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Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight

Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight. SPACE TAXI. Marcel Milanes December 14 th , 2010 mmilanes@usc.edu. ASTE 527 Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio Team Project, Fall 2010, Astronautical Engineering Department,

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Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight

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  1. Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing Future of Human Spaceflight SPACE TAXI MarcelMilanes December 14th, 2010 mmilanes@usc.edu ASTE 527 Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio Team Project, Fall 2010, Astronautical Engineering Department, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California

  2. Background SPACE TAXI 0 7 10 35 2012 2020 US Private Crew Private Citizens Days Trip $US Millions Seat Soyuz Flight Increments ISS Contract Extension ASTE 527 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  3. Assumptions SPACE TAXI Space Commerce Travel Build Cost Safety International Space Station 2011 - 2020 ASTE 527 3 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  4. Design Objective SPACE TAXI To shuttle humans and cargo between different co-orbiting stations. ISS Russia 2018 Bigelow 2015 China 2012 ASTE 527 4 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  5. Rationale SPACE TAXI China 2012 Bigelow 2015 Russia 2018 ISS Global Community ASTE 527 5 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  6. Concept Architecture SPACE TAXI S O Y U Z S P A C E C R A F T Crew Transfer Orbital Module (OM) Cargo Crew Transfer Descent Module (DM) Re-entry Crew OM Modular Unit Propulsion Module (PM) DM ASTE 527 6 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  7. Space Taxi Fleet SPACE TAXI ST-III ST-I ST-II Phase I - DM/PM Phase II - OM/PM Phase III – OM/OM/PM ASTE 527 7 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  8. Phase I - RM/PM SPACE TAXI Mission Profile: ST-I ISS Bigelow SpaceX / Russia ASTE 527 8 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  9. Phase II - OM/PM SPACE TAXI Mission Profile: ST-II ISS Bigelow Private NASA / Russia ASTE 527 9 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  10. Phase III – OM/OM/PM SPACE TAXI Mission Profile: ST-III Bigelow ISS China / Russia SpaceX / Private Ventures China / Russia / Other Nations NASA ASTE 527 10 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  11. Technical Challenges SPACE TAXI Solar Panel Upgrade Universal Docking System • Propose Upgrades : • - Radiator • RCS • Communication SPACE TAXI Larger Windows Modular Joint Interface Modular Joint Interface ASTE 527 11 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  12. Limitations: Co-Orbiting Factor ISS Bigelow ASTE 527 12 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  13. Future Work: ST-IV SPACE TAXI • Resupply station with fuel and food • Emergency rescue vehicle • Evacuation vehicle • Orbital correction • Boost maneuvers • Orbital debris mitigation • Orbital Assembly ST-I ST-II ST-III ASTE 527 13 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  14. Conclusion SPACE TAXI • Benefits of using existing hardware • safety and cost • Modular Design • multiple mission profile • mass optimization • range extension • Operational Life • 360 days ASTE 527 14 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

  15. Questions ? Welcome on board !!! SPACE TAXI SPACE TAXI ASTE 527 15 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight

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