AIAA Program Committeeon

Reusable Launch Vehicles

Program Coordinators

Peter ErblandAir Force Research Laboratory

Aeronautical Sciences Division

Bruce MorrisNASA Marshall Space Flight Center

9 January 2005

AIAA Program Committee onReusable Launch Vehicles

The Program Committee on Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) will work to

• coordinate and focus RLV activities across the AIAA

• foster interaction and integration across technical disciplines

• assure timely dissemination of results from national and international R&D efforts supporting RLV development in appropriate forums

Charter

RLV Program CommitteeMembership

– Industry

• Aerojet

• Aerospace Corp

• Andrews Space and Technology

• Boeing – Rocketdyne

• Boeing – Huntington Beach

• Lockheed–Martin

• Northrop-Grumann

• Schafer Corp

– Government

• OSD

• Air Force

– AFSPC

– SMC

– AFRL – VA, VS

– AFFTC

• NASA

– ARC

– GRC

– JSC

– KSC

– LaRC

– MSFC

• FAA

Represents Stakeholders

RLV Program CommitteeMembership

Represents RLV Program Customers

Common Aero Vehicle (CAV)Operationally Responsive

Space Access

Space Maneuver Vehicle (X-37)

Space Operations Vehicle (SOV)

National Aerospace Initiative

Air Force Responsive Space (ARES) Technology Demonstrator

RLV Program CommitteeMembership

• Program Coordinators– Peter Erbland – AFRL Bruce Morris – NASA Marshall

• Secretariat– Unmeel Mehta – NASA Ames

• MembersJason Andrews – Andrews Space

Josh Hopkins – Lockheed Martin

TBD – NASA Langley

Harry Cikanek – NASA Glenn

Lt Col Richard Einstman – SMC/XRE

Tom Fanciullo – Aerojet

Mike Green – NASA Ames

Robert Hickman – Aerospace

Tony Griffith – NASA Johnson

Roger Hall – NASA Kennedy

Russ Partch – AFRL/VS

Drew Hayes – Boeing

George Nield – FAA

Terry Phillips – Schafer Corp

Dennis Poulos – Northrop Grumann

Chuck Rogers – AFFTC

Col Pam Stewart – AFSPC/XP

Brian Anderson – Boeing/Rocketdyne

Jeff Zweber – AFRL

RLV Program CommitteeMember Responsibilities

• Liaison to Technical Committees

• Participation in sub-committees

• RLV PC liaison serves as Ex-Officio member of TC

• Communicate

– PC activities

– RLV system and technology development activities

– Conference and workshop opportunities

• Work with TCs to plan technical sessions

– RLV sessions for TC-sponsored conferences

– TC-focused sessions in RLV conferences

RLV Program CommitteeTechnical Committee Liaisons

RLV Program CommitteeTechnical Committee Liaisons

• Priority Committees for Staffing with LiaisonsAerospace Sciences Group

AeroacousticsAerodynamic Measurement TechnologyApplied Aerodynamics (Morris)AstrodynamicsAtmospheric EnvironmentAtmospheric Flight MechanicsFluid MechanicsGuidance, Navigation and ControlThermophysics (Green)

 Aircraft and Air Transportation Sys and Operations Group

Aircraft Operations (Poulos)Air Transportation Systems Aircraft DesignFlight Testing (Rogers)

 Engineering and Technology Management Group

Economics (Skratt)Multidisciplinary Design OptimizationSystems Engineering (Phillips)

Program CommitteesHyTASP (Mehta)

Information and Comm Systems GroupAerospace Maintenance Support SystemsSystems Effectiveness and Safety

 Propulsion and Energy Group

Aerospace Power SystemsAirbreathing PropulsionLiquid Propulsion (Fanciullo)Propellants and Combustion

 Space and Missiles Group

Space LogisticsSpace Operations and Support (Nield)Space Systems (Hall)Space Transportation (Andrews)

 Structures Design and Test Group

Design EngineeringGround Testing (Erbland)MaterialsModeling and SimulationStructural DynamicsStructures

RLV Program CommitteeSubcommittees

• Members must serve on at least one subcommittee

• Subcommittees– Steering

– Conferences

– Policy and Advocacy

– Communications

RLV Program CommitteeProgram Status

• Membership – Recruiting Tier 2 candidates

• Subcommittees– Tasks assigned – work underway

• TC Liaisons– TC coordination – underway

• Conferences– Identifying sessions and workshops for Space 2005

– Identifying additional disciplinary sessions

• Coming Events– PC meeting – Space 2005, Long Beach (Sept ’05)

– PC meeting – ASM, Reno (Jan ’05)

RLV Program Committee

Backup Slides

What is a Program Committee

• A Program Committee serves to focus Institute activities in an area of significant national interest which spans the scope of many Technical Committees.

