FL

MO

OH

PA

VA

DrydenDryden

JohnsonJohnson

MarshallMarshall

LangleyLangley

GlennGlenn

Goddard

KennedyKennedy

White SandsWhite Sands

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AmesAmes

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California• Aerojet• Alejo Engineering, Inc.• ATA Engineering, Inc.• ATK• Hi Shear• JFA Avionics Systems• Midcom• Specialty Devices, Inc.• Stellar Solutions, Inc

Texas• United Space Alliance• Lockheed Martin• Draper• Cimarron• GHG Corporation• MEI Technologies• MRI Technologies• Odyssey Research (UT El Paso)

Colorado• Lockheed Martin – Space Systems Company• Advanced Solutions Inc.• Ball Aerospace• Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc.• Deep Space Systems• Denver Research Institute• Eagle Aerospace

• EMA• Glass Parametric• ISYS Technologies• Instar• Miller Technology Group• Red Canyon

• SEAKR Engineering• Syzygyx• TTJ&B Inc• VTT

Louisiana• Lockheed Martin

Florida• Brevard Canvas and Marine• Productivity Apex

Arizona• Honeywell• General Dynamics AIS• Paragon Space

Development Corp

Nevada• Arcata Associates

Utah• Utah State

University

New York• Alliance Space Systems

Virginia• Orbital Sciences Corporation• Alion

Maryland• Lockheed Martin• Jackson & Tull• Emergent Space

Connecticut• Hamilton Sunstrand Space

Systems International• Ensign Bickford Aerospace &

Defense• Pioneer• Yardney Technical Products

Pennsylvania• Teletronics Corp

Massachusetts• Textron

Louisiana• Lockheed Martin

• Orion • Project

• ManagementMissouri• Eagle Pichers

Alabama• Infinity Technologies

JPL

CT

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MDMD

NHNH

WA

NE

KS

MN

WI

IN

NY MAMA

Washington• Corsair• Safeware

Engineering

Wisconsin• Strohwig

Ohio• University of Dayton• Sierra Lobo

Nebraska• General Dynamics ATP

Minnesota• Goodrich Sensor Systems

Indiana• Major Tool

Kansas• Benecor, Inc.

New Hampshire• Haigh-Farr

4000 Orion Team Members Nationwide

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StennisStennis

Mississippi• Stennis

Young Professionals on Orion Team = 35%

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Launch Abort System Test Firings

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Landing & Recovery TestsHuman Factors Crew Evaluations

Post-Landing Orion Recovery Tests

•Parachute Drop Tests

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Exploration Development Labs

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Operations & Checkout Facility

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Solar Array Deployment Test

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Orion Ground Test Article

Alternative Missions for Orion

•Service Module Delivers large payload to ISS

•Alpha-Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)

•Stable Earth Observation Platform

•Secondary Payload Deployment

•Large ISS Payload Missions •Secondary Payload Missions

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Alternative Missions for Orion

•Crewed visit to Asteroid

•Micro Gravity Experiment

•Hubble Servicing / Deorbit

•Satellite Servicing

•Science Missions •Satellite Servicing Missions

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Questions & Answers

www.lockheedmartin.com/orion

Images and content in this presentation provided courtesy of NASA, Aerojet & ATK

� Safely fly the Space Shuttle and complete the International

Space Station

� Develop and fly the Orion crew

exploration vehicle no later than 2015

� Return to the moon

� Promote international and commercial

participation in exploration

NASA’s Plan for Space Exploration

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� Moon as a destination point

� Three person crew –two on the moon

� Three-day mission

� Equatorial region landing only

� Moon as an outpost and stepping stone to Mars

� Four person crew –four on the moon

� Six-month mission

� No limits on landing sites, including polar regions

Greater operational capacity and science potential

Apollo Constellation

A New Era in Space Exploration

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Ares 5 Cargo Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle

Ares 1 Crew Launch Vehicle

AltairLunar Lander

Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle

Earth Departure Stage

Components of the Constellation Program

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Dryden Flight Research Center

