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A room with a view like never before

The USC UNIVERSAL SPACE CRUISER. A room with a view like never before. Mandy Cordova ASTE 527. President Obama recently extended the life of the International Space Station to 2020, but is only allowing one additional shuttle flight past the original retirement date WHAT’S THE NEXT MOVE?.

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A room with a view like never before

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  1. The USCUNIVERSAL SPACE CRUISER A room with a view like never before Mandy CordovaASTE 527

  2. President Obama recently extended the life of the International Space Station to 2020, but is only allowing one additional shuttle flight past the original retirement date WHAT’S THE NEXT MOVE? Problem:

  3. Option 1: Shuttle Modifications • PROS: • Multipurpose • Multitasking • People/payload Ferry • Conducts experiments • Repair/maintenance missions • CONS: • Challenger and Columbia tragedies • Risks in original design • Aging/obsolete technology • Aging but developmental at the same time • Access to space is inflexible • Versatility of shuttle makes it expensive • Payload is $10K/lb • Crew escape poor, too expensive to make modifications

  4. Option 2: Russian Soyuz Pro:NASA already signed a contract, which provides for six astronauts to launch on four Soyuz vehicles in 2013 and return on two vehicles in 2013 and two in 2014 "I've heard it [landing in a Soyuz capsule] described as a train wreck followed by a car crash followed by falling off your bike" – NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson (flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-18 Expedition 23) Con:Plan after 2014?, Costs 141M for transport, Limited seating, dated technology, very few launching/landing sites, harsh landings, massive g-forces

  5. CON: • Military purpose trumps ferry usage • International implications regarding ulterior motives • Budget/Time issues • Dependent on president/economy/ • health of the US Option 3: US Military X37B • Performance • Orbital speed: 17,500 mph, 28,200 km/h • Orbit: Low Earth orbit • Orbital time: Up to 270 days • General characteristics • Crew: None • Length: 29 ft 3 in (8.9 m) • Wingspan: 14 ft 11 in (4.5 m) • Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) • Loaded weight: 11,000 lb (4,990 kg) • Power: Gallium Arsenide Solar Cells with • lithium-Ion batteries Payload & Payload Bay: 500 lb (227 kg), 7 ft x 4 ft (2.1 m x 1.2 m)

  6. Privately BuiltSingle-Stage-To-Orbit Reusable Launch Vehicles The beginnings of the USC

  7. KLIPER Crew Size: 6 Habitable Volume: 20.00 m3 AKA: Clipper Gross mass: 12,500 kg (27,500 lb) Payload: 500-700 kg (1,100-1540 lb) Height: 12.00 m (39.00 ft)Diameter: 3.90 m (12.70 ft) Span: 8.00 m (26.20 ft).

  8. ONE PURPOSE: TRANSPORT PEOPLE! • Soyuz Replacement • Funded through at least 2015) • People ferry to ISS • Increase quantity of passengers • More efficient rescue/emergency vehicle • lower G force on re-entry • More landing sites • Ferry to different parts of ISS during the same mission • Improved comfort • Simple components • Reusable so no wastes in space. • Long lifecycle (30 to 40 years) • Potential for joint ventures!

  9. Take the Kliper technology one step further… To the Universal Space Cruiser (USC)

  10. Just as you would use a tender to get to a cruise ship, so would you use the USC to get to the ISS. Universal Space Cruiser Tender Ship

  11. PEOPLE MOVER and WASTE REDUCER • Will NOT be multitasking/multipurpose • Smaller, lighter, more maneuverable • Lower fuel costs • Less complex to build and fly • Faster turnaround time between flights • Reusable • Eliminates “space junk” • Land on existing global ground infrastructure!

  12. Launches and landings will be ahighly publicized, visible and awe-inspiring activity again

  13. From Cruise Ports - Many ports and many ships - Price depends on location - Price depends on duration

  14. To SPACEPORTS - Eventually many ports and many planes - Price depends on location - Price depends on duration

  15. UNIVERSAL SPACE CRUISER Renew faith in space exploration -- leading to increased funding for science and further discovery

  16. The Future of Space Travel is for EVERYONE…comfort, affordability and accessibility is no longer optional. USC

  17. Thank You USC

  18. SOURCES • NASA/SOYUZ contract: http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/4/7/nasa-signs-up-for-more-russian-space-taxi-rides • X37B international problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXrqmUAltA8 • X37B info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 • Space plane background:http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Intro/spaceplane_concept.jpg • Space Ports, space adventure ltd: http://www.bornrich.org/entry/space-adventures-announces-115-million-spaceport-in-singapore/ • X37 picture:http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/24/JP-SECRET-popup.jpg • Soyuz landing photo: http://images.spaceref.com/news/2009/oo200904080001HQ.jpg • Launch photo:http://www.zastavki.com/pictures/1280x1024/2008/World_other_world_Rocket_launch_008483_.jpg • Soyuz cost to ride: http://www.thespacebuff.com/current/spacex-seeks-to-replace-soyuz/ • Soyuz LV:http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz3_lv.html • Obama leg: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/348172,signs-new-space-plans.html • Space.com shuttle:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8960158/ns/technology_and_science-space • x43A: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-040-DFRC.html • X33: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-33 • Space shuttle cancellation/xplaes: http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/newshuttle/overview.php • Buran: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/buran.html

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