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SPACE TAXI Marcel Milanes December 14 th, 2010

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1 SPACE TAXI Marcel Milanes December 14 th, 2010 mmilanes@usc.edu

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

3 3 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Assumptions SPACE TAXI International Space Station CostSafety TravelBuild 2011 - 2020 Space Commerce

4 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 5 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Rationale SPACE TAXI Bigelow 2015 Russia 2018 ISS Global Community China 2012

6 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 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 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 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 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 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 12 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Limitations: Co-Orbiting Factor ISS Bigelow

13 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 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 15 Earth Station: Global ISS Marketing – Future of Human Spaceflight Questions ? SPACE TAXI Welcome on board !!! SPACE TAXI


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