today in space current ventures in space by nasa, other countries and the private sector ussrc...
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Today In Space
Current Ventures In Space by NASA, Other Countries and
the Private Sector
USSRC Proprietary
Today in Space NASA:
Aeronautics Shuttle ISS Technology Microgravity
Science Earth Observation Solar System Stars & Galaxies (www.nasa.gov)
Other Nations: China Russia Other ISS participants www.spaceflight.nasa.g
ov www.astronautix.com
Private Industry: X Prize Spaceadventures.com
NASA: Aeronautics Century of Flight
www.centennialofflight.gov Wright Brothers 12/17/03 Santos-Dumont 11/12/06 December 17: NC, VA, CO – go play! Build a Wright kite! www.first-to-
fly.com
NASA: Aeronautics Helios lost 6/03: solar-powered flying
wing
NASA: Aeronautics Blended Wing Body Goal: 800
passengers Current Model: 14%
scale Ground tests 2003 First Flight 2004 Langley Research
Ctr: www.larc.nasa.gov
NASA: Aeronautics/Shuttle Spaceplanes: Lifting
Body (wingless ½ cone)
1963: M2-F2 1990’s: X-33 Light
Payload and X-38 Crew Return Vehicle
2003: Green light for new Orbital Space Plane
Supplement Shuttle
NASA: Shuttle CAIB Report: ET Foam Solid Rocket Boosters
5th segment Liquid Flybacks 2009
50% Risk Reduction 2005: Avionics Upgrades Replace APU’s with electric
motors Continued use until
2015+
NASA: ISS Construction
held Progress supply
ship arrival Sept 2003
Expedition 7: Malachenko, Lu
Expedition 8: Foale, Kaleri (October 18)
NASA: Technology
Advances in propulsion, materials and electronics will create new spacecraft
From Stargazers to Starships: http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/
NASA: Microgravity Science
Facilities: Drop Tower (seconds) Vomit Comet (seconds)
Sounding Rocket (minutes) ISS (months)
Advances: Medicine/Biotech, Bioastronautics, Combustion, Materials, Physics
www.microgravity.nasa.gov
NASA: Earth Observation Far enough for
perspective Close enough for
detail http://
earth.jsc.nasa.gov
NASA: Solar System Mercury Luna Mars Jupiter: Europa Saturn: Titan Pluto www.jpl.nasa.gov www.jhuapl.edu
NASA: Solar System - Mars
Spirit & Opportunity (Twin rovers) launched July & August, 2003.
7 engineering cameras (guidance)
3 science cameras: spectrometers (one on arm for “sniffing” mineral composition
NASA: Solar System: Jupiter 10/18/89: Launch (STS
34) 9/21/03: Deorbit into
Jupiter (108, 000 mph) Deorbit protects Europa
from possible crash 34 orbits in 14 years Discoveries:
subsurface oceans on Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
Other Nations: Russia and China Russia: continued
ISS participation, possible new launch vehicle
China: Shenzou Manned launch this year?
Copyright Mark
Wade
Private Industry: X Prize 10 Million Dollars 3 Occupants 2 launches in 2
weeks Tickets, anyone? www.xprize.org
Private Industry: Space Adventures
Training Zero-G Supersonic Suborbital (future) Orbital Spaceadventures.co
m
Surfing Through Space www.space.com www.cnn.com/space www.jpl.nasa.gov www.spaceflight.nasa.gov www.astronautix.comwww.spacenews.com ($100
subscription)