Commercial Space

In  memoriam  

Prof.  Constantin  Cosma  November  1946-­‐  April  2016  

Augustin  Ioan  Cozmuta  November  1944-­‐  November  2015  

Commercial Space

Current Staff

Dr.  Allison  Zuniga  Lead  for  Commercial  Cis-­‐Lunar  Studies  

Darlene  Weidemann  Lead  for  Planetary  Sustainability  

Dan  Carpenter  Lead  for  

Communica>ons  

Alexandra  Hall  Consultant  for  

Commercial  Engagement  

Dr.  Dan  Rasky  Senior  Scien>st  and  Chief  of  the  Space  

Portal  Office  Dr.  Ioana  Cozmuta  

Lead  for  Microgravity  

Studies  

Space Portal NetworkSupply • Demand • Capital • Expertise • Government • Communications • Organizations

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*New Space Global 2015 report

EMERGING  MARKETS  IN  NEW  SPACE  

DEMAND  

Parag Khanna, global strategist – “Connectography: Mapping the future of global civilization”

“the world economy is structured around megacities rather than the world’s 200 sovereign nations”

Resource   Known  Global  Reserves  

Static  index  (years)  

Exponential  Index  (years)  

Supported  industry  

Nickel   147x109lbs   150   53   Aircraft/making  plastics  

Copper   308x106  tones   36   21   Electric  currents  transmission  

Zinc   123x106  tones   23   18   Cars,  batteries,  paints,  ink  

Pt  Group   Catalysts;  

Lithium     13x106  tones   382   80   Energy  storage  

Tungsten&  Titanium  

3.1x106  tones   43   18   Electronics;  computers  

Dragon Fly asteroid capture  

Microgravity Foundry  

1990-­‐2010   2010-­‐2015   2015-­‐2020  

Parabolic  

Suborbital  

Orbital  

NASA  -­‐  STS  

NASA/DOD    SRLV  (10min)  

NASA/DOD    KC-­‐135  

Cygnus  Orbital  Sciences  

Dragon  SpaceX  

Masten  Xombie  

UpAerospace  SpaceLoft  

ARCA  Haas  

Zero-­‐G  Airbus  

Virgin  Galactic  Space  Ship  Two  

New  Shepard  Blue  Origin  

Dragon  SpaceX  

Bigelow  

Boeing  CST100  SNC/Dream  Chaser  

ULA  DTAL-­‐R  

Cygnus  Orbital  Sciences  

S3  A300  

S3  SOAR  

Firefly    Alpha    

RocketLab  Electron  

≥  $30,000  

World  View   Novespace  

~  $5,000   ≤  $1,500  

1-­‐2/year   ~3-­‐6/year   ≤monthly  

$/kg  to  LEO  

Frequency  

µg   1 g  

Orbital  Debris  as  In  Situ  resource  

De-­‐spinning  and  storage*  

Laser  Ablation&  Elemental  Separation  

3D  printing/Additive  Manufacturing**  *U  of  Colorado  

**  Made  in  space  

SPACE IS HARD… SPACE EXPLORATION WILL BE EVEN HARDER… ARE YOU MOTIVATED?