Presentation by Clinton Dorris (Deputy Manager, Altair Project Office, NASA) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2</a>
Presentation by Steve Cook at the AAS Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session1">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session1</a>
Presentation by Lawrence Williams (SpaceX) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 22 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session5">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session5</a>
Presentation by Phil Sumrall (Advanced Planning Manager, NASA) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2</a>
Presentation by Dale Thomas (Constellation Program Deputy Manager, NASA) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2</a>
Presentation by Steve Cook at the AAS Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session1">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session1</a>
Presentation by Lawrence Williams (SpaceX) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 22 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session5">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session5</a>
Presentation by Phil Sumrall (Advanced Planning Manager, NASA) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2</a>
Presentation by Dale Thomas (Constellation Program Deputy Manager, NASA) at the Von Braun Memorial Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, 21 October 2008.
<a href="http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2">http://astronautical.org/vonbraun/vonbraun-2008/session2</a>
Conceptual Design of a Crewed Lunar Landerguinness
Conceptual design study performed at Johnson Space Center in summer 2006, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Space Studies at the International Space University.
Pictures of SpaceX's Rockets and SpacecraftsJoshua Miranda
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV) ,is capable of placing INSAT–II class of satellites (2000 – 2,500 kg) into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSLV is a three stage vehicle GSLV is 49 m tall, with 414 t lift off weight. It has a maximum diameter of 3.4 m at the payload fairing. First stage comprises S125 solid booster with four liquid(L40) strap–ons . Second stage (GS2) is liquid engine and the third stage (GS3) is a cryo stage. The vehicle develops a lift off thrust of 6573 kn.
The first flight of GSLV took place from SHAR on April 18, 2001 by launching 1540 kg GSAT-1. It was followed by six more launches , GSLV-D2 on May 8, 2003 (GSAT-2 1825 kg), GSLV-F01 on September 20, 2004 (EDUSAT 1950 kg), GSLV-F02 on July 10, 2006, GSLV-F04 on September 2, 2007 (INSAT-4CR 2130 kg), GSLV-D3 on April 15, 2010, GSLV-F06 on December 25, 2010 and GSLV-D5 on January 05, 2014 (GSAT-14 1982 kg).
This document includes multiple volumes from the critical design review of the Titan Rover senior design project that I led. Each volume covers different subsystems of the rover. Volumes are organized as follows,
Pages 1-26: System Overview
Pages 27-61 : Technical Volume 1, Robotics sub-system
Pages 62-170: Technical Volume 2, Mobility sub-system
Pages 171-202: Technical Volume 3, Chassis sub-system
Pages 203-234: Technical Volume 4, Life-Detection sub-system
This critical design review reflects work completed on the Titan Rover under my leadership throughout the 2020-2021 school year at California State University, Fullerton.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center - America's Spaceport - is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities, humans and machines begin to explore the solar system, reaching out to the sun, the moon, the planets and beyond.
Conceptual Design of a Crewed Lunar Landerguinness
Conceptual design study performed at Johnson Space Center in summer 2006, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Space Studies at the International Space University.
Pictures of SpaceX's Rockets and SpacecraftsJoshua Miranda
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV) ,is capable of placing INSAT–II class of satellites (2000 – 2,500 kg) into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSLV is a three stage vehicle GSLV is 49 m tall, with 414 t lift off weight. It has a maximum diameter of 3.4 m at the payload fairing. First stage comprises S125 solid booster with four liquid(L40) strap–ons . Second stage (GS2) is liquid engine and the third stage (GS3) is a cryo stage. The vehicle develops a lift off thrust of 6573 kn.
The first flight of GSLV took place from SHAR on April 18, 2001 by launching 1540 kg GSAT-1. It was followed by six more launches , GSLV-D2 on May 8, 2003 (GSAT-2 1825 kg), GSLV-F01 on September 20, 2004 (EDUSAT 1950 kg), GSLV-F02 on July 10, 2006, GSLV-F04 on September 2, 2007 (INSAT-4CR 2130 kg), GSLV-D3 on April 15, 2010, GSLV-F06 on December 25, 2010 and GSLV-D5 on January 05, 2014 (GSAT-14 1982 kg).
This document includes multiple volumes from the critical design review of the Titan Rover senior design project that I led. Each volume covers different subsystems of the rover. Volumes are organized as follows,
Pages 1-26: System Overview
Pages 27-61 : Technical Volume 1, Robotics sub-system
Pages 62-170: Technical Volume 2, Mobility sub-system
Pages 171-202: Technical Volume 3, Chassis sub-system
Pages 203-234: Technical Volume 4, Life-Detection sub-system
This critical design review reflects work completed on the Titan Rover under my leadership throughout the 2020-2021 school year at California State University, Fullerton.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center - America's Spaceport - is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities, humans and machines begin to explore the solar system, reaching out to the sun, the moon, the planets and beyond.
