Marshall Space Flight Center Launching the Future of Science and Exploration

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Marshall Space Flight CenterLaunching the Future
of Science and Exploration

• Todd May
• Special Assistant to the Director
• April 7, 2009

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An Exciting Time to be at NASA
Retire the SHUTTLE by 2010
Complete the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Return to THE MOON by 2020
Carry out MISSIONS of SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Advance U.S. aeronautics TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
Pursue PARTNERSHIPS with commercial space sector
Provide critical capabilities to SUPPORT NASAs
MISSION
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Why Explore

• To uphold Americas leadership through
• Technological advancement
• Scientific discovery
• Economic opportunity
• National security

• Leadership through space exploration.

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Americas Future in Space
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Moon Landing by 2020
Honor International Space Station Commitments
Space Shuttle Operations through 2010
Expedition to Mars
Ares I-X Test Flight 2009
Ares IFirst flight in 2015
Ares VFirst Flight in 2018
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NASA Around the Country
Glenn Research Center Aeronautics and Spacecraft
Technology Cleveland, OH
Goddard Space Flight Center Science Missions
Telescopes Greenbelt, MD
Ames Research Center Aerospace and Small
Spacecraft Moffett Field, CA
Dryden Flight Research Center Atmospheric
Research Testing Edwards, CA
NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Langley Research Center Aviation Space
Research Hampton, VA
Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDeep Space
RoboticRovers Networks Pasadena, CA
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Launch and
Landing Titusville, FL
Johnson Space Center Human Space Flight
Operations Houston, TX
Stennis Space Center Shuttle Engine
Testing Stennis Space Center, MS

• Marshall has a key role in NASAs mission.

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Launching a Legacy

• The uniting of science and space exploration
  began with the launch of Explorer I in 1958.

• Marshall uniting science and exploration.

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Exceptional PastExtraordinary Future

• Major U.S. space achievements
• have roots at Marshall
• Knowledge and experience from our past
• will positively impact our future
• Marshall is setting the stage for a new era
• of science and exploration to begin

• Marshall is an important part of Americas space
  exploration successes.

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Marshalls Continuing Role in Space Exploration
Understanding Our World and Beyond
Living and Working In Space
Lifting from Earth

• Marshall makes significant contributions to each
  primary focus area.

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Lifting from Earth

• Space shuttle our current vehicle
• Main engines, external tank, solid rocket
  boosters
• Retirement necessary due to vehicle age and
  other limitations
• Best elements of shuttle technology used to
  develop future vehicles

• Ares rockets our future vehicles
• Successor to shuttle for routine space access
• Part of NASAs Constellation Program
• Marshall manages the development of both the
  Ares I and the Ares V
• First test flight is scheduled for 2009

• Marshall builds rockets, from Saturn to Shuttle
  to Ares.

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Building on 50 Years of Proven Experience
122 m (400 ft)
Altair Lunar Lander
Command/Service Module
Launch Abort System
Lunar Lander
91 m (300 ft)
Earth Departure Stage (EDS) (One J-2X engine)
Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
S-IVB (One J-2 engine)
Upper Stage (One J-2X engine)
Overall Vehicle Height, m (ft)
61 m (200 ft)
S-II (Five J-2 engines)
External Tank
Two 5.5-Segment Reusable SolidRocket
Boosters(RSRBs)
Two 4-SegmentReusable SolidRocket
Boosters(RSRBs)
One 5-SegmentReusable SolidRocket Booster(RSRB)
30 m (100 ft)
S-IC (Five F-1 engines)
Core Stage (Six RS-68 Engines)
Orbiter
Three Main Engines
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metric tons Trans-Lunar Injection Low Earth
Orbit
mT TLI LEO
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Ares Rockets Launching Americas Future in Space

• The Ares I will deliver crew and service to the
  International Space Station.
• The Ares V will transport the Altair Lunar
  Lander and other heavy cargo.
• Together, the Ares I and V rockets will take
  crew and cargo to the moon.

• The Ares rockets will launch Americas future in
  space.

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Living and Working in Space

• Supporting Life and Work
• Producing Clean Air and Recycling Water
• Providing Around-the-Clock Science Operations
  Support
• Making Science Experimentation Possible in Space

• Future Systems
• Exploration Life Support Systems
• Radiation Hardened Electronics
• Altair Lunar Lander Systems
• Lunar Resources Utilization

Payload Operations Center
Lunar Resources
EnvironmentalControl Life Support
Altair LunarLander
Working in Space

• Marshall supports crews living, working, and
  conducting science in space.

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Understanding Our World

• Environmental
• Monitoring
• Understanding climate change and weather
  patterns

• Weather
• Prediction
• Improving forecasts and weather warning times

• Hurricane
• Research
• Predicting the intensity and dynamics of storms

Global Hydrology Climate Center
HIRAD
SPoRT
Environmental Monitoring
SERVIR

• Marshall Earth Science improves our lives and our
  planet.

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Understanding Worlds Beyond

• Preparing for human
• return to the moon
• Robotic missions to search for water ice and
  gather data
• Program office at Marshall

• Learning about our
• solar system
• Spacecraft to analyze the inner-workings of the
  sun, planets, comets and asteroids
• Program management and instrument development

• Learning about
• our universe
• Scientific instruments to reveal information
  about activity in deep space
• Management, design and construction

LCROSS
HINODE
Discovery/ New Frontiers
Chandra
JWST/ Marshall XRCF

• Marshall Science uncovers mysteries about our
  moon, solar system and universe.

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Improving Lives Through Space Exploration

• Inspiring others to imagine, and
  motivating them to learn

Prospering by creating jobs, new
opportunities and new products
Protecting the Earth by using the assets
of space to help our planet and ourselves

• NASAs space exploration pursuits has
• positive benefits for society.

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From Exploration to Innovation
From rocket engine fuel to disarming land mines
From clean water on the space stationto clean
water in remote areas
From space satellite imageryto solving crimes

• Marshalls technology and innovation benefits
  life on Earth.

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From Exploration to Opportunity

• 2.6 billion
• budget in fiscal year 2008

gt 7,000employees at MSFC (2,634 civil service
employees in fiscal year 2008)
2.2 millionsquare feet of manufacturing space at
the Marshalls Michoud Assembly Facility in New
Orleans
1 billionimpact to Alabama economy

• Marshall is an engine of opportunity for its
  community and beyond.

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A Pictures Worth
Marshall wins NASA award for best overall small
business program
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Small Business Trends at Marshall
Millions
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Small Business - Ares and Shuttle
Millions of Dollars
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FY08 Performance by Category
Coding error, some WOSB should have been coded
as SDB with proper coding, goal achieved in all
categories
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Upcoming Marshall Contracts
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Upcoming Marshall Contracts (cont)
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Small Business Points of Contact
CONTACT TITLE EMAIL PHONE David Brock Small
Business Specialist david.e.brock_at_nasa.gov (256)
544-0267 Fran Thompson Management Support
Assistant Fran.thompson_at_nasa.gov (256)
544-8816 Stefanie Funghi DFSI Contractor
Support stefanie.m.funghi_at_nasa.gov (256)
544-6263 Lynn Garrison Small Business Tech
Advisor virginia.b.garrison_at_nasa.gov (256)
544-6719 Barbara Jenkins SBA PCR for
MSFC Barabara.j.jenkins_at_nasa.gov (256)
544-5012 Location Bldg. 4202, Room 211 Web
Site http//ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/doin_bus.html
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Launching the Future

• Marshall Space Flight Center
• Launching the Future of Science and Exploration

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Launching a Legacy
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Constellation