SPACE TAXI Marcel Milanes December 14 th, 2010
2 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Background SPACE TAXI US Private Crew Private Citizens Days Trip Soyuz Flight Increments ISS Contract Extension $US Millions Seat
3 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Assumptions SPACE TAXI International Space Station CostSafety TravelBuild Space Commerce
4 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Design Objective SPACE TAXI To shuttle humans and cargo between different co-orbiting stations. China 2012 Bigelow 2015 Russia 2018 ISS
5 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Rationale SPACE TAXI Bigelow 2015 Russia 2018 ISS Global Community China 2012
6 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Concept Architecture SPACE TAXI SOYUZSPACECRAFTSOYUZSPACECRAFT Orbital Module (OM) Descent Module (DM) Propulsion Module (PM) Crew Cargo Transfer Re-entry Modular Unit Crew OM DM
7 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Space Taxi Fleet SPACE TAXI Phase I - DM/PMPhase II - OM/PMPhase III – OM/OM/PM ST-I ST-III ST-II
8 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Phase I - RM/PM SPACE TAXI ISS SpaceX / Russia Bigelow Mission Profile: ST-I
9 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight SPACE TAXI ISS NASA / Russia Bigelow Private Phase II - OM/PM Mission Profile: ST-II
10 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Phase III – OM/OM/PM SPACE TAXI ISS Bigelow NASA SpaceX / Private Ventures China / Russia / Other Nations China / Russia Mission Profile: ST-III
11 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Technical Challenges SPACE TAXI Larger WindowsModular Joint Interface Universal Docking System SPACE TAXI Modular Joint Interface Solar Panel Upgrade Propose Upgrades : - Radiator - RCS - Communication
12 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Limitations: Co-Orbiting Factor ISS Bigelow
13 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight 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-III ST-I ST-II
14 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Conclusion SPACE TAXI Benefits of using existing hardware safety and cost Modular Design multiple mission profile mass optimization range extension Operational Life 360 days
15 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Questions ? SPACE TAXI Welcome on board !!! SPACE TAXI