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VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION
Bryan K. Smith National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio
Vision for Space Exploration
Bryan K. SmithChief, GRC Orion Project Office
National Aeronautics & Space AdministrationGlenn Research CenterCleveland, Ohio
November 14, 2006
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 39
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20080003827 2018-06-17T17:30:19+00:00Z
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 40
A B
old
Vis
ion
for S
pace
Exp
lora
tion
•C
ompl
ete
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l Spa
ce S
tatio
n•
Safe
ly fl
y th
e Sp
ace
Shut
tle u
ntil
2010
•D
evel
op a
nd fl
y th
e C
rew
Exp
lora
tion
Vehi
cle
(by
2014
)•
Ret
urn
to th
e m
oon
(by
2020
)•
Sust
aine
d an
d af
ford
able
hum
an a
nd ro
botic
pro
gram
•D
evel
op in
nova
tive
tech
nolo
gies
, kno
wle
dge,
and
in
fras
truc
ture
s•
Prom
ote
inte
rnat
iona
l and
com
mer
cial
par
ticip
atio
n
“It i
s tim
e fo
r Am
eric
a to
take
the
next
ste
ps.
Toda
y I a
nnou
nce
a ne
w p
lan
to e
xplo
re s
pace
and
ext
end
a hu
man
pre
senc
e ac
ross
our
sol
ar s
yste
m. W
e w
ill b
egin
th
e ef
fort
qui
ckly
, usi
ng e
xist
ing
prog
ram
s an
d pe
rson
nel.
We’
ll m
ake
stea
dy p
rogr
ess
–on
e m
issi
on, o
ne v
oyag
e,
one
land
ing
at a
tim
e.”
Pres
iden
t Geo
rge
W. B
ush
–Ja
nuar
y 14
, 200
4
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 41
NA
SA
’s E
xplo
ratio
n R
oadm
ap05
0607
0809
1011
1213
1415
1617
1819
2021
2223
2425
Luna
r Lan
der D
evel
opm
ent
Luna
r Lan
der D
evel
opm
ent
Luna
r Hea
vy L
aunc
h D
evel
opm
ent
Luna
r Hea
vy L
aunc
h D
evel
opm
ent
Ear
th D
epar
ture
Sta
ge D
evel
opm
ent
Ear
th D
epar
ture
Sta
ge D
evel
opm
ent
Sur
face
Sys
tem
s D
evel
opm
ent
Sur
face
Sys
tem
s D
evel
opm
ent
CE
V D
evel
opm
ent
CE
V D
evel
opm
ent
Cre
w L
aunc
h D
evel
opm
ent
Cre
w L
aunc
h D
evel
opm
ent
Com
mer
cial
Cre
w/C
argo
for I
SS
Com
mer
cial
Cre
w/C
argo
for I
SS
Com
mer
cial
Cre
w/C
argo
for I
SS
Spa
ce S
huttl
e O
ps
Luna
r Out
post
Bui
ldup
Initia
l CEV
Cap
abilit
y
CE
V P
rodu
ctio
n an
d O
pera
tions
CE
V P
rodu
ctio
n an
d O
pera
tions
Luna
r Rob
otic
Mis
sion
s
Sci
ence
Rob
otic
Mis
sion
sM
ars
Exp
editi
on D
esig
n
1st H
uman
C
EV F
light
7th
Hum
an
Luna
r Lan
ding
Early
Des
ign
Act
ivity
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 42
Are
s V
-Hea
vyLi
ft La
unch
Ve
hicl
e
Are
s I -
Cre
w L
aunc
h Ve
hicl
e
Eart
h D
epar
ture
Stag
e
Orio
n -C
rew
Ex
plor
atio
n Ve
hicl
e
Luna
rLa
nder
Com
pone
nts
of P
rogr
am C
onst
ella
tion
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 43
Upp
er S
tage
Firs
t Sta
ge
Upp
er S
tage
Eng
ine
Cre
w E
xplo
ratio
n Ve
hicl
e (P
roje
ct O
rion)
Are
s I E
lem
ents
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 44
Com
posi
te S
hrou
d
Eart
h D
epar
ture
Sta
ge•
Cor
e St
age
Five
Seg
men
t Sol
id R
ocke
t
Luna
r Sur
face
Acc
ess
Mod
ule
Inte
r-st
age
Ada
pter
Upp
er S
tage
Eng
ine
Are
s V
Elem
ents
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 45
-La
unch
Veh
icle
Com
paris
ons
-
Spac
e Sh
uttle
Are
s I
Are
s V
Satu
rn V
Hei
ght:
184.
