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We Fly. © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. Take Away. New opportunity & capabilities sub-orbital research test bed for powered landing development Resources available to leverage
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We Fly. © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
Take Away • New opportunity & capabilities • sub-orbital research • test bed for powered landing development • Resources available to leverage (See: NASA Flight Opportunities) • Masten, with the help of Space Florida, has opportunity right here on the Space Coast
What we do • Reusable Launch Vehicles • Vertical Takeoff, Vertical Landing • Powered • Flexible Mission Profiles • Translation / Hover • Parabolic Flight • Propulsion • Controls • Systems Integration • We Fly © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
You may know us • First place winner: NASA funded Lunar Lander Challenge X Prize • First VTVL in-air Relight • NASA CRuSRContracts • Space Florida Contract • 130+ Flights
Masten Mission • Reduce Barriers to Space • Provisioning time • Turn time • Innovation/iteration time • Uncertainty • Cost • Provide a Rapid Prototyping Flight Hardware Testbeds/Demonstrators © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
Masten Vehicles Xombie Xoie Xaero 79 Flights Active 11 Flights Retired 42+ Flights Active
MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMSLAUNCH COMPLEX 36 • $400K Contract for Demo Flights • Additional Incentives • Facilities Upgrades: $250K • Full Range Support • Initial flights later this year • Evaluating FL as permanent operations base Launch Control
Xaero • Supersonic-capable vehicle • Carbon composite structure and aeroshell • Tail-first decent and landing • Descent mode utilizes independently actuated drag flap / aerodynamic control surfaces • Launches with landing gear stowed, lands vertically after deploying gear • Capable of carrying 10kg to 30km © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
Take Away • New opportunity & capabilities • sub-orbital research • test bed for powered landing development • Resources available to leverage (See: NASA Flight Opportunities) • Masten, with the help of Space Florida, has opportunity right here on the Space Coast
We Fly. • Sean Mahoney • smahoney@masten-space.com • masten-space.com © 2011 Masten Space Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MASTEN PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMSLAUNCH COMPLEX 36 Vehicle Processing Launch Pad Security/Safety Propellant Storage Launch Control