Astrium Suborbital Space Plane project RAeS – AAAF Space Tourism Symposium Toulouse, 12 March 2008...

Astrium Suborbital Spa ce Plane project

RAeS – AAAF Space Tourism SymposiumToulouse, 12 March 2008

Hugues Laporte-WeywadaSenior VP, Deputy Chief Technical OfficerEADS Astrium

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ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

AERONAUTIC 1900 - today:From experiments …

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SPACE ACCESS 1950 - today :From experiments …

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Space : a Human adventure

Going into space is the dream of mankind Icarus, Leonardo da Vinci, Lielienthal = dream of aeronautic Jules Verne, Hergé = dream of flying to the moon

Yuri Gagarin: around the earth on April 12, 1961 Frank Borman, James Lowell and William Anders: Moon tour on

December 24, 1964 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin: first Moon walk on July 20, 1969 Eugene Cernan: last Moon walk on 19 December, 1972

But only 500 people (including 1% “tourists”) could go in Space up to now…

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Astrium vision

Going into Space …

…will be the next frontier for space commercial activity

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Astrium Space Plane Concept

4 PAX + 1 pilot in a vehicle “business jet like”, equipped with rocket engine: Wide cabin offering excellent

comfort and numerous large windows

2 business jet standard aero engines

Lox Methane environment friendly Astrium developed rocket propulsion

Space Plane scheduled for minimum 10 years of operation, 1 flight per week, with regular exchange of the rocket engine every 30 flights

The development and production activity will involve the European sites of Astrium, of the EADS group and other industrial partners

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Flight profile

Jet propelledRocketNo propulsion

100 km

Time

Rocket engine ignitionAero engine cutoff

Rocket Engine Cut-Offacceleration 3 g

Transition from Space to Aeronautic mode

Aerobraking in atmosphereMax decceleration 4,5g

Aircraft climbAircraft landing

Weightless

Culmination above 100 km

12 km

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Cabin interior

Climb and descent phases

0 g phaseRocket boost

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Competitive advantages

Comfort Cabin and seat specific design, large cabin volume, numerous large windows Attractive cabin by Marc Newson famous designer

Safety Safe concept: back-off provided at all points of trajectory

Safe descent / landing thanks to high aerodynamic performances and re-ignited turbofans

Safe design by experienced aerospace group EADS, careful and extensive flight testing scheduled

Low Operation Cost Business jet + regular exchange of Rocket Engine

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Business aspects

Increasing suborbital Space Tourism Market Several thousands of passengers per year in the world in 2020

Steady production of several vehicles per year to satisfy the market

Innovative funding solutions for a space project… Mainly Private funding (Private financial partners, Industrial Risk sharing

partners) with payback coming from commercial operations Other funding as a complement (regions, Innovation agencies …), based

on technological activities and local development interest

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What can this project bring?

Credible business growth opportunity New funding for Space development, not taping institutional space funding Regular Production activity

Birth of a new business Growth potential towards number of spin off missions (scientific, homeland

security…) Big step toward future transportation systems (high speed transportation, quick

access to space)

Enhance technological knowledge Reusable propulsion, progress toward environment friendly clean transportation

vehicle light structures, light avionics…

And… bring Space closer to people

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