using the decision tree to help scientists navigate the
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Using the Decision Tree to Help Scientists Navigate the Commercial Access to Space (ATS) OptionsBob Caffrey, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
D8 Rideshare Tug OptionsD9 ATS Commercial Insurane Options
Miscellaneous ATS Decision Trees (DT)
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteIntelsat General Rory Welch [email protected]
Bryan Benedict [email protected] Gossett [email protected]
Eutelsat America Eric Moltzau [email protected] R. Cohen-Hirsch www.inmarsat.com
Rich Pang [email protected] Jansson [email protected]
EchoStar Derek de Bastos www.echostar.com
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteGEO Share Lon Levin www.geoshare.comLoft Orbital Andrew Berg [email protected]
Negar Feher [email protected] Brand [email protected]
Spaceflight, Inc. Valerie Skarupa [email protected]
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteAirbus Bill Corley [email protected]
Ajeeth Ibrahim [email protected] Murphy [email protected] Lewis [email protected]
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteFirefly Eric Salwan [email protected]
John Dyster [email protected] Haaland [email protected]
Rocket Lab Richard French [email protected] Starzyk [email protected] Eisele [email protected]
Momentus
Mission-as-a-Service Provider
Space Station Hosted Payload Provider
Spacecraft / Condo-sat Hosted Payload ProviderSee the list of rideshare spacecraft providers
Northrop Grumman
Virgin Orbit
D2 – Commercial Hosted Payload (HP) Options/ContactsSatcom Owner/Operators
SES Government Solutions
Telesat
Launch Vehicle Upper-stage Hosted Payload Provider
Nanoracks
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteJB Kalin [email protected] Erlich [email protected]
Maverick Space Roland Coelho [email protected] Laurie Chappell www.maxar.com
Ajeeth Ibrahim [email protected] Murphy [email protected] Lewis [email protected] Dyster [email protected] Haaland [email protected]
Parsons Space Richard Waterman [email protected], Inc. Valerie Skarupa [email protected] Jarrod McLachlan [email protected] L & InT Jason Armstrong [email protected] Katie Bair [email protected] Dan Lim [email protected]
D7 – Rideshare Provider Options/Contacts
Northrop Grum.
Nanoracks
Blue Origin
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteBall Aerospace Rob Baltrum [email protected]
Blue Caynon Josh Duncan [email protected]@bluecanyontech.com
Boeing Patricia Strong [email protected] Doyle [email protected] Marquand [email protected] Jones [email protected]
Leostella Brian Rider www.leostella.comMaxar Laurie Chappell www.maxar.com
Jeff Ward [email protected] Watson [email protected] Thompson [email protected]
Moog Chris Loghry [email protected] Rumford [email protected] Dyster [email protected] Allison [email protected] Flora [email protected]
SpaceX Jarrod McLachlan [email protected] Jeffrey Kwong www.tyvak.comYork Space Melanie Preisser [email protected]
Northrop Grumman
Sierra Nevada
D3 – Rideshare Spacecraft (RSC) Options/Contacts
General Atomics
Millennium-Space
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteALS Anthony Kyriakidis [email protected]/Airbus Pablo Lario Perea [email protected] Greg Sanford [email protected] Joe Maly [email protected] Albert Thuswaldner www.ruag.com
D6 – Rideshare Adapter Options/Contacts
Vendor Name EmailExoTerra Mike VanWoerkom [email protected]
Negar Feher [email protected] Brand [email protected]
Moog Chris Loghry [email protected] Rumford [email protected] Dyster [email protected] Skarupa [email protected] Bracken [email protected]
Momentus
D8 – Rideshare Tug Options/Contacts
Spaceflight, Inc.
Northrop Grumman
Insurance Provider WebsiteAssure Space http://www.assure-space.com/AXA XL https://axaxl.com/insurance/products/space-insurancePartnerRe https://partnerre.com/risk-solutions/aviation-space/Starr https://www.starrcompanies.com/Insurance/Aviation-and-Aerospace
Insurance Broker WebsiteAON https://www.aon.com/industry-expertise/space.jspMarsh https://www.marsh.com/us/industries/aviation-aerospace.htmlGallagher https://www.ajg.com/uk/aerospace/space-satellite-insurance/
D9 – ATS Insurance Options/Contacts
Vendor Name Email/WebsiteABL Space Systems John Conafay www.ablspacesystems.comFirefly Eric Salwan [email protected] Grumman Warren Frick [email protected] Space JR Francis www.relativityspace.comRocket Lab Brian Rogers [email protected]
Janice Starzyk [email protected] Eisele [email protected] McElroy [email protected] Tseng [email protected]
Virgin Orbit
VOX Space(Virgin Orbit US)
D5 – Small L/V Options/Contacts
NOTE: This is a living document, if you have updates, please send them to the contact above. Future versions will be posted on www.sprsa.org
No. Rideshare Carrier / SpacecraftMax S/C Mass *
Volume Available
S/C Interface
Fastener Size Comments
1a ESPA (1 of 6 ports) 257kg 1/4"1b ESPA Heavy (1 of 6 ports) 450kg 5/16"2a ESPA Grande (1 - 4 ports) 700kg 1/4"2b ESPA Grande Heavy (1-4) 700kg 5/16"3.0 A-Deck/Aquila ~1,000 56-diax60"h 24/38" cir. --- A dual-spacecraft adapter for taller s/c4.0 Propulsive ESPA S/C ~2,800 4m-diax24"h 62" dia. --- Ports for Rideshare P/L or Hosted P/L5.0 Propulsive ESPA Grande ~4,400 5m-diax42"h 62" dia. --- Ports for Rideshare P/L or Hosted P/L
Rideshare Spacecraft/Adapter Capabilities
* ESPA Port P/L capacities assume P/L center of gravity at 20 inches (50.8 cm). * Capacities decrease to 485 lb, 710 lb, and 1026 lb (220 kg, 322 kg, and 465 kg) if utilizing the heritage ESPA load factors (8.5g/8.5g) regardless of P/L mass.** See Moog's ESPA Users Guide for more information on the ESPA options (https://www.moog.com/)
24"x28"x38" 15" cir.S/C height driven by faring (4m v. 5m) Ring height & port number/size options
42"x46"x56" 24" cir.S/C height driven by faring (4m v. 5m) Ring height & port number/size options
Rideshare Adapter Ball Aerospace
Blue CanyonTechnologies Boeing
General Atomics (GA)
MillenniumSpace Sys.
MoogSpace & Def.
Northrop Grumman
Sierra NevadaCorp. (SNC)
YorkSpace Systems
ESPA Class Spacecraft
BCP SmallBCP Small EP
X-SAT Venus Boeing/502XSSSTL-150
ESPAALTAIR --- ESPASat
SN-30L, SN-50G, & SN-50L
S-CLASS Spacecraft
ESPA GrandeSpacecraft
BCP Small X-SAT Saturn Boeing/502S SSTL-300 ALTAIR --- ESPASatSN-100L, SN-
200L, & SN-200GLX-CLASS
SpacecraftA-Deck Class
SpacecraftBCP Med/Large X-SAT Saturn Boeing/502M SSTL-600
WFOV (AQUILA M8)
---LeoStar-2GeoStar-1
SN-200 ---
Prop. ESPA Spacecraft
BCP Small/Med. --- --- SSTL-600Millennium/
OMSSL-OMV ESPAStar SN-1000 ---
Propulsive ESPA Grande
BCP Med./Large --- --- SSTL-600Millennium/
OMSMETEOR ESPAStar-HP SN-1000+ ---
Commercial Rideshare Spacecraft Options