The Future of Human Spaceflight

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The Future of Human Spaceflight

Cleon LacefieldVice President & Program Manager, Orion

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Goddard Memorial SymposiumMarch 30, 2011

Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Deep Space, Long Duration Exploration

Launch Abort System emergency escape during launch

Crew Module crew and cargo transport

Service Module

propulsion, electrical power,

fluids storage

Spacecraft Adapter

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Orion’s First Flight Test

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Crew Module Arrives in Denver

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Thermal Protection Systems

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Propulsion Testing

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Orion Main Engine Injector Test

Crew Module Thruster Test Service Module Thruster Test

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A Perfect STORRM

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2017Human Lunar Flyby

2019, 2023, 2025, 2029Humans Explore Asteroids

2018Explore the Moon’s Far Side from Earth-Moon L2 Point

2016SLS Test Flight

2016Asteroid Survey

2017Asteroid Scout

2023Deimos Scout

Stepping Stones: a series of increasingly challenging exploration missions, building incrementally towards America’s long-term goal of exploring Mars. Each mission will address science objectives relating to the formation of the solar systemand the origins of life.

2031-2035Explore Mars from Deimos

Stepping Stones to Exploration

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