2 ft
Gro
ss L
iftof
f Mas
s:4.
5M lb
55k
lbm
to L
EO
Hei
ght:
321
ftG
ross
Lift
off M
ass:
2.0M
lb
48k
lbm
to L
EO
Hei
ght:
358
ftG
ross
Lift
off M
ass:
7.3M
lb
117k
lbm
to T
LI
Hei
ght:
364
ftG
ross
Lift
off M
ass:
6.5M
lb
99k
lbm
to T
LI26
2k lb
mto
LE
O
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 46
Orio
n C
rew
Mod
ule
GO
X (4
pl.)
LID
AR
Star
Tr
acke
r
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 47
NA
SA B
asel
ine
Con
figur
atio
n
Laun
ch A
bort
Sy
stem
Cre
w M
odul
e
Serv
ice
Mod
ule
Spac
ecra
ft A
dapt
er
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 48
Orio
n w
ill tr
avel
to th
e Sp
ace
Stat
ion
•Tr
ansp
ort u
p to
6 c
rew
m
embe
rs o
n O
rion
for
crew
rota
tion
•21
0 da
y st
ay ti
me
•Em
erge
ncy
lifeb
oat f
or
entir
e cr
ew
•D
eliv
er s
uppl
ies
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 49
Traj
ecto
ries
to th
e M
oon
Tran
s-Lu
nar I
njec
tion
(TLI
)vi
a E
arth
Dep
artu
re S
tage
Luna
r Orb
it In
serti
on (L
OI)
via
Ear
th D
epar
ture
Sta
ge
Tran
s-E
arth
Inje
ctio
n (T
EI)
via
CEV
Ser
vice
Mod
ule
Low
Ear
th O
rbit
(LE
O)
Luna
r Orb
it (L
O)
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 50
Orio
n Lu
nar M
issi
on –
Get
ting
Ther
e
•O
rion
dock
s w
ith th
e Ea
rth
Dep
artu
re S
tage
(E
DS)
in E
arth
Orb
it
•Ea
rth
Dep
artu
re S
tage
(E
DS)
trav
els
to M
oon
with
:–
Luna
r Sur
face
Acc
ess
Mod
ule
(LSA
M)
–O
rion:
up
to 4
cre
w
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 51
Orio
n Lu
nar M
issi
on –
Arr
ivin
g Th
ere
•O
rion
and
Lan
der t
rave
l to
Moo
n•
Land
er d
esce
nds
to lu
nar
surf
ace
for u
p to
7 d
ays
•La
nder
upp
er s
tage
re
turn
s to
Orio
n in
luna
r or
bit
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 52
CEV
Lun
ar M
issi
on –
Com
ing
Hom
e
•O
rion
prov
ides
Ear
th
retu
rn tr
ajec
tory
•C
omm
and
Mod
ule
caps
ule
reen
ters
at
mos
pher
e•
Para
chut
e de
scen
t•
Land
in w
ater
or o
n la
nd
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 53
HST
Rob
otic
Ser
vici
ng M
issi
on O
pera
tions
Con
cept
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 54
How
We
Will
Get
to M
ars
•4
to 5
ass
embl
y fli
ghts
to lo
w E
arth
orb
it
•M
ars
surf
ace
outp
ost b
efor
e th
e cr
ew la
unch
es–
Elec
tric
ity
–Sh
elte
r–
Supp
lies
•18
0 da
y tr
ansi
t tim
e to
/from
Mar
s–
6 cr
ew m
embe
rs
•50
0 da
ys o
n th
e su
rfac
e–
Food
, Oxy
gen
and
wat
er
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 55
Plum
Bro
ok (S
andu
sky)
•64
00 a
cres
•9
civi
l ser
vant
s an
d 87
con
trac
tors
Cle
vela
nd (B
rook
Par
k an
d Fa
irvie
w P
ark)
•350
acr
es•1
707
civi
l ser
vant
s an
d 13
67 c
ontr
acto
rs
Gle
nn R
esea
rch
Cen
ter’s
Tw
o C
ampu
ses
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 56
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Than
k yo
u
NASA/CP—2007-214995/VOL1 57
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