On future missions, Orion will launch on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket currently being developed at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A 70 metric-ton (77 ton) SLS will send Orion to a distant retrograde orbit around the moon on Exploration Mission-1 in the first test of the fully integrated Orion and SLS system.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers, and is NASA's Center of Excellence for launch and payload processing systems.
SpaceX and the promising future of space travelPPT CHEF
A presentation we did based on a case study of Elon Musk's SpaceX and the promising future of space travel. Photos provided in public domain by SpaceX and NASA.
A presentation on how Elon Musk created world class and revolutionary companies such as Tesla, Spacex, Solar City etc, thus confirming that he is the real life Tony Stark!! ;)
This document contains information about the SAAB Seaeye remotely operated vehicles in the context of current and future merging technologies within the ROV field. For more info contact underwater robotics specialist, Chris Roper of http://www.roperresources.com
The use of remotely operated Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV’s) has become easy accessible since the introduction of the Teledyne Oceanscience Z-Boat, a versatile solution for a wide range of applications. In this session we will take a closer look at the various hydrographic applications and the advantages of using an unmanned system.
In 2015, the Blue Origin team executed the first unmanned flight test of the New Shepard system, a reusable vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing vehicle that’s been to space and back. Amid a successful launch, New Shepard pulled space closer to humanity, cutting the distance between earthlings and the great beyond. With room to fit six people aboard, New Shepard offers a comfortable, weightless experience with unparalleled views out of the largest windows in space, payload lockers for experimentation, and a frequent flight schedule. But did you know that many parts of New Shepard were designed with tools built on AWS? Blue’s next generation engine, BE-4, and our orbital, two-stage launch vehicle, New Glenn, are also being designed leveraging the capabilities of AWS. Join us to learn more about how AWS has powered robust analytical tools to be hosted in the cloud.
Do you want to go into space? To float weightless? To look down at the whole Earth from the blackness of space? It’s an exciting time for private space travel. Many new space companies have been founded in just the last few years. Most are working toward the goal of ordinary people going to space.
This presentation summarizes current space tourism programs, from weightless rides in a Zero G plane to trips to the International Space Station. It also presents an overview of near-future private space projects, including SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocket flights, orbital rides in the Dragon capsule, and the private Genesis space hotel currently being built in orbit.
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
American Astronautical Society, Astronauts and Robots: Partners in Space Exploration, May 12-13, 2015 - http://astronautical.org/event/astronauts-robots
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
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All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
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My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
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In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
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Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: Passkeys at Amazon.pdf
Altair: Constellation Returns Humans to the Moon
1. Altair Cover Page
Altair
Constellation Returns Humans
to the Moon
Clinton Dorris
Deputy Manager
Altair Project Office
Constellation
2. EXPLORATION ROADMAP
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Lunar Capability
Initial Capability Lunar Outpost Buildup
Lunar Outpost Buildup
Exploration and Science Lunar Robotics Missions
Exploration and Science Lunar Robotics Missions
Research and Technology Development on ISS for Risk
and Technology Development on ISS for Risk
Reduction
Reduction
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services for ISS
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services for ISS
Space Shuttle Operations
Space Shuttle Operations
Ares II and Orion Development
Ares and Orion Development
Operations Capability Development
Operations Capability Development
(EVA Systems, Ground Operations, Mission Operations)
(EVA Systems, Ground Operations, Mission Operations)
Orion and Ares II Production and Operation