�Lead Abort Flight Test Integ/Ops

�Abort Test Booster procurement

�Flight Test Article Devt/Integ

Ames Research Center

� Lead Thermal Protection System ADP

� Aero-Aerothermaldatabase

� Software and GN&C support

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

� Thermal Protection System support Johnson Space Center

� Lead Crew Module integration

� Orion Spacecraft Integration

� GFE projects management

� Flight Test Program

Kennedy Space Center

� Production Management

� Ground processing

� Launch operations

� Recovery operations

Marshall Space Flight Center

� Launch Abort System and Service Module SE&I Support

Glenn Research Center

� Lead Service Module and Spacecraft Adapter integration

� Flight Test Article “Pathfinder”fabrication

� SE&I Support

Orion Project Office

Langley Research Center

� Lead Launch Abort System integration

� Lead landing system ADP

� SE&I Support

Goddard Space Flight Center

�Communications Support

Yuma Proving Grounds

� Parachute Testing

White Sands Missile Range

� Abort System Flight Test

Plum Brook Station

• Environmental Qualification test

NASA Orion Team

Lockheed Martin Kennedy Space Center

� Final Assembly� Checkout� Acceptance Test� Sustaining Engineering� Spacecraft Refurbishment

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Lockheed MartinLangley Research Center

� Launch Abort System Liaison Office

Orbital

� Launch Abort System

� Safety & Mission Assurance

Lockheed MartinSpace Systems Company� Systems & Design Engineering Support

Lockheed MartinJohnson Space Center

� Program Management� Systems Integration� Crew Module Development� Service Module Development� Qualification Test

� Software Development

Lockheed MartinGlenn Research Center

� Service Module Liaison Office

Honeywell

� Avionics� Integrated System

Health Management

� Crew Interface� Mission Ground

Operations Support

Aerojet

� Propulsion

United Space Alliance

� Operator Interfaces� Ground Processing� Mission Flight Planning� Software Development

Hamilton Sundstrand

� Environmental Control & Life Support� Active Thermal Control� System Power Management

Orion Lockheed Martin Industry Team

Lockheed Martin Michoud

Crew and Service Module� Structures

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Launch Abort SystemEmergency escape during launch

Crew ModuleCrew and cargo transport

Service ModulePropulsion, electrical power,

fluids storage

Spacecraft AdapterStructural transition to

Ares launch vehicle


� Designed to operate for up to 210 days in Earth or lunar orbit

� Separate crew and service modules

� Vehicle designed for 4 crewmember lunar missions

� Could be upgraded to accommodate up to 6 crew

� Deliver pressurized and unpressurized cargo to space station

Orion will support Space Station and Lunar Missions


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� Transport 4 crew on Orion for crew rotation

� 210 day stay time

� Emergency lifeboat for entire ISS crew

� Deliver cargo for ISS

resupply

Support to the International Space Station

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Lunar Mission

� Fully Integrated Modal Test Completed

� White Sands Launch Complex Prepared for First Flight Test

� First Friction Stir Weld Test on Orion Ground Test Article

� Jettison & Abort Motors Arrive at White Sands Missile Range

� Exploration Development Labs

� Michoud Engineering Development Center

� KSC Operations & Checkout Facility

� Plum Brook Vibro-Acoustic Test Facility

All in Preparation for Orion’s First Test Flight – Pad Abort 1

Hardware Facilities

Development Milestones

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� Scheduled for 2010

� Orion’s Launch Abort System

provides an emergency escape

system for the crew

� The Launch Abort System

demonstrates:

� First in-flight of the solid

rocket motors, a coordinated

operation

� Parachute landing system

� Successful pathfinder for

Orion system integration and

ground operations procedures

Progress Towards Pad Abort 1 Flight Test

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Lockheed Martin Kennedy Space Center

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Lockheed MartinArlington, VA

Lockheed Martin - DenverSpace Systems Company

Lockheed Martin - HoustonJohnson Space Center

Honeywell - Arizona

Lockheed Martin Investment Lab Locations

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Abort Motor Test Firing

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Attitude Control Motor Test

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Crew Module Flight Test Article

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White Sands Orion Launch Complex

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Orion In Flight

� Promotes innovation leading to new jobs, markets and technologies

� Improves quality of life on Earth

� Inspires future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers

� Addresses fundamental questions about the solar system, the universe, and our place in them

� Strengthens existing and creates new global partnerships

Tremendous return on investment for less than 1% of Federal budget

Benefits of Space Exploration

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