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Launch Services for Space Commercialization

Dr. Melissa SampsonSeptember 2017

Off Earth Mining Forum

September 2017 | 2

120 Launches 100% Mission Success

September 2017 | 3

ULA Product Evolution

BE-4/AR1 Replaces the RD-180Upgrade to ACES Retires Delta IV

Heavy for ¼ the Lift Cost

September 2017 | 4

ACES(Advanced CryogenicEvolved Stage)

Fueled with LO2 and LH2 propellant provided from:

• Earth• Moon• Asteroids

XEUS

September 2017 | 5

Integrated Vehicle Fluids (IVF) & Cryo Mgt• Powers Subsystems with “Waste” Propellants

Power ―> No Main batteries Reaction control ―> No Hydrazine Pressurization ―> No Helium

Enables• Ultra-long Duration • Service Module Flexibility • On Orbit Refueling

IVF is a Key ACES Enabling Technology

CRYOTE 3 at MSFC IVF ICE Prototype H2/O2 Thruster

IVF Module

Courtesy of Roush Courtesy of IESCourtesy of NASA

September 2017 | 6

ULA ACES/IVF Will Help Enable Beyond Earth Commercial Market• ACES Cryogenic Stage with IVF Increases Performance, Reduces Cost

IVF is a Revolutionary New Capability• Enables Long Duration Spaceflight & New Space Activities• Science Missions Beyond Current Lift Capability - Interstellar• Prospecting, Mining, Manufacturing, Space Solar Power

Launch Services for Beyond Earth Orbit

September 2017 | 7

Lunar Water

Credit: LRO Camera Team, Paul Spudis

Water at Lunar poles–Cold Traps in Craters–~10B mT per pole

Fuel, Water, Oxygen

Credit: Chris Meaney / NASA 2008

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

September 2017 | 8

ULA’s interests include large scale lunar surface access

ACES + Mission Kit• LH2/LO2 Thruster• Landing GN&C• Landing struts

XEUS Lunar Lander

Ascender orCargo Module

XEUS Cargo

September 2017 | 9

2) Refuel ACES1) Launch

3) Trans-Lunar Injection

4) Lunar Orbit InsertionAnd Descent

ACES/XEUS & Payload

5) XEUS Terminal Descent

PropellantTransfer

ACES & Propellant Tank

Lunar Surface Cargo Mission

Potential to Enable Large Scale Lunar Infrastructure– Mining

– Science

– Manufacturing

– Habitation

September 2017 | 10

Distributed Launch

Payload Launch

Propellant Launch

Vulcan Earth Escape

GSO or

Lunar Orbit

Lunar Surface

Single Launch 14 mT 10 mT 3.8 mT

Distributed Launch 30 mT 24 mT 12 mT

September 2017 | 11

IVF hardware is being manufactured, testing is underway and project is on schedule

XEUS provides lunar cargo deliveries, building on ACES’ revolutionary capabilities

ULA continues to support Earth orbit and beyond with its capabilities and vehicles

Summary

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Backup

September 2017 | 14

Costs of Resource in Space

LEO

GEO

EML1LLO

$0k

$5k

$15k

$20k

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GTOLEO GSO L1 Moon

Cost From the Moon (or Asteroid)

Cost From Earth

$35k/kg

$0.5k/kg

$10k

$0.001k/kg

Earth

Fueling in LEO with beyond

Earth propellant