Orion and Ares Production and Operation
Altair Lunar Lander Development
Altair Lunar Lander Development
Ares V and Earth Departure Stage
Ares V and Earth Departure Stage
Surface Systems Development
Surface Systems Development
3. ALTAIR: BUILDING ON APOLLO’S FOUNDATION
Constellation Altair
10 Lunar Lander
Apollo Lunar Module
Overall Vehicle Height in Meters
5
Height: 7 m Height: 10 m
Diameter: 9 m Diameter: 15 m
Gross Liftoff Mass: 15 Mt Gross Liftoff Mass: 54 Mt Cargo
Gross Liftoff Mass: 45 Mt Crewed
4. ALTAIR: LUNAR LANDER
4 crew to and from the surface
Global access capability
Anytime return to Earth
Capability to land 14 to 17
metric tons of cargo
Airlock for surface activities
Descent Stage
-Liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen
propulsion
Ascent Stage
-Hypergolic propellants or
Liquid oxygen/methane
5. ALTAIR: DESIGN WORK IN PROGRESS
“Minimum Functional” design “Safety Enhanced” design “Reliability Enhanced”
8.4 m Ares V shroud, 45 mt control mass 10 m Ares V shroud design
In Work
Altair Design Cycle:
LLPO Design Cycle: LDAC-1
LDAC-1 LDAC-1
LDAC-1 LDAC-2
LDAC-2 LDAC-3
Altair Design Analysis Cycles (LDAC)
LDAC-1 – Minimum Functional Vehicle
-Habitation module/airlock embedded in mid-bay within descent module structure
-Designed for 8.4 meter Ares V shroud (7.5 meter diameter dynamic envelope)
LDAC-1 – Minimum Functional Vehicle with optimized descent module structure
-Ascent module and airlock on top deck of “flatbed” lander
LDAC-2 – Safety/Reliability (crew) Upgraded Vehicle
-Designed for 10 meter Ares V shroud (8.8 meter diameter dynamic envelope)
LDAC-3 – Safety/Reliability (mission) Upgraded Vehicle (currently in progress)
-Global access capability
6. ALTAIR: VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE
Three Primary Elements Descent Module
• Provides propulsion for TCMs, LOI, and powered
descent
Airlock
• Provides power during lunar orbit, descent, and
Ascent Module surface operations
• Serves as platform for lunar landing and liftoff of
ascent module
• Designed to fit within 10 meter shroud
• Liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen propulsion
• Fuel cell powered
Ascent Module
• Provides habitable volume for four during descent,
surface, and ascent operations
• Contains cockpit and majority of avionics
• Provides propulsion for ascent from lunar
surface after surface mission (hyper or
LOX/Meth)
Descent • Battery Powered
Module
Airlock
• Accommodates two crew per ingress / egress
• Connected to ascent module via short tunnel
• Remains with descent module on lunar surface
after ascent module liftoff
8. ALTAIR: WORKFORCE
Prime Contractors
Andrews Space Inc., Seattle, WA
Boeing, Houston, TX/Seattle, WA
Lockheed Martin, Denver, CO
Northrup Grumman, El Segundo, CA/Bethpage, NY
Odyssey Space Research, Houston, TX
Goddard Space Flight Center
-Avionics
-C & DH lead
Glenn Research Center
Ames Research Center -Power subsystem lead
-Simulations -Ascent propulsion
-Data management Langley Research Center
Dryden Flight Research Center -Structures lead
-Trainer development
-Flight tests Johnson Space Center
-Project management Marshall Space Flight Center
JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) -Ascent Module -Descent Stage lead
-Guidance, Navigation & Control -Guidance, Navigation & Control -Propulsion System lead
-Subsystem integration -Environmental control and life support -Additional subsystem support
-Additional subsystem support -Thermal
Kennedy Space Center
-Ground processing
-Final assembly and checkout
Subcontractors
Ball Aerospace Technologies, Boulder, CO Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL
Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix, AZ
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, W. Palm Beach, FL Wyle Corporation, Houston, TX
Hamilton Sunstrand, Windsor Locks, CT MDA Federal, Houston, TX
Aerojet, Sacramento, CA Microsat Systems, Littleton, CO
United Space Alliance, Houston, TX Space Exploration Technologies, Hawthorne, CA
Orbital Technology, Birmingham, AL
9. LUNAR COMPONENTS OF CONSTELLATION
Earth Departure
Stage Orion-Crew
Exploration Vehicle
Ares I – Crew
Launch Vehicle
Altair- Lunar
Lander
Ares V – Heavy
Launch Vehicle
10. MISSION:AND ARES V CREW WITH CARGO
ALTAIR LUNAR SORTIE
Orion and the crew are launched on an Ares I rocket to low Earth orbit
Altair and the Earth Departure Stage are deployed on an Ares V rocket
to low Earth orbit
The two vehicles rendezvous and dock
The Earth Departure Stage will provide the trans-lunar injection burn
needed to leave low Earth orbit
11. ALTAIR AND ORION: JOURNEY TO THE MOON
Altair and Orion make the journey to
the moon after the Earth Departure
Stage is discarded
12. ALTAIR LANDS ON THE
LUNAR SURFACE
Once in lunar orbit, the crew
transfers to Altair and performs a
powered descent to the lunar
surface.
