Propelling Commercial Space Forward: Manufacturing a Bright Future for NewSpace Companies

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1 Propelling Commercial Space Forward: Manufacturing a Bright Future for NewSpace Companies Peter Montgomery Director of Commercialization Jacobs TOSC October 13, 2016????-1 1

2 Historical Perspective on the Economic Benefits Many examples from history where infrastructure investments by the U.S. Government have resulted in large economic benefits for the nation Transcontinental railways Interstate highways Electrical utilities Investments made in our space test and ops national infrastructure are now supporting the rapid growth of commercial space business????-2 2

3 Aerojet Rocketdyne Testing at NASA WSTF Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) thrusters for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner recently tested at NASA WSTF????-3 3 Pulse fired three engines up to 4,000 times for a total of 1,600 seconds each (Record times for lightweight thrusters with composite chambers).

4 Boeing CST-100 Starliner Assembly/Processing Boeing will assemble the AR provided engines, valves, tanks, ducts, lines, and tubing into the service module section of the CST-100 spacecraft.????-4 4 Boeing utilizing its Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA KSC through a Space Florida lease agreement with NASA for OPF-3

5 AR1 Testing at NASA SSC and NASA MSFC Full-power achieved during critical AR1 preburner testing at NASA SSC (E-1 complex, Cell 2), verifying key preburner injector design parameters????-5 5 Previous subscale preburner hot-fire testing at NASA MSFC (hardware fab. via additive manuf.)

6 Aerojet Rocketdyne Expanding SSC Presence Aerojet Rocketdyne now expanding Center of Excellence (CoE) for Large Liquid Rocket Engine Assembly and Test (AR1 assembly and testing; RS-25 low pressure turbopump assembly).????-6 6 CoE is the home for assembly and testing of the RS-68 (Delta IV) as well.

7 SpaceX Raptor Testing at NASA SSC SAA signed with NASA for testing components of the methane-fueled Raptor engine on the E-2 Test Stand at SSC (Maintenance, test stand mods). Main injector testing and full-power testing of the oxygen preburner components performed Milestone private industry dev. / commercial use????-7 7

8 SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System Launch SpaceX currently leasing NASA KSC Pad 39A for Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 Crewed launches Interplanetary Transport System to Mars will use the Raptor engines to launch from Pad 39A????-8 8

9 Training and Analysis Support at NASA WSTF Hazardous ops training for fuel and oxidizer handling provided (SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and others)????-9 9 Post-flight prop. analysis, flammability testing of materials, COPV damage detection training, and oxygen system analysis and testing also provided.

10 Blue Origin Manufacturing, Testing, & Launch Blue Origin currently constructing their New Glenn manufacturing facility just outside the NASA KSC security fence line.???? Lease agreement in place to use area around SLC-36 for future BE-4 engine testing, launch vehicle integration, and launch operations.

11 SNC Dream Chaser TPS Development and Test SNC Dream Chaser TPS development supported from the NASA KSC Thermal Protection System Facility (TPSF)???? TPS development testing performed at NASA ARC and NASA JSC.

12 Orbital ATK Cygnus Processing Support Orbital ATK (OA) Cygnus processed in KSC SSPF and PHSF areas with host role support provided???? OA-4 and OA-6 launches on Atlas V while Antares recovery operations were conducted at Wallops

13 Space Florida SLSL and SLF Operations Lease in place with Space Florida for the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) and the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL) and surrounding area Multiple companies have offices in the SLSL Blue Origin and OneWeb building manufacturing facilities just outside in Exploration Park????-13 13

14 Potential Utilization of KSC VAB High Bay 2 Negotiations currently underway with a company considering the potential use of the KSC Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) High Bay 2 (HB2) area for integration and processing of their new launch vehicle.????-14 14

15 KSC Land Use Notice of Availability Notice of Availability (NOA) for potential KSC land use released with many companies responding Vertical launch sites and associated support facilities are options for use of these areas????-15 15

16 Focus Areas for Manufacturing Improvements Upstream Manufacturing Services Robotic Simulations Tooling Design Robotic Programming Controls Downstream Manufacturing Services Total Maintenance Analysis & Support Production Optimization Services Logistics & Material Handling Analysis & Support Operations Consulting & Technical Support????-16 16

17 Results with the Automotive Industry Supporting Ford with full spectrum of engineering, design/build, operations, maintenance, and consulting services since 1978 Supporting several major design, technology and operational initiatives addressing present and future needs Significantly reduced testing costs Increased levels of testing throughput Brought technology from other industries Formalized testing process for test requestors Implemented strong measures of performance????-17 17

18 Summary There are many examples of commercial space companies utilizing the national infrastructure to support and accelerate their business interests. Use of the national infrastructure provides benefits to the responsible agencies, by lowering the costs of sustaining and maintaining these facilities, while also retaining critical skills needed for operation Applying our manufacturing services best practices have resulted in significant reductions in automotive industry customer capital and operating cost without sacrificing safety, quality or throughput.????-18 18