Exploration: An Industry Perspective

Exploration: An Industry Perspective Jim Chilton Vice President and Program Manager Exploration Launch Systems October 22, 2008

Considerations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

NASA Percentage of Federal Budget Data: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy08/hist.html , NASA History Office, http://thomas.loc.gov/ Nixon Ford Carter Reagan Bush G.W. Bush Clinton Johnson 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50% 5.00% 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 Eisenhower Kennedy

Public Support for Apollo 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Apollo Worth Cost Approve of Apollo Spending Too Much on Space

Should the Government Fund Human Trips to the Moon? 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Jun ‘61 Feb ‘65 Oct ‘65 Jul ‘67 Apr ‘70 Jul ‘79 Jul ‘94 Jul ‘95 Jun ’99 Jul ‘03 Dec ‘03 Jan ‘04 Jul ‘04 Percentage of the American Public (%) Favor Oppose

Harris Poll - 4/10/2007 ,[object Object],1 * 2 1 Medicare 2 * 3 2 Social Security 2 1 4 3 Education 2 3 6 4 Medicaid 9 9 16 11 Transportation 21 14 3 12 Homeland Security 14 7 30 16 Environmental programs 22 25 29 24 Farm subsidies 28 45 8 28 Defense spending 29 18 43 28 Welfare 49 58 44 51 Space program Independent % Democrat % Republican % Total % Program

Post-Apollo Progress Will Influence Exploration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Space Shuttle: A Magnificent Vehicle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Shuttle-Mir Program Early Lessons in Station Cooperation

International Space Station An International Integration Achievement More than 100,000 personnel from over 500 contractor facilities in 37 States and 16 Countries Multiple Flights per Year ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1,000,000 lbs. of Hardware On-Orbit at Completion Multiple Facilities Active 14.5 Fully Loaded Trucks 100,000+ Lbs./Year of Resupply Cargo 16 Nations Russian and US Control Centers >40 Major Suppliers from >20 States Five Types of Vehicles 10+ Types of Shuttle Carriers

The First Two Elements… ,[object Object]

Russia – Zvezda Service Module

European Space Agency Columbus Lab

Japan Two Kibo Pressurized Elements

Coming Together… Kibo Japan Columbus ESA Dextre Canada

At Assembly Complete ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Heads of ISS Agencies Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, United States ,[object Object]

Award-Winning Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Looking back, we see ISS as the world sees it – an engineering marvel Peggy Whitson, Expedition 5 NASA ISS Science Officer, looks back at the International Space Station through a window on the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

The Challenges Are Different Apollo Ares ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Transition Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Industry Will Be Sharing Commercial, Space and Military Experience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],737, 777, 787… Ares I ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],737, 777, 787… Delta II/Delta IV, STS, ISS, C-17, F-18, Chinook, Satellites, Missile Defense… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ares I

NASA and Industry Partnership ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Strong Partnership ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],NASA and Industry will be working together in new ways

Global Governmental Cooperation For Exploration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Global Effort ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ESA

“ No Pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars .. or sailed to an uncharted land … or opened a new heaven to the human spirit” Helen Keller

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