13. ALTAIR: ASCENT STAGE
After 7 days on the lunar
surface, the crew returns to
Orion in the ascent module
14. ASCENT STAGE AND ORION
The ascent module docks with Orion
and the crew transfers back to Orion
Orion returns the crew and science payload to Earth
15. ALTAIR: RETURNING HUMANS TO THE MOON
The last human walked on the lunar surface on December
14, 1972 – Apollo sent two astronauts to the lunar
surface for only three days.
The next generation of lunar exploration missions will have
larger landing party of four astronauts, who will stay for
extended periods on the lunar surface.
Initially, Altair will serve as the surface habitat for a new
generation of space explorers who will, over time, build a
lunar outpost that will allow for even longer stays.
The Moon will function as a testbed to prepare humans for
further exploration to include Mars.
Editor's Notes
Welcome audience.Introduce yourself.Tell audience what you do at NASA.
This chart shows the roadmap for NASA ExplorationAres I and Orion development get into full swing in 2008Launch pad abort tests of emergency escape system start in 2008 and continue through 2011Abort tests will occur at White Sands Missile Range in New MexicoFirst test of full launch stack in 2009 at Kennedy Space Center in FloridaMissions will launch from Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B, which will be turned over to Constellation after the shuttle’s Hubble Space Telescope missionBased on current budget projections, NASA has high confidence the first crewed Orion mission will launch no later than 2015Orion 1 will be first use of Ares I upper stage, but will not have a human crewOrion 2 will be first crewed mission and will deliver first low-impact docking adapter to space stationOrion 3 will be crewed and deliver second docking adapterOrion 4 will be first space station crew rotation mission
Altair will use some of the concepts and technologies used by it’s predecessor, the Apollo Lunar Module.Clinton: I put actual comparisons in your notes under the Altair Architecture slide – you may want to put them here instead.
Lunar lander project taking a lean approach, using a small team of engineers to develop conceptual designsLander team is getting perspective of those from Apollo days who have “been there, done that”Apollo designed to support landings only in narrow band around moon’s equatorBut Constellation lander will support landings almost anywhere on the moon’s surfaceLander team just completed first design cycle.Biggest challenge is weight, since every pound delivered to the lunar surface is dependent upon resources launched for all stages of the mission Plan is to begin building outpost as soon as possible
Clinton, check verbage here for accuracyThe Altair Project, still in design and development mode is establishing performance metrics, exploring the full range of implementation options and defining an affordable project concept to meet requirements specified in Constellation’s Program Plan.
Altair will be similar in concept to its Apollo predecessors with some notable differences. Like Apollo, Altair will have two stages, the descent and ascent modules. Altair will be carrying a crew of 4 to and from the lunar surface where the Apollo version carried only 2. Altair in cargo mode will have the capability to land 20 metric tons of dedicated cargo which is greater than the total mass of the Apollo Lunar Module.When carrying a crew, Altair will be capable of supporting a crew on the surface for up to 7 days with a payload capacity of 2 metric tonsAltair will be able to access any point on the lunar surface including the Polar RegionsThe Orion spacecraft will orbit the Moon unmanned while the astronauts are on the lunar surfaceAltair has a much larger cabin and an airlock similar to the ISS to keep the interior of the spacecraft much cleaner and add mission flexibility
Different configurations of Altair are being developed for different missions. The Sortie Variant allows for both crew and cargo to land on the lunar surface for exploration up to 7 days. Note the sortie variant contains both the airlock and ascent stage.The Outpost variant would be used once a lunar outpost has been established to deliver both crew and cargo.The Cargo Variant would be used to deliver cargo only to the lunar surface (note the absence of the ascent stage)
Altair’s workforce will add to Constellation’s economic impact across the country, both at NASA centers and in private industry
Constellation Program includes:Two launch vehicles (Ares I and Ares V)Two human spacecraft (Orion and Altair)Additional surface support equipment for exploration, resource utilization and scientific researchConstellation vehicles are being designed initially for missions to moon.Ares V cargo launcher will be big enough to support future missions to Mars.Ares I and Orion are being designed to transport crews the first and last 100 miles – to and from low-Earth orbit.
Clinton – feel free to change or not use these notes:These are exciting times for space science and exploration – it’s been almost 36 years since humans last set foot on our Earth’s Moon – Constellation will take us back – Altair will be the vehicle that sets down on the lunar surface with a crew of humans and eventually with the cargo to establish a lunar outpost. What the Altair Project discovers in traveling to and from the Moon will be used to design and develop the next lander which will set down on Mars. Gene Cernan spoke these last words as the last human standing on the moon’s surface: “As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. As I take these last steps from the surface for some time to come, I’d just like to record that America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow.”Constellation is forging ahead with that destiny!