• The Technical Activities Committee of the AIAA has chartered Program Committees in following areas:

– Air Traffic Management

– Hypersonic Technology and Aero-Space Planes

– Reusable Launch Vehicles

– Space Station

– Unmanned Air Vehicles

• Reflects Importance

– An area of significant national priority (activity and investment)

• Provides Visibility

– Exposure across the Institute at a much higher level than that afforded as a TC Working Group

• Finite Duration

– Limited in life to the period of intense program interest and activity

• Gives Focus

– Emphasizes TC technology application to the particular program area

– Avoids the distraction (diffusion of effort) required to satisfy the broad charter typical of most TCs

• Breadth

– Reaches across the Institute through liaison to each of the relevant technical committees with an efficiency and clarity of purpose not easily achieved by any single TC

Why Have Program Committees

Why Have Program Committees

• Unique Membership

– Common program interest but having diverse expertise

– Intentionally targeted, with technical expertise selected to facilitate interaction with specific TCs and integration across the TCs

• Applied Aerodynamics, Atmospheric Environment, Thermophysics, GNC, Liquid Propulsion, Systems Engineering, Economics, Flight Test, Ground Test, Space Operations, Space Transportation……

– As many as needed to achieve required coordination

• Not limited as is the case for TCs

– Restricted as necessary to achieve the objectives of the PC

– Engages those that otherwise might not serve on a Technical Committee

• Focused on application over development of technology

• Vital Agility

– Responds quickly as the nature of the program changes

• Add/remove members, evolve focus and level of collaboration with TCs.

RLV Program CommitteeWhat is a Technical Committee

• A Technical Committee coordinates activities in a specific technical area such as liquid propulsion, applied aerodynamics or thermophysics.

– Encourage technical interchange• Committee meetings

• Sponsoring conferences and workshops

– Address important current technical issues• Chartering Working Groups on topics such as standards,

certification, uncertainty management, calibration

– Enhance education• Sponsoring continuing education and short courses

• Chartering books

• Preparing reviews and highlights articles

RLV Program CommitteeTechnical Committee Liaisons

• Program Committee Seeks Broad TC RepresentationAerospace Sciences Group

AeroacousticsAerodynamic Measurement TechnologyApplied AerodynamicsAstrodynamicsAtmospheric EnvironmentAtmospheric Flight MechanicsFluid MechanicsGuidance, Navigation and ControlThermophysics

 Aircraft and Air Transportation Sys and Operations Group

Aircraft OperationsAir Transportation SystemsAircraft DesignFlight Testing

 Engineering and Technology Management Group

EconomicsMultidisciplinary Design OptimizationSystems Engineering

Information and Comm Systems GroupAerospace Maintenance Support SystemsSystems Effectiveness and Safety

 Propulsion and Energy Group

Aerospace Power SystemsAirbreathing PropulsionLiquid PropulsionPropellants and Combustion

 Space and Missiles Group

Space LogisticsSpace Operations and SupportSpace SystemsSpace Transportation

 Structures Design and Test Group

Design EngineeringGround TestingMaterialsModeling and SimulationStructural DynamicsStructures

PC members will be liaisons to TCs and other professional Societies

RLV Program CommitteeTechnical Committee Liaisons

• Priority CommitteesAerospace Sciences Group

AeroacousticsAerodynamic Measurement TechnologyApplied AerodynamicsAstrodynamicsAtmospheric EnvironmentAtmospheric Flight MechanicsFluid MechanicsGuidance, Navigation and ControlThermophysics

 Aircraft and Air Transportation Sys and Operations Group

Aircraft OperationsAir Transportation SystemsAircraft DesignFlight Testing

 Engineering and Technology Management Group

EconomicsMultidisciplinary Design OptimizationSystems Engineering

Information and Comm Systems GroupAerospace Maintenance Support SystemsSystems Effectiveness and Safety

 Propulsion and Energy Group

Aerospace Power SystemsAirbreathing PropulsionLiquid PropulsionPropellants and Combustion

 Space and Missiles Group

Space LogisticsSpace Operations and SupportSpace SystemsSpace Transportation

 Structures Design and Test Group

Design EngineeringGround TestingMaterialsModeling and SimulationStructural DynamicsStructures

RLV Program CommitteeRLV Recent Events

New National Space Policy• Released 6 Jan 05• Sustain 2 EELV vendors till at least 2010• Explore options for collaborative (NASA/DoD) development of heavy lift • DoD to demonstrate responsive space lift

NASA Continues Exploration Initiative• AoA underway and requirements definition continues

• Expect report in spring 05• Architectures under development• Demonstrate Crew Exploration Vechicle (CEV) by end of decade

DoD Pursues Hybrid Launch Demonstration• AoA completed

• Reusable first stage, expendable second• Recommendations coordinated with AFROCC• AFROCC Guidance

• Complete demonstration• Develop initial operational capability

RLV Program CommitteeSummary

• RLV PC is Underway– Charter and Position Descriptions finalized

– Continuing to build membership

– Subcommittees chartered and tasked

– TC liaisons have started

• Planning for future meetings– Reno 2006

• Next PC meeting at Space 2005