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THE FUTURE SCENEAT

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT

Synopsis:

- What’s coming up in the next few years at the Cape.

- A look at recent events, new launch vehicles on the

horizon, and upcoming plans for Cape Canaveral AFS

and Kennedy Space Center.

Patrick McCarthyNAR 20148

NARCON 2017

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THE FUTURE SCENEAT

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT

Or:

“How I Learned to Stop Worrying

and Love Clear Plastic Fins” Patrick McCarthyNAR 20148

NARCON 2017

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OVERVIEW A Very Quick Cape History

- Changing Times- Satellite Boom- Dispense with the Excess

Your Grandfather’s Cape

Not Your Grandfather’s Cape

Launch Complex Shuffling

Rockets & Spacecraft Galore

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A VERY QUICK CAPE SPACEPORT HISTORY

• Active since 1950• Over 3,400 launches supported

USAF photos

NASA

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A VERY QUICK HISTORY (CONT’D)

• Diverse launch vehicle mix• Every U.S crewed flight flew

from the Cape Spaceport

USN

USAF

USAF

USAF

NASA

NASAUSAF

FIT

NASA

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CHANGING TIMES

Space Industry is Transitioning Limited government budgets lead to a shift

toward commercial

Government reliance on the private sector will significantly increase

Global Space Industry Revenues from Commercial Sources already far exceed Government

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COMING SOON TO A SKY NEAR YOU! Massive satellite constellations promising

global coverage for comm & imaging

Providing Internet service for everyone everywhere: OneWeb: 2,620 satellites!

SpaceX network:4,425 satellites!!

Fleets of Imaging satellites: Planet

Terra Bella

WorldView Legion

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GOVERNMENT EXCESS FACILITIES TRANSFER

“Surplus” government facilities changing hands

CX-39A to SpaceX

SLF toSpace Florida

SLC-13 to SpaceX

SLC-46 to Space Florida

SLC-36 & 11 to Blue Origin

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YOUR GRANDFATHER’S CAPE

NASA

Launch Complexes purpose-built

Every program had their own CX- sometimes multiple CX

Government programs,Government-run

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Port Canaveral

CCAFS

LC-39 A (SpaceX F9/FH)

LC-36/11 (Blue Origin)

Shiloh

KSC

LC-46 (Space Florida)

SLFLC-41 (ULA Atlas V / Vulcan)

LC-37 (ULA Delta IV)

LC-40 (SpaceX F9)

ExplorationPark

KSCLC-49?

LC-48?

Existing/Operational Launch Complex / Manufacturing FacilityNew/Proposed Launch Complex

LC-39B (NASA SLS)

NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER’S CAPE

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MAKE ROOM FOR NEW LAUNCH PADS

AECOM concept

LC-49

Pat Rawlings / SAIC for NASA

LC-48

AECOM concept

Shiloh

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SPACE FLORIDA NOW RUNNING THE SLF

NASA

Future

AECOM for SF

SNC

Stratolaunch

Present

AECOM for SF

Past

NASA

Commercial tenant development

Next-gen spacecraft and UAS advanced aerospace systems

Development, testing, and manufacturing opportunities

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Antonov Delivery of ULA Atlas V Payload

Super Guppy delivery of Orionpressure vessel

Genovation GXE Vehicle TestingMockup Orbiter refurbishmentby LVX Systems

Visit from Vintage B-17 by CAF

RECENT ACTIVITIES AT THE SLF

SF

Genovation

ULA

NASA

LVX

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ORBITER PROCESSING FACILITIES? NO MORE !!

to Boeing Starliner

OPF-1 & 2

to USAF Boeing X-37B

OPF-3

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REPUROPSED LAUNCH COMPLEX 39AShuttle era Flame Trench

McCarthySpace Florida

New SpaceX mods

McCarthySpace Florida

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ROCKETS & SPACECRAFT GALORE Horizontal Launch Vehicles NASA Space Launch System / Orion United Launch Alliance – Atlas V / Delta IV / Vulcan Space Exploration Technologies - Falcon Boeing Starliner CST-100 Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser Orbital ATK Minotaur Blue Origin New Glenn Small Launch Vehicles

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Generation Orbit

Generation Orbit

Stratolaunch?

Stratolaunch

Starfighters-4Frontiers

McCarthy

Starfighters

Pegasus McCarthy

Virgin Galactic

VG

XCOR

XCOR Lynx

THINGS WITH WINGS (HLV)

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SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM

CX-39B

Launch everytwo years?

NASA

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ORION – EXPLORATION CREW VEHICLE

NASA concept

7 astronaut capacity

“Mission to Mars” component

Interim Cryogenic Upper Stage

ESA Service Module

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ORION - ASCENT ABORT AA-2 High altitude flight test of

Launch Abort Systemi.e., “Little Joe III”

Launch from SLC-46

NASA concepts

“Little Joe III ?”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

13

50,000

Downrange (statute miles)

Altit

ude

(feet

)

1 ATB Ignition

2

Begin Reorientation 3

4Reorient Complete5 LAS Jettison

6ATB ImpactLAS, CM Impact

Initiate AbortLAS/CM Separate from ATB

66

LJ

NASA

LJ II

NASA

BallastModule

GuidanceControl

Assembly

Aeroshell

AftSkirt

Assembly

ThrustReactionStructure

SR118Motor

AftCloseoutPanels

Antennas

Antennas

T-0 Interfaces

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UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE

Atlas V / Delta IV

Launch from SLC-41 & 37

ULANASA

ULA

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UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE

Vulcan

Launch from SLC-41

ULA concepts

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SPACEX FALCON 9

SpaceX

Launch from CX-39A and SLC-40

Re-usable boosters: flybackto Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship or Landing Complex 1

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SPACEX FALCON HEAVY

SpaceX concepts

Launch from CX-39A

Boosters (X3) fly back to Landing Complex 1

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SPACEX DRAGON

Commercial Crew and Cargo contracts

Looking at propulsive landing vice parachutes

SpaceX concepts

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BOEING STARLINER CST-100

Commercial Crew and Cargo contracts

Boeing concepts

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SIERRA NEVADA DREAM CHASER

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Orbital launchers

Vulcan & New Glenn:- 1st stage BE-4 LOX/CH4- 2nd stage LOX/LH2

Falcon Heavy:- LOX/RP-1

BIG BOOSTERSCOMPARED

NYT

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LAUNCH VEHICLE SIZE SPECTRUM

Vector Space

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ORBITAL ATK MINOTAUR-IV

Orbital ATK

McCarthy

USAF

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SMALL LVS – ROCKETLAB ELECTRON

RocketLab

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SMALL LVS – VECTOR SPACE

Vector Space

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Bigelow Space Station

OTHER INTERESTING THINGS ON THE WAY

Moon Express

Moon Express

ATK

Orbital ATK NGL

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QUESTIONS